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The beauty of Finland’s national parks still attracts people after the peak of the pandemic
During the first two years of the Covid pandemic, 2020 and 2021, Finland’s national parks and other natural sites became very popular domestic tourist destinations, but it seems that other attractions are increasingly competing for people’s attention. Although official summer visitor numbers are not yet available, traffic has slowed down according to the parks Pirkko […]
Finland’s 41st National Park opens to Eastern Lapland
Finland’s 41st National Park was officially opened in Salla, Eastern Lapland, on Saturday. The conversion of the nature reserve into a national park is projected to double the number of visitors to the wilderness area near the eastern border. The wilderness area of ​​about 100 square kilometers is characterized by mountain and mountain views, gorges, […]
The court convicted five of the operation of illegal cannabis farms
The Kymenlaakso District Court has issued two custodial sentences and three probation certificates after a police investigation into a professional cannabis state that had been operating in the southeastern city of Kotka for about three years. Police estimate that the defendants generated more than one million euros in revenue from the illegal drug state. They […]
The northern lights of Finland may soon have names
The Finnish tourism initiative Visit Arctic Europe has launched a campaign to name the northern lights of Finland northern lights, sky – sized glasses of light and peak, often seen at night at high latitudes. According to the organizers, naming the solar storms would help photographers and enthusiasts share the images under a common name. […]
Finnish national parks can grow as the number of visitors increases
Outdoor activity has always been enthusiastic among Finns, but when the coronavirus crisis began to tighten grip last spring, more people than ever visited the country’s national parks. At the onset of the crisis, residents were increasingly turning to the outdoors rather than other indoor activities, according to Google monitoring data. The Ministry of the […]