1. FINLAND
Land of the Midnight Sun!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-YoWuqOZ1I
Prepared & Presented by:
Vishakha Jauhari
Juhi Bhatia
Sonashree Roy

2. THINGS TO KNOW
•Capital: Helsinki “Daughter of the Baltic
•Currency: Euro
•Population: 5.439 million (2013) World Bank
•Official languages: Finnish, Swedish
•Seasons: 4 distinct season
•Time difference: GTM +2hrs (3hr and 30mins behind IST)
•Flights from India: Fin Air, Aeroflot, Turkish, KLM, Lufthansa, Air France
Sample Shortest Flight Ex Mum :
BOM DEL 0700 0905 9W 301
DEL HEL 1040 1445 AY 022
HEL DEL 2015 0525 AY 021
DEL BOM 1020 1225 UK 995
•Visa: Schengen Visa
•Neighbouring Countries: Sweden, Norway, Russia
•Self Drive: Recommended (Left hand drive)
•Hotels: Scandic Hotels Chain, Ice hotel, Glass Igloos in Kakslattanen, Santa Clause
hotel, etc

3. ITINERARY
DAY 01 – Arrive Helsinki
Arrive Helsinki Airport. Transfer To Hotel Scandic Passi.
Get ready for your Helsinki Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour . Overnight
DAY 02 – Helsinki – Rovaniemi ( 1hr 20min by Air)
Breakfast, check out and flight to Rovaniemi. Transfers to the Santa Clause
Holiday Village and Check in. Later Enjoy excursion to Aurora Borealis
Camp with snacks. Overnight
DAY 03 -- Rovaniemi
Breakfast, Take the Full day Tour of Ranua Zoo & Santa Village.
DAY 04 – Rovaniemi – Kemi (1hr 45min/ 120km)
Breakfast, check out and proceed for Husky Safari. Later pick up rental car
and drive to Kemi. Arrive, day at leisure and Sleep in the Olokolo at night.
DAY 05 – Kemi
Breakfast on own, enjoy the cruising experience on Icebreaker Sampo. Later
visit the breath taking Snow castle. Overnight at Snow Castle
DAY 06 - Kemi – Kakslauttanen (4hr 15 min/370 km)
Check out and drive to Kakslauttanen, enjoy sauna and overnight at Glass
Igloo.
DAY 07 – Kakslauttanen – Saariselkä (15min/10km)
Arrive to you hotel and get ready for Reindeer Safari. Overnight at Holiday
Club resort. Overnight
DAY 08 – Saariselka
Breakfast, Snowmobile safari in the morning and Walk on Snowshoes in the
evening. Overnight at hotel
DAY 09 – Saariselka – Ivalo – Fly Out
Breakfast, check out, drive to airport, drop off car and catch SAS flight to
Helsinki and Connecting flight back to Inida!

4. Fun Facts& Other Places of Interest
Thank You
•Shamitabh was shot in Finland
•Approx 1 sauna per 2.5 people
•Helsinki – Most Liveable City (July 2011Monocle magazine)
•Finland selected as the “Third Best destination in 2017”by Lonely Planet
•Snowhotel Kemi awarded Winner of World Luxury Hotel Awards 2016
•The country has 188000 lakes and 39 national parks
•It has the Cleanest Air in the World, as per WHO
•World’s cleanest water – UN
•7 UNESCO world heritage sites
•Other places to visit:
1. Levi
2. Tampere
3. Aland Archipelago
4. Finish Lakeland
5. Turku
6. Porvoo
7. Savonlinna
8. Salla