Finland
Helsinki to host vintage fashion fair
With the trend for vintage fashion still on the rise and celebrities including Mischa Barton and Kate Moss working the vintage vibe, style seekers are always on the lookout for the best places to hunt down a bargain. For those in the know, Helsinki has plenty to offer along the lines of vintage and second-hand shopping.
airBaltic to fly to Kittila during winter season
Through the winter season, Latvian national airline airBaltic will start flights from Riga and Tampere to Kittila, Finland – one of the best cities for winter holidays with Finland's most favourite winter resort Levi.
Gastro sightseeing in Helsinki
Visitors can now combine sightseeing in Finland’s compact capital, with one of two special gastro tours which transport guests on a journey around the stylish city of Helsinki to learn all about Finnish flavours and local dishes as well visiting the main tourist attractions and gaining an interesting insight into the history and culture of this quirky Nordic capital.
Park life in Finland
For summer 2010, Visit Finland is launching a new initiative to showcase some of their many National Parks.
Surrender yourself to Saimaa
A labyrinth of 120 clear blue lakes dotted with 14,000 green islands, Saimaa Lakeland forms the largest continuous lake district in all of Europe.
WorldHotels welcomes first hotel in Helsinki city centre
Global hotel group WorldHotels will gain its first property in Helsinki city centre with the opening of Hotel Fabian in August.
Beckham puts Turku on the map
After David Beckham’s visit to the city’s finest clinic, all eyes have been on the Finnish city of Turku.
The ultimate seclusion
Escaping to your very own private island is usually something reserved for celebrities and the über rich, however this is not necessarily the case in Finland.
Ski time with Small Families
You will be guaranteed snow in Finland this February half term when you go skiing 200 kilometres above the Arctic Circle with Small Families, the UK’s leading operator for single parent holidays.
Santa’s Lapland for Christmas
Take your child to see Santa in the run up to Christmas with Esprit holidays, who are offering three night trips for a family of Four from £1399 on the 23rd December, to include three nights’ accommodation, return flights, transfers, a husky dog sled ride, reindeer sleigh ride and a private meeting with the man himself, travelling by sleigh.
Luxury in Lapland
The white Christmas is traditional to British culture, but it is a rare occurrence in the UK. The last official Christmas snowfall was in 2004 and this year reports predict that the likes of London have just a 10% chance of seeing a single snowflake on the 25th December. However, if you are dreaming of waking up on Christmas morn to a blanket of the white stuff you could head to Lapland to enjoy the ultimate magical family break.
Youngsters ‘lap’ up Christmas trip of a lifetime
Christmas is getting off to a flying start for around 100 children, parents and teachers as family holiday company First Choice and its airline Thomson Airways jet them off to snowy Lapland for a fairytale trip of a lifetime.
Take a multi-activity trip this winter and do more for less
Travellers are realising that snow is good for a lot more than just skiing, according to The Adventure Company. The adventure tour operator has seen its winter multi-activity trips rise in popularity this season as travellers look for more varied and unusual ways to embrace the European winter.
Head to Finland for a guaranteed white Christmas
You can be guaranteed a white Christmas this year with Small Families, the UK’s leading operator for single parent holidays. Travel 150 miles inside the Arctic Circle to the Finnish town of Ivalo and have all the snow you want - and of course have the chance to meet Santa Claus!
Dog-sledding, gastronomy or gauchos – the choice is yours
Learn how to be a husky musher in Finland or a gaucho in Argentina on one of the 13 new trips launched by The Adventure Company.