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class=\"htf-category\">Nordic \u00b7 Finland<\/span><\/p><h1>Urban vs <em>Nature<\/em> Travel in Finland: Which Type of Trip Is Right for You?<\/h1><p class=\"htf-hero-deck\">We live in Rovaniemi and spend our time moving between Finland&#8217;s quietest forests and its most design-forward cities. After years of doing both, we can tell you honestly: the choice between city and nature isn&#8217;t as simple as it sounds.<\/p><div class=\"htf-hero-meta\"><div class=\"htf-meta-author\"><div class=\"htf-avatar\">J&amp;A<\/div><div><strong>Joona &amp; Alla<\/strong>Rovaniemi, Finland<\/div><\/div><p><span class=\"htf-dot\">\u00b7<\/span> July 17, 2026 <span class=\"htf-dot\">\u00b7<\/span> 11 min read <span class=\"htf-dot\">\u00b7<\/span> Updated seasonally<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/header><p><!-- HERO IMAGE --><\/p><div class=\"htf-hero-img\"><div class=\"htf-hero-img\" style=\"margin: 24px 0; text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4822\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Helsinki Finland HungryTravelFamily 5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-5-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-5-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-5-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-5-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/div><p><!-- ARTICLE + SIDEBAR --><\/p><div class=\"htf-wrap\"><!-- BODY --><article class=\"htf-body\"><p>The question comes up all the time: should you spend your Finland trip in the cities, or get out into nature? We hear it from friends flying in for the first time, from couples trying to agree on an itinerary, and from solo travelers who aren&#8217;t sure how much wilderness they actually want. Finland city vs nature is a genuine strategic choice, and the answer depends on things like how long you&#8217;re staying, what time of year you&#8217;re visiting, and honestly, what kind of tired you are when you arrive.<\/p><p>We&#8217;ve done both, repeatedly, in every season. Joona grew up moving between the forests of Lapland and the design culture of Finnish cities. Alla arrived from Ukraine and has spent years exploring what makes Finland distinctive \u2014 and it turns out it&#8217;s the contrast between those two modes that makes the country interesting. Here is our honest framework for deciding.<\/p><div class=\"htf-tldr\"><div class=\"htf-tldr-label\">Short answer<\/div><p>Finland city vs nature is a false binary \u2014 most good Finland trips combine both. That said: choose urban-first (Helsinki, Tampere, Turku) if you&#8217;re visiting for fewer than five days or arriving jet-lagged. Choose nature-first (national parks, lake district, Lapland) if you have a week or more and came specifically for silence, outdoor activity, or the Finnish way of life away from screens. Most visitors find the sweet spot is 2 city days plus 3\u20134 nature days.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"htf-toc\"><div class=\"htf-toc-label\">In this guide<\/div><ol><li><a href=\"#s1\">What urban travel in Finland actually means<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s2\">What nature travel in Finland actually means<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s3\">Quick-reference comparison: city vs nature at a glance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s4\">Practical tips for combining both<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s5\">Which Finnish cities are worth it vs which are skippable<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s6\">Mistakes we made choosing between city and nature<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s7\">FAQ<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s8\">A final word from Rovaniemi<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div><h2 id=\"s1\">What urban travel in Finland actually means<\/h2><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4818\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-1-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-1-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Helsinki-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p><h3>Finnish cities are smaller and quieter than you expect<\/h3><p>The first thing to understand is that Finland&#8217;s cities are not like other European capitals. Helsinki has around 660,000 people \u2014 it&#8217;s a genuinely international, walkable city with excellent food, architecture, and design culture, but it doesn&#8217;t have the overwhelming density of Paris or Amsterdam. You can walk from the harbour market to the Design District in 20 minutes. The metro is clean and simple. The restaurant scene is genuinely excellent and has been for a decade. For a first-time visitor from a large Western European or North American city, Helsinki can feel almost shockingly calm.<\/p><p>Tampere is Finland&#8217;s inland second city and is entirely different in character \u2014 an old industrial city built around the Tammerkoski rapids, now known for its sauna culture, red-brick factory conversions, and a food scene that has become unexpectedly strong. Turku is the former capital in the southwest, with a medieval castle, a cathedral, and easy access to the archipelago. All three reward a stay of two to three days without feeling crowded or rushed.<\/p><h3>When urban Finland works best<\/h3><p>City travel in Finland makes the most sense if you&#8217;re arriving on a short trip (three to five days), if you&#8217;ve never been and want to understand the country&#8217;s culture before venturing into the forest, or if you&#8217;re traveling in January or February when short daylight hours and extreme cold make extended outdoor time challenging without specific gear. Finnish museums are excellent \u2014 the Ateneum in Helsinki, the Tampere Art Museum, the Turku Art Museum \u2014 and the restaurant scene in Helsinki in particular is sophisticated enough to justify a dedicated food trip.<\/p><h2 id=\"s2\">What nature travel in Finland actually means<\/h2><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4789\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UKK-reitti-Posio-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-8151-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UKK-reitti-Posio-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-8151-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UKK-reitti-Posio-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-8151-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UKK-reitti-Posio-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-8151-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UKK-reitti-Posio-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-8151-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UKK-reitti-Posio-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-8151-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UKK-reitti-Posio-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-8151-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UKK-reitti-Posio-Finland-HungryTravelFamily-8151-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><h3>Finnish nature is about access, not spectacle<\/h3><p>Nature travel in Finland is not about seeing a single dramatic landmark. There&#8217;s no Grand Canyon, no Mont Blanc. What Finland has instead is the most accessible wilderness in Europe, delivered by a legal framework called jokamiehenoikeus \u2014 Everyman&#8217;s Right \u2014 which allows anyone to walk, camp, pick berries, and swim in almost any natural area regardless of who owns the land. The experience of Finland&#8217;s nature is therefore less about going to a specific place and more about slowing down in a particular landscape.<\/p><p>The country has 40 national parks. The most visited are Nuuksio (30 km from Helsinki), Koli (North Karelia), Oulanka (near Kuusamo), and Urho Kekkonen (Lapland). Beyond the parks, the Finnish Lake District \u2014 Saimaa, P\u00e4ij\u00e4nne, Pielinen \u2014 offers hundreds of kilometres of shoreline accessible by rented cottage, kayak, or on foot. In Lapland, the fells (tunturi) above the treeline give a completely different landscape: open, treeless, quiet in a way that city-dwellers from anywhere in the world consistently describe as slightly disorienting at first.<\/p><h3>When nature Finland works best<\/h3><p>Nature-first travel works best if you have at least five to seven days, if you&#8217;re visiting between May and September when the light is extraordinary and outdoor infrastructure is fully open, or if you came specifically to understand what Finns mean when they say mets\u00e4 (the forest) is where they go to think. It&#8217;s also the right choice if you have a specific activity in mind: hiking a long trail, renting a cottage for a lake week, picking berries, or \u2014 if you&#8217;re visiting from Rovaniemi northward \u2014 seeing the midnight sun or the northern lights.<\/p><h2 id=\"s3\">Quick-reference: Finland city vs nature at a glance<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4678\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1437-HungryTravelFamily-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Riisitunturi Posio Lapland Finland HungryTravelFamily\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1437-HungryTravelFamily-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1437-HungryTravelFamily-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1437-HungryTravelFamily-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1437-HungryTravelFamily-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1437-HungryTravelFamily-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1437-HungryTravelFamily-1320x1650.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1437-HungryTravelFamily-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1437-HungryTravelFamily.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p><h4>Key differences by travel factor<\/h4><ul><li><strong>Best trip length for cities:<\/strong> 2\u20135 days \u2014 Helsinki, Tampere, or Turku each work as long weekends<\/li><li><strong>Best trip length for nature:<\/strong> 5\u201310 days \u2014 enough time to reach a national park, settle into a m\u00f6kki rhythm, and not feel rushed<\/li><li><strong>Budget:<\/strong> Cities cost more per day (\u20ac80\u2013\u20ac150\/person for accommodation + food); nature is cheaper once transport is covered (\u20ac40\u2013\u20ac80\/person\/day with a rented m\u00f6kki)<\/li><li><strong>Best season for cities:<\/strong> Year-round \u2014 cities work in winter too; Helsinki&#8217;s Christmas markets and indoor culture are legitimate draws<\/li><li><strong>Best season for nature:<\/strong> May\u2013September for hiking and lakes; December\u2013March for Lapland specifically (aurora, snow, winter sports)<\/li><li><strong>Transport needed:<\/strong> Cities \u2014 public transport works well; Nature \u2014 a car is almost always necessary beyond gateway towns<\/li><li><strong>Language barrier:<\/strong> Cities \u2014 English is universal; Nature \u2014 English is common in national park areas but less so in very small villages<\/li><li><strong>What you&#8217;ll remember:<\/strong> Cities \u2014 architecture, food, design culture; Nature \u2014 silence, scale, the smell of a birch sauna, the midnight sun<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"htf-nl\"><div class=\"htf-nl-label\">Letters from Rovaniemi<\/div><h3>Get our Finland travel notes in your inbox<\/h3><p>Seasonal guides, local tips, and the places we actually visit \u2014 sent a few times a month from Arctic Finland.<\/p><form><input type=\"email\" placeholder=\"your@email.com\" \/><br \/><button type=\"submit\">Subscribe<\/button><\/form><\/div><h2 id=\"s4\">Practical tips for combining urban and nature travel in Finland<\/h2><h4>The hybrid itinerary most visitors don&#8217;t know to plan<\/h4><ul><li><strong>Use Helsinki as your landing pad, not your destination.<\/strong> Fly in, spend one full day in the city (Kauppatori, Design District, a sauna session), then head north or east by train the following morning. This way you absorb the country&#8217;s cultural context before you&#8217;re standing in a forest not knowing what you&#8217;re looking at.<\/li><li><strong>Pick a national park within 2 hours of a city.<\/strong> Nuuksio is 30 km from Helsinki and has proper marked trails. Seitseminen is near Tampere. These parks let you experience genuine Finnish forest without committing to a full northern expedition.<\/li><li><strong>Book a m\u00f6kki for at least two nights.<\/strong> One night at a lake cottage is not enough \u2014 the point is to stop moving, not to check a box. Two nights minimum lets you do an evening swim, a morning sauna, a forest walk, and a slow breakfast.<\/li><li><strong>Don&#8217;t underestimate Lapland as a city-nature hybrid destination.<\/strong> Rovaniemi \u2014 our home \u2014 has a proper downtown with restaurants, a market square, and a university town atmosphere. But you&#8217;re also 10 minutes from reindeer farms and 30 minutes from fell hiking. It&#8217;s genuinely both at once in a way that no other Finnish city is.<\/li><\/ul><h4>Timing within the day matters<\/h4><ul><li><strong>In summer, nature mornings are magic.<\/strong> Finnish forests at 5am in July have a quality of light that is difficult to describe \u2014 golden, angled, completely still. If you&#8217;re a late sleeper, you&#8217;re missing the best hours.<\/li><li><strong>Cities in the evening are worth staying for.<\/strong> Helsinki&#8217;s harbour at 10pm in June still has light. Tampere&#8217;s restaurant scene is strongest Thursday\u2013Saturday evening. Plan city time for evenings and nature time for mornings.<\/li><\/ul><h2 id=\"s5\">Which Finnish cities are worth it vs which to skip on a short trip<\/h2><h4>Honest verdicts from people who&#8217;ve lived here<\/h4><ul><li><strong>Helsinki \u2014 always worth it.<\/strong> Even if you&#8217;re a nature-first traveler, one full day in Helsinki grounds your trip. The harbour, the market, Temppeliaukio (the rock church), and at least one proper Finnish lunch are worth the time.<\/li><li><strong>Tampere \u2014 worth it if you&#8217;re staying five or more days.<\/strong> It&#8217;s a city sauna lover&#8217;s destination and the food scene rewards exploration, but it&#8217;s 180 km from Helsinki and takes a half-day to reach by train. Skip it on a three-day trip.<\/li><li><strong>Turku \u2014 worth it as a gateway.<\/strong> The city itself is pleasant but not essential for most visitors. Its value is as a starting point for the Archipelago Road or the ferry to \u00c5land \u2014 if you&#8217;re doing either of those, spend a night in Turku. Otherwise, skip.<\/li><li><strong>Rovaniemi \u2014 worth it for the experience, not the town.<\/strong> The city itself is small and pragmatic (it was entirely rebuilt after World War II). What makes it worth visiting is its position: Lapland, the midnight sun, the fell landscape. Come for what surrounds it.<\/li><li><strong>Oulu, Joensuu, Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 \u2014 skip unless you have a specific reason.<\/strong> These are pleasant Finnish university cities, but for a visitor on a limited trip they don&#8217;t add much beyond confirming that Finnish cities are quiet and well-organized. Save that time for a forest.<\/li><\/ul><h2 id=\"s6\">Mistakes we made choosing between city and nature<\/h2><ul><li><strong>Spending too long in Helsinki on our first Lapland trip.<\/strong> We gave Helsinki two days before flying to Rovaniemi and it felt like too much \u2014 we were restless by day two. One full day is sufficient as an orientation; the second day would have been better spent already in the north.<\/li><li><strong>Underestimating how different Finnish national parks feel in different seasons.<\/strong> We did Nuuksio in March once, thinking the winter forest would be atmospheric. It was, but the trails were icy, the shelter huts were closed, and the light was gone by 4pm. The same park in July was a completely different experience. Season matters enormously for nature travel in Finland \u2014 more than it does for city travel.<\/li><li><strong>Not combining the city and nature on the same day.<\/strong> Helsinki&#8217;s Nuuksio is so close that you can have a proper sauna-and-swim experience in the national park and be back in the city for dinner. We didn&#8217;t discover this route until our fourth or fifth visit. It&#8217;s now standard practice.<\/li><li><strong>Overplanning the nature section.<\/strong> We once built a very detailed hiking itinerary for a lake district week: specific trails, specific distances, specific huts. Then it rained for two days and the whole plan collapsed. The best Finland nature trips we&#8217;ve done were loosely planned with a cottage booked and the rest left to the weather and the day.<\/li><li><strong>Assuming Rovaniemi was only a winter destination.<\/strong> Half the people we meet who visit us in summer say they almost didn&#8217;t come because &#8220;isn&#8217;t Rovaniemi a Christmas thing?&#8221; Summer in Lapland is extraordinary \u2014 the midnight sun, the empty hiking trails, the 25\u00b0C days \u2014 and the city empties of tourists in a way that makes it feel genuinely local again.<\/li><\/ul><h2 id=\"s7\">Frequently asked questions about Finland city vs nature travel<\/h2><div class=\"htf-faq\"><details><summary>Is Helsinki worth visiting if I mainly want nature?<\/summary><p>Yes \u2014 spend one full day, not two. Use it to orient yourself: the harbour market, a proper Finnish lunch, possibly Temppeliaukio church or the Design Museum. Then head out. Helsinki is an excellent introduction to Finland&#8217;s culture and character, but it&#8217;s not the destination for someone whose main goal is the forest or the lakes.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Can I do Finnish nature travel without a car?<\/summary><p>For some parks, yes. Nuuksio (near Helsinki) is reachable by bus and local train combination. Koli has train connections to Joensuu with taxi onward. But for most of the best nature in Finland \u2014 the archipelago, the lake district cottages, Lapland&#8217;s fell trails \u2014 a rental car is the only practical option. Book one if you&#8217;re serious about getting into the landscape.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>How many days do I need for a Finland trip that includes both city and nature?<\/summary><p>Seven to ten days is the sweet spot. Two days in Helsinki (or one day Helsinki plus one day another city), then five to seven days of nature \u2014 either a lake district m\u00f6kki week, a national park hiking trip, or time in Lapland. Anything shorter forces a choice, and you&#8217;ll likely wish you had more nature time.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>What is the Finland city vs nature experience like in winter?<\/summary><p>Winter shifts the balance. Cities (especially Helsinki) become more appealing in winter \u2014 indoor markets, excellent restaurants, sauna culture, shorter days that suit museum visits. Nature becomes more specialized: Lapland in winter is world-class (aurora borealis, snowshoeing, reindeer safaris), but the southern national parks are cold, dark, and require proper gear. A winter Finland trip is best structured as city-heavy with one Lapland excursion.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Which Finnish national park is best for a first-timer?<\/summary><p>Nuuksio if you&#8217;re based in Helsinki and short on time \u2014 it&#8217;s genuine forest 30 km from the city centre. Koli if you&#8217;re willing to travel further and want dramatic lake views that look like a painting. Oulanka (near Kuusamo) if you&#8217;re up for a proper multi-day hike on the Karhunkierros trail. All three are well-marked, have proper facilities, and are safe for solo travelers without specialist equipment in summer.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Is Finnish nature travel expensive?<\/summary><p>Less than you might expect. National park entry is free in Finland \u2014 all 40 parks, no admission fee. The main costs are transport (car rental or domestic flights to northern Finland), accommodation (m\u00f6kki rental averages \u20ac100\u2013\u20ac200\/night for a two-person lakeside cottage), and food (which you largely prepare yourself at the cottage). A week of nature travel in Finland can be done for less than the equivalent week in a Finnish city if you plan accommodation carefully.<\/p><\/details><\/div><h2 id=\"s8\">A final word from Rovaniemi: Finland rewards the patient traveler<\/h2><p>The Finland city vs nature question is ultimately about what you&#8217;re willing to slow down for. Cities give you efficiency \u2014 you can absorb a lot of culture and context in 48 hours in Helsinki. Nature gives you something harder to name: a kind of reorientation that happens when you stop optimizing your time and start paying attention to the light on a lake at 9pm, or the sound of rain on a sauna roof, or the particular silence of a birch forest after snowfall.<\/p><p>We live in a city that is surrounded by the kind of landscape most visitors come to Finland specifically to find. Rovaniemi has a coffee shop, a market square, a university, and a very good Arctic chef \u2014 and it also has an eight-lane reindeer road five minutes from the center and fell hiking that starts at the edge of town. We&#8217;ve stopped thinking of urban and nature as opposites. In Finland, the best version of both is usually the same trip.<\/p><p>The birch forest will still be there in two hours. Go to the sauna first.<\/p><div class=\"htf-bio\"><div class=\"htf-bio-avatar\">J&amp;A<\/div><div><div class=\"htf-bio-tag\">Written by<\/div><h4>Joona &amp; Alla<\/h4><p>A Finnish-Ukrainian couple living in Rovaniemi, Finland. Joona is a marketing professional in Lapland tourism; Alla is an AI Engineer. Together we&#8217;ve visited 21 countries and share honest, locally-grounded travel writing from our home in the Arctic.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/about-us\/\">Read our full story \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article><p><!-- SIDEBAR --><\/p><aside class=\"htf-sidebar\"><div class=\"htf-sidebar-sticky\"><div class=\"htf-sb htf-sb-toc\"><div class=\"htf-sb-label\">Contents<\/div><ol><li><a href=\"#s1\">Urban Finland<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s2\">Nature Finland<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s3\">City vs nature comparison<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s4\">Combining both<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s5\">Cities: worth it or skip<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s6\">Our mistakes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s7\">FAQ<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s8\">Final word<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div><div class=\"htf-sb\"><div class=\"htf-sb-label\">Share this story<\/div><div class=\"htf-sb-share\"><a title=\"Pinterest\" href=\"#\">Pin<\/a> <a title=\"Facebook\" href=\"#\">f<\/a> <a title=\"X \/ 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