Finland (Suomen tasavalta) is a country in northern Europe that is bounded to the north by Norway, to the northwest by Sweden, to the southwest by the Gulf of Bothnia, to the south by the Gulf of Finland, and to the east by Russia. A quarter of the territory is within the Arctic Circle, where the sun does not rise for fifty days during winter, nor set for several consecutive days in summertime. Due to its geographical position, its climate consists of freezing winters, with -30°C, especially between December and March, and warm summers (in July temperatures can reach around 35°C). With only 25% of habitable territory, it is the third most sparsely populated European country. It has only around 5 million inhabitants, who speak Finnish and Swedish as the official languages, and in terms of religion, most Finns are Lutheran Christians.
To the west of Finland, where the Gulf of Bothnia meets the Baltic Sea, is the former Province of Western Finland (Länsi-Suomi), which was administratively divided into Western and Inner Finland in 2010. Historically divided into seven regions, 34 districts, and 192 municipalities.
These regions are: Southern Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa/ Södra Österbotten), Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa/ Österbotten), Pirkanmaa (Pirkanmaa/ Birkaland), Satakunta (Satakunta/ Satakunda), Central Ostrobothnia (Keski-Pohjanmaa/ Mellersta Österbotten), Central Finland (Keski-Suomi/ Mellersta Finland), and Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi/ Egentliga Finland).
In the Uusimaa region, in the south of the peninsula, lies Helsinki, Finland’s capital and largest city. Here you can see Suomenlinna, a sea fortress, several museums and the trendy Design District. Other cities to be visited are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Turku, Pori (Satakunta region) and Oulu.
The vast wilderness with an enormous amount of lakes and islands, national parks and ski resorts is a rough diamond that would most certainly give amazing live HD streaming views.
Oulanka National Park is located in northern Finland, bordered by the two largest regions, Lapland to the north and Northern Ostrobothnia to the south, and is known for its magical natural beauty, rushing rivers, rugged landscapes, waterfalls, a variety of trails, and suspension bridges.
A unique and unmissable attraction is the Aurora Borealis, a natural light phenomenon in the sky, also known as Northern Lights, which can be witnessed in Lapland, the country’s largest and northernmost region that many cultures consider to be Santa Claus’ land.
