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  • 6 best museums in Turku, Finland: A local’s guide

    6 best museums in Turku, Finland: A local’s guide

    October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 Things to do in Finland

    Looking for the best museums in Turku? First of all, I have a confession to make: I haven’t always been the biggest history buff, and I definitely haven’t always been the person who gets excited about museums. But I actually find the museums in Turku so fascinating and…

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No matter how many times I come here, this place i No matter how many times I come here, this place is still one of my favorites 🌲

📍Kurjenrahka National Park.

The best thing about it is that it’s not far from Turku city centre. You can easily leave the city noise behind for a while, hop on a bus, and be in the middle of this national park about 40 minutes later 🙌🏼🧘‍♀️

Pretty cool, right? 😍

I think that’s one of the reasons I keep coming back. You don’t have to plan a whole day around getting there, and there are different trails depending on how much time you have.

My favorite is the Savojärvi Trail, which is the one I showed you in this post.

If you’re staying in Turku, I’d definitely put this one on your list. Save this for later! 📌😊

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Happy International Coffee Day! ☕️ As a Finn and Happy International Coffee Day! ☕️

As a Finn and a very committed coffee drinker, there was absolutely no way I was skipping this one 😄

And I’m definitely not the only one. Finland is one of the world’s biggest coffee-consuming countries, so yeah… coffee culture here is pretty big.

Sooo… how many of these did you already know? Or were some of these completely new to you?😊 

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I’ve been creating Finland content for almost two I’ve been creating Finland content for almost two years.. ✌🏼

I know, crazy right?! 👀 

And lived here my entire life and explored this country for years… So I definitely have some opinions. And I’m sticking to those, by the way 😂

And these are just a few of them.

I’m not saying you have to travel this way. But if you ask me how I’d plan a Finland trip, these are some of the things I’d tell you.

And I have a LOT more opinions where these came from. Trust me 🙊😅

I put them all into one place: my Finland guide 🇫🇮

If you want them, comment 'INFO' and I’ll send you the details 🫶🏼

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When people come to my DMs with this question... When people come to my DMs with this question...

I always turn it back to them 👀

Because I can't know if you're dreaming of snow, sunshine, autumn leaves or seeing the cherry blossoms? 🙈

Once I know what kind of experience you're looking for, I can recommend the months that make the most sense for you 🫡

And that’s exactly why there isn't one "best time " to visit Finland. 

If you want more of my local opinions, recommendations and the things I’d actually tell a friend planning a trip to Finland, that’s what I put into my Finland guide 😊

Comment 'INFO' and I’ll send you the link 🫶🏼

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There’s so much information online about travellin There’s so much information online about travelling to Finland 👀

But somehow, you can still end up with 20 tabs open and even more questions 🙈 (I know I will when planning a trip to somewhere 😅)

You can easily find things like how to get around Finland, what the main attractions are, what the weather is like and what Finnish foods to try.

But then there are the little details you might not think to search for and honestly, might not even find because they’re based on my own experience and recommendations.

🚗 Where can you travel without renting a car?
🧳 What are the things you really don’t want to forget when packing?
🗺 Where should you go depending on the kind of trip you want?
💃 What seasonal places and experiences should you know about?

That’s where I come in, hei! 👋🏼🫡

I put all of this into my Finland guide, along with my actual recommendations, honest opinions, favorite places and all the little things I’d tell you if we were sitting down over coffee talking about your Finland trip ☕️

Basically, it’s the information you need, plus my personal take on how to actually experience Finland.

Want my local take on Finland? 😊

Comment 'LOCAL' and I’ll send you the link to my guide 🫶🏼

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