Finland’s capital is often overlooked in winter, when many travelers assume darkness and cold outweigh the rewards. That ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Despite low temperatures and snow underfoot, life goes on during ...

Have you ever wanted to take your kids to the official post office of the North Pole? Are your kids believers of Santa? Do you love winter & outdoor adventure? Then this is the trip for your family!

The cold wasted no time letting us know we’d crossed the Arctic Circle. We’d just stepped off the bus at Santa Claus Village, a largely outdoor mall themed around the holiday gift-giver. It was ...

Finland faces a cold and dry start to the first winter holiday week, with temperatures between -5 and -30C. The Meteorological Institute forecasts clear skies, limited snowfall and good driving ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — An architect-designer in southern Finland has returned to a frozen lake with a snow shovel to draw a large animal on the ice for the sixth year in a row, creating an artwork that ...

In the deepest darkness of winter, Finland reveals a softer kind of light. A snowshoe trek in Oulanka National Park shows why ...

I shared my love of my favorite sport while realizing a childhood dream.