LEMMENJOKI NATIONAL PARK A group of campers crush pine needles under their feet They are hiking along on a forested trail in Lemmenjoki National Park Siberian jays whistle and chatter as they fly overhead Eventually the campers reach the Lemmenjoki River They take out foldable rods from their packs and spend the afternoon fishing
OTHER TOP SITES LAKE SAIMAA OLAVINLINNA CASTLE SALLA NATIONAL PARK USPENSKI CATHEDRAL After catching some pike and trout they head back to their campsite They cook their fish over a fire In the distance a wolf howls The autumn air gets chilly as the evening unfolds Just before bed the northern lights turn the sky into a blanket of blues and greens Welcome to Finland
S W E N LOCATION Finland is a Nordic nation in northern Europe The country covers an area of 130,559 square miles 338,145 square kilometers Northern Finland lies above the Arctic Circle The capital city Helsinki is in the far south Sweden is Finland’s western neighbor Norway lies to the north Forests form much of the long eastern border with Russia Parts of the Baltic Sea surround much of Finland Waters from the Gulf of Finland lap the nation’s southern coast Waves from the Gulf of Bothnia wash onto Finland’s southwestern shores NORWAY SWEDEN
THE ALAND ISLANDS Over 6,700 islands make up the territory of Åland located off Finland’s southwest coast People live on only about 60 of these islands They speak Swedish and have their own government ARCTIC CIRCLE RUSSIA FINLAND TAMPERE GULF OF BOTHNIA TURKU HELSINKI ESPOO ALAND ISLANDS BALTIC SEA GULF OF FINLAND
