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Helsinki as a Gateway to the Baltics

By Claire Rogers on October 9, 2022 in Europe, Finland, Helsinki, Photos, Scandinavia

There is no better way to visit the Baltics than through Helsinki, Finland. There are direct flights from the United States. It is reminiscent of Kóbenhavn, but smaller, easy to cover in a couple of...

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Finnair from JFK to Helsinki

By Adam Groffman on June 23, 2019 in Europe, Finland, Helsinki

Admittedly, it was a relatively last-minute purchase. I knew I would be traveling the exact dates I needed because my friends’ wedding was scheduled a good 5 months before, but I’m a lazy traveler and...

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Finland’s All Women SuperShe Island Opens in June

By Renee Blodgett on March 7, 2018 in Europe, Finland, Helsinki, Lodging, Photos, Scandinavia

You probably haven't heard of SuperShe Island yet because it's brand new. Imagine an island solely dedicated to R&R and rejuventation for women? That's right, an island just for women. SuperShe Island is the official...

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Flying Business Class with Finnair

By Robert Schrader on August 25, 2017 in Europe, Finland, Helsinki, Photos, Scandinavia

I’ve wanted to try Finnair Business Class for a long time, less because of the airline itself (no offense, y’all!) and more because I love everything about Finland, from its penchant for minimalism, to its...

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A Leisurely Walk Through Historical Helsinki

By Robert Schrader on December 6, 2014 in Europe, Featured, Finland, Helsinki, Photos

Helsinki tends to play second fiddle to larger Nordic capitals like Stockholm and Copenhagen, but don’t let its low profile fool you. Whether you explore architecture and history, sample Finnish food and culture, or marvel...

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An Immersive Experience in the Helsinki Archipelago

By Robert Schrader on October 20, 2014 in Europe, Featured, Finland, Helsinki, Photos

I live in a very “work first, play later” way, in travel as well as in life. I capped off the month I spent in Indonesia earlier this year, for example, with four days in...

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Reflecting on Life’s Lessons Through Helsinki’s Skies

By Renee Blodgett on May 4, 2013 in Estonia, Europe, Featured, Finland, Helsinki, Life, Lithuania, Photos, Renee’s Voice, Scandinavia

It’s a funny thing in life in that quite often, the opposite paradigm of the same thing applies: when you ask for something, you usually get what you ask for and equally, when you least expect...

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The Hidden Europe: Endearing Oddities We Can Learn From Eastern Europeans

By Renee Blodgett on November 21, 2012 in Albania, Belarus, Belgrade, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Budapest, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Europe, Finland, Germany, Greece, Helsinki, Hungary, Kiev, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Photos, Poland, Prague, Riga, Romania, Russia, Sarajevo, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Warsaw, Zagreb

I first went to East Europe in the late eighties, a volatile time for pretty much any country in the region. I was traveling around with nothing more than a small backpack and no other...

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Helsinki as a Gateway to the Baltics

Finnair from JFK to Helsinki

Finland’s All Women SuperShe Island Opens in June

Flying Business Class with Finnair

A Leisurely Walk Through Historical Helsinki

An Immersive Experience in the Helsinki Archipelago

Reflecting on Life’s Lessons Through Helsinki’s Skies

The Hidden Europe: Endearing Oddities We Can Learn From Eastern Europeans

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