Backpacking - Finland

Serenity, Sauna, Cottage by a Lake, Unspoiled Wilderness, Vast expanse of Forests & more Forests. Finland is the 6th happiest country in the world !! It's the land of the Finns & Sami.

Where the hell is it ? : Between Sweden & Russia, it also rubs up against Norway's arctic north. The Gulf of Finland separates southern Finland from Estonia.

Boarding Time ? : Summer Time - May to September. 13°C - 22°C (South). Winter Time - Snow falls from November, but skiing best from February. Months of the Midnight Sun - Sun does not set for 73 consecutive days during summer, and does not rise at all for 51 days during winter. So cool...

To Do List:
1. Buy myself a NOKIA phone - Its a Finnish brand FYI.
2. Hang out with Kimi, Mika, Heikki !!! Cant Wait..
3. Turn up for Helsinki's Vappu (May Day) festival of students & workers. Party with Drunken Finns!
4. Sauna ! Sauna ! Sauna ! Immersing myself in the steamy Finnish culture..
5. Play Winter sports - ice hockey, skiing, snowboarding, sledging, snowmobile, mountain biking, canoeing, hiking (Katin Kulta Resort (Brent Cassidy) - Vuokatti, Finland). - I'm a sports junkie !
6. Tour the Sports Museum of Finland, beside Olympic Stadium. (Helsinki)
7. Witness Aurora Borealis, atmospheric flourescence spectacular northern lights (Lapland Region).
8. Post a letter @ Santa Claus’s Post Office (Northern Lapland Region).
9. Snow Castle of Kemi. Wooo... http://www.snowcastle.net/

Survival Pack
Academica Summer Hostel : http://www.hostelacademica.fi/
Hostel Stadion : http://www.stadionhostel.fi/
Eurohostel : http://www.eurohostel.fi/
Backpacker bustours : http://www.scanbaltexperience.com/
Unicafe : Owned by the Helsinki University student union, offers meals from €5.70, inc. vegetarian. You get a hot meal, drinks and unlimited salad, bread and potatoes for less than 6 euros - Bargain !!

[ A little bit Swedish, a little bit Russian - totally Finnish ! ]