Finland's Golden Triangle

On arrival take the train to Helsinki Central Train Station on your own (the journey takes around 30 minutes). The hotel is located around a 5 minute walk from the station. Check in for 3 nights. 

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Today explore Helsinki by foot, bus or even boat. Helsinki is a very walkable city to explore but it is always useful to gain an oversight on a hop on and hop off bus tour with tickets valid for 24 or 48 hours. It is possible to combine it with a boat cruise so you can admire Helsinki's picturesque shoreline including the historic Suomenlinna Maritime Fortress, and a fleet of impressive icebreakers and Degerö Canal. By night visit the opera or sample some of Helsinki’s numerous bars and bustling night cafés. (B)

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Spend time admiring Helsinki's cool and contemporary architecture such as the Amos Rex art museum, Oodi central library and the stunning Kamppi Chapel of Silence, as Helsinki continues to build on its reputation as the World's leading art and design capital. Helsinki is also surrounded by green forests, lush parks and blue seas so nature is never more than a stones throw away. One of our favourite past times is hanging out at Allas Sea Pool. Located by the Market Square with stunning vistas of Helsinki, relax in a choice of three saunas, and wallow in the warm water pools or be brave and take a dip in the icy Baltic Sea pool. (B)

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This morning take the train to the oldest city in Finland  - Turku*. Any visit to Turku must start at the River Aura, which flows through it and divides the city into two parts.  One part has the medieval cathedral and several lively boat bars; and the other side is home to the castle and dozens of restaurants. Pedestrian pathways run along both banks of the river, thronged with runners, cyclists and sunbathers during summer months. Turku is known for its food and is fast becoming THE place for the best Nordic cuisine around. Restaurant Kaskis has received their first Michelin star. We certainly recommend heading over to the 19th century Market Hall to try some of delicacies on offer here. For the beer fans stop by Kakola, a former prison where they are now brewing some delicious beers (open tours on the last Sunday of every month - reservations are necessary).
Turku is the gateway to Finland’s amazing archipelago of about 20,000 islands. Many are connected by the circular Archipelago Trail, a 200 km network of roads, bridges and free ferries, ideal for a road trip or bike trip. (B)

* Please note that due to track works (started August 2022 and will run for approx. 2 years), trains from Helsinki to Turku will end in Kupittaa, which is around 2km from Turku Market Square. Trains to/from Tampere will operate as normal from Turku Train Station. 

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Turku has a great range of small museums such as the Turku Art Museum, showing mainly Finnish masters; the Sibelius Museum, with an interesting exhibition on the composer’s life and work; the Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, named after the Turku-based sculptor, whose work can also be seen around town. (B)

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Today take the train from Turku to Tampere.  Set between two vast lakes joined by rapids, quirky Tampere is renowned for its fresh, innovative cuisine and its many regenerated industrial factories, that now house quirky museums, boutique shops, lively pubs and cafes. Climb Pyynikki Observation Tower for 360 degrees view of the city but more impressively the dark blue lakes stretching out dotted with dark green Nordic forested islands during summer months. Your reward for climbing to the top are the “best donuts in the world”. (B)

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Time to strip off and get hot as Tampere has the largest number of public saunas in Finland. One of the favourites is the Rajaportti sauna – the oldest operating public sauna in Finland. The sauna is located in the old workers area in ​​Pispala, and its roots date back to 1906. We love Sauna-Restaurant Kuuma for its location straight in the heart of Tampere, 2 spacious saunas, cool dipping pool in Pyhäjärvi Lake and lovely restaurant and terrace. Prefect for relaxing after a busy day of sightseeing. (B)

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Transfer to Helsinki airport by train for the flight back to the UK. (B)