We're Joona & Alla — a Finnish-Ukrainian couple living in Rovaniemi, Finland. Together we've travelled to 21 countries and write honest, locally-grounded travel guides about Lapland and beyond.
Tampere in summer is one of Finland’s best city breaks — two lakes, the country’s finest public saunas, and a market hall that rivals anything in the Nordics. A Rovaniemi couple’s honest guide.
We drove Norway’s fjord roads and sailed its outer coast. Here’s our honest take on whether the Hurtigruten Coastal Express is worth it in summer 2026 — the costs, the best segments, and what we would do differently.
