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A tale of two cities | Claire Gervat | Estonia, Tallinn, Tallinn

Although the ferry had barely nudged its way out of its Helsinki terminal for the short crossing to Tallinn in Estonia, the more determined drinkers were already lining up behind large glasses of beer

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All the Rage in Helsinki | David Atkinson | Finland, Helsinki and the South, Helsinki

Outside the blizzards of the bleak Finnish mid-winter may be howling a chilly symphony but, inside, the exotic beat of tango fills the room

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Bear Faced Encounters in the Finnish Forest | Tim Bird | Finland, other areas of Finland, Suomussalmi

Then Jani points to our left, where the soft brown shape of a handsome bear comes brushing, almost silently, on all fours through the saplings and undergrowth

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Blazing Paddles | Clive Tully | Finland, other areas of Finland, Kermankoski

Devoid of motor boats, Lake Saimaa in Kolovesi National Park is a tranquil wilderness.

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Kaurismaki’s Finland | Vijai Maheshwari | Finland, Helsinki and the South, Helsinki

.....with almost naked men in skivvies roller skiing along the highway

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Magic and Myth in the Finnish Air | Tim Bird | Finland, other areas of Finland, Savonlinna

Karelia, the region of sprawling forests and lakes traversed by Finland’s eastern border with Russia, has the feeling of a true frontier. Few European landscapes are as wild and thinly-peopled

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Making the Case for a Baltic Odyssey | Tim Bird | Finland, other areas of Finland, Toija

Lurking Trojan warriors, perhaps, preparing for attack? No. My wife and the children returning with a bag full of fresh chanterelles plucked from the forest floor

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Northern Tango | Norman Miller

Exploring Finland's strange fascination for tango, from the world's second-largest tango festival to strange rural dance halls

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Savoring Saunas | Greg Breining | Finland, Helsinki and the South, Lauttasaari

What compares to your first deep breath in a genuine Finnish sauna, where the aroma of spruce mingles with a hint of wood smoke? Nothing. Nothing, perhaps, except pouring hot lead up your nose

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Snow Business in Finland | Jasper Winn | Finland, other areas of Finland, Tahko

For some reason, until I went to Finland, I’d always thought of snowmobiles as an uninspiring cross between a kiddy’s sled and a ride-on lawnmower

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So Far, Snow Good | Jasper Winn | Finland, Helsinki and the South, Kuopio

Then there was a salutary trip to the Austrian Tirol with a local friend who had skied from birth and was frankly cruel in her efforts to get me to ski like a member of the human race

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