Welcome to Oulu, a charming city in northern Finland known for its stunning natural landscapes and vibrant cultural scene. Among the city’s many attractions and experiences, one stands out for chocolate lovers: ChocoSomnia, a local chocolate company founded in 2015 by Riikka Ojanen.
Read More »ChocoSomnia in Oulu: The Best Chocolate of Northern Finland
Everybody has a reason to travel around Europe. Some people like to see the traditional sights of every city, other people want to taste food and others want to feel like a local. Personally, I just realized that my style of traveling could be described as architectural travel.
Read More »Architectural Travel around Europe: Our Favorite Architecture around the Continent
In the summer of 1960, four teenagers decided to camp on the shores of Lake Bodom, one of the many lakes around Espoo in southern Finland. Unfortunately, only one survived the night in what became known as the Lake Bodom Murders.
In 2015, we visited the location of Finland’s most famous unsolved murder, and we’re here to share the story with you.
Read More »Lake Bodom Murders: We visited the location of Finland’s most famous unsolved murder
These are the best hotels in Helsinki, based on all the times we visit the best capital in Northern Europe. We have been to Helsinki a lot of times since we start Fotostrasse, and we had the pleasure of staying in different places across town.
Before you arrive at Mariehamn by boat, there is a place you’re going to see. It’s a group of islets that seem to be the first glimpse of land, and even though there is a white pyramid there, this is not part of a fever dream. This is Kobba Klintar, an old pilot station that was used to assist the ships arriving in the capital of the Åland Islands.
Read More »Kobba Klintar: The perfect spot to enjoy the Åland islands
Since we started traveling around with Fotostrasse, we visited a lot of places. From Nepal to the Philippines, from the Faroe Islands to Chile… We loved most of the areas we had the pleasure of visiting, but our heart has a particular space reserved for a country that doesn’t receive much love from people in general. Of course, the country we are speaking of is Finland, and we love Finland.
Most of my friends think I’m crazy when I mention how much I love visiting… Read More »A Lot of Reasons to visit Helsinki in Winter
If you enjoy the Finnish nature as much as we do, you will love Turku… Read More »Turku Biological Museum
When most people think of Finland, they think about the cold and long winters. But I’m not one of those people. When I think about Finland, I think about the beauty and function of the Finnish Design. I know it may sound weird for most people but, as a designer, I see Finland in a different way.
And I gonna try to show you how I see Finland in this article about Finnish Design.
Read More »Finnish Design: Everything you need to know about Iittala, Fiskars and Arabia