Finland
A week in Finland
Seven days across Finland: Helsinki, Turku, Rauma, Hämeenlinna, Jyväskylä, Savonlinna and Rovaniemi. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Helsinki
- National Museum of FinlandMuseum · On the map
- Helsinki Central Railway StationLandmark · 0.7 km on from National Museum of Finland · On the map
- AteneumMuseum · 0.2 km on from Helsinki Central Railway Station · On the map
- Helsinki CathedralCathedral · 0.5 km on from Ateneum · On the map
- Senate SquareSquare · 0.1 km on from Helsinki Cathedral · On the map
- Havis AmandaMonument · 0.2 km on from Senate Square · On the map
6 stops, about 1.6 km between them in straight lines.
Day 2: Turku
- WAM Museum of Contemporary ArtMuseum · On the map
- Luostarinmäki museum quarterMuseum · 1 km on from WAM Museum of Contemporary Art · On the map
- Aboa Vetus Ars NovaMuseum · 0.4 km on from Luostarinmäki museum quarter · On the map
- Turku CathedralCathedral · 0.4 km on from Aboa Vetus Ars Nova · On the map
- Sibelius MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Turku Cathedral · On the map
- Turku Art MuseumMuseum · 0.9 km on from Sibelius Museum · On the map
6 stops, about 2.8 km between them in straight lines.
Day 3: Rauma
- Rauma Art MuseumMuseum · On the map
- Rauma Old Town HallMuseum · 0.3 km on from Rauma Art Museum · On the map
- Rauma Maritime MuseumMuseum · 0.8 km on from Rauma Old Town Hall · On the map
3 stops, about 1.2 km between them in straight lines.
Day 4: Hämeenlinna
One day in Hämeenlinna, Finland
- The Artillery Museum of FinlandMuseum · On the map
- Hämeenlinna City MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from The Artillery Museum of Finland · On the map
- Häme CastleMuseum · Next to Hämeenlinna City Museum · On the map
- Prison MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Häme Castle · On the map
- Palander HouseMuseum · 0.5 km on from Prison Museum · On the map
- Hämeenlinna Art MuseumMuseum · 0.6 km on from Palander House · On the map
6 stops, about 1.5 km between them in straight lines.
Day 5: Jyväskylä
- Alvar Aalto MuseumMuseum · On the map
- Museum of Central FinlandMuseum · Next to Alvar Aalto Museum · On the map
- LounaispuistoPark · 0.5 km on from Museum of Central Finland · On the map
- KirkkopuistoPark · 0.6 km on from Lounaispuisto · On the map
- Jyväskylä Art MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Kirkkopuisto · On the map
- Craft Museum of FinlandMuseum · 0.1 km on from Jyväskylä Art Museum · On the map
6 stops, about 1.3 km between them in straight lines.
Day 6: Savonlinna
One day in Savonlinna, Finland
- Olavinlinna CastleMuseum · On the map
- Riihisaari - Savonlinna MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Olavinlinna Castle · On the map
- Savonlinna CathedralCathedral · 1.1 km on from Riihisaari - Savonlinna Museum · On the map
3 stops, about 1.4 km between them in straight lines.
Day 7: Rovaniemi
- Rovaniemi Art MuseumMuseum · On the map
- Lordi's SquareSquare · 0.6 km on from Rovaniemi Art Museum · On the map
- Regional Museum of LaplandMuseum · 0.6 km on from Lordi's Square · On the map
- Arktikum Science MuseumMuseum · Next to Regional Museum of Lapland · On the map
- Pilke HouseMuseum · 0.5 km on from Arktikum Science Museum · On the map
5 stops, about 1.6 km between them in straight lines.
More for Finland
- Things to do in Finland · 38 places to see, led by Helsinki Cathedral and Petäjävesi Old Church
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.