Turku & Finland's South Coast
Houses over a thousand dolls, tin toys and other childhood curiosities, making it Finland’s largest toy museum.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Houses over a thousand dolls, tin toys and other childhood curiosities, making it Finland’s largest toy museum.
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
With its arrow straight spire and redbrick exterior, this church in the centre of Haugesund is a local landmark.
Tampere
The beautiful Aleksanterin Kirkko has red brick and green spires and was named in honour of Tsar Alexander II.
Odense
Outside the low-rise Radisson Blu hotel, Hans Christian Andersen sits with top hat on a seat awaiting selfies.
Rana Museum of Cultural History
Arctic Highway
The highlight of this museum is a giant model of old Mo before the steelworks altered its complexion forever.
The Finnish Lakeland
In one of Jyväskylä's garden suburbs, this apartment block was designed by Alvar Aalto and built in 1962.
Bohuslän
Housed in an old power station, this museum displays local photography and objects from nautical history.
Skåne
Riverside Tivoliparken is perfect for a summertime evening stroll or a waffle or two at a waterside cafe.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Originally built in 1892, this neo-Gothic church was damaged in WWII but has been thoroughly renovated.
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
Sample homemade apple juices and ciders, plus fresh apples and cherries, at this welcoming fruit farm.
Copenhagen
Influenced by the architecture of northern Italy, City Hall's courtyard features a central fountain.
Snæfellsnes Peninsula
Get a 360 degree view of town and the fjords from this viewing disc marked with local landmarks.
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
The one-time retreat of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg is in the garden of Hotel Ullensvang.
Tromsø
This statue to Norway's most famous polar explorer sits just uphill from the tourist office.
Aalborg
This church is a landmark in the old part of town, anchoring a neighbourhood worth a wander.
Aalborg
The baroque-style old town hall (c 1762) sits at the corner of Østerågade and Gammel Torv.
Bornholm
Watch top-quality Bornholm glass being hand-blown at Gudhjem Glasrøgeri at the dockside.
Southern Norway
The ruins of a stone (originally wood) tower remain visible at the eastern end of Isegran.
Southeastern Sweden
Scandinavia's tallest lighthouse is a proud sentinal at the island's southernmost point.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Dominating the market square is the red-brick neo-Gothic Loviisa Church, built in 1865.
Central Norway
The tower for the Olympic flame stands near the foot of the Lygårdsbakkene Ski Jump.
Gotland
A zoo, amusement park and water park combined. Free admission for children under 1m.
Reykjavík
Reykjavík University has a scenic campus near the beach and the domestic airport.
Southern Norway
Among the finest old buildings in town, the old convict prison was built in 1731.
Central Finland
Sotkamo's 19th-century wooden church rises above the treeline on the lake shore.
Icelandic Printmakers Association
Reykjavík
The Printmakers' Association sponsors occasional exhibitions of Icelandic art.
Central Jutland
This imposing redbrick church dates from the end of the 15th century.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Neoclassical Hamina Church, designed by CL Engel, was built in 1843.
Snæfellsnes Peninsula
Ólafsvík's modern church is made entirely of triangular pieces.
Bergen
Bergen's cathedral features stonemasonry in the entrance hall carved by the same artisans who adorned Westminster Abbey's chapter house in London.
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