By Boxing Day, the city’s restaurant scene really starts to wake up. Open on the 26th are Plein, Natura and Esmes, all of which made our list of Helsinki’s best restaurants. Other notable Boxing Day ...

Over 2,200 people attended Hursti's annual Christmas party in Helsinki, leaving hundreds outside as demand exceeded ...

The whole country feels designed with children in mind, from Helsinki’s playful public spaces to the wide-open north.

Helsinki’s Tuomaan Markkinat drew over 650,000 visitors in 2025, breaking attendance records despite wet weather and introducing new food trends and attractions.

As you would expect from the home of Santa Claus, Finland knows how to celebrate Christmas and the country’s capital Helsinki is particularly atmospheric over the Christmas period. Full of stalls ...

Visitors drank more than 85,000 cups of hot mulled wine and ate more than 60,000 bowls of rice porridge over a roughly three ...

In Nigeria, Christmas is celebrated on 25 December, often with family and outings in the city. At first, Helsinki's ...