Best Travel to Finland and meet what is touted as the happiest country in the world. And also experience one of the most sustainable travel destinations on earth. By 2035, Finland plans to become carbon-neutral and the first fossil-free welfare society.
So for those eco conscious souls traveling to Finland, a new Sustainable Travel Finland program is dedicates to making the local travel industry carbon-neutral and accelerate the transition towards net zero. Equally The gem of the north with its pristine views over a landscape of thousands of lakes and the world’s cleanest air, provides travelers heading to Finland with many ways to travel sustainably.
Correspondingly “We want to offer experiences that allow our guests to slow down and take a deep breath in nature. For example, canoeing on Lake Saimaa, sleeping on the campsites on islands, and biking in the countryside from one guesthouse to another to taste local flavor are the great examples of sustainable and relaxed ways to spend summer holidays in Finland,” said Liisa Kokkarinen, Head of Sustainable Development, Visit Finland.
The “Planet-Positive Conservation Holiday-program” is a pilot project this summer for tour operators center at Haltia Lake Lodge in Nuuksio National Park. The program aims to reverse biodiversity loss by engaging visitors in conservation work.
Lastly “Your actions during your holiday can also have a positive impact on the area visits. In this pilot, together with The Finnish government owns Metsähallitus Wildlife & Parks, we can learn more about how we can engage with and increase the well-being of our most important resource, nature, through travel. This way we can also provide our visitors with memorable holiday experiences in Finland. This to me is fantastic” CEO & CO-Founder of Haltia Lake Lodge, Teemu Tuomarla added.
Travel to Finland: Sustainable Year ‘round To-Do List
+Eat food fit for NASA & enjoy complimentary public transportation. Haltia Lake Lodge Hotel, awards the most sustainable hotel of 2022 by Boutique Hotel Awards Europe, is now collaborating with Arctic Farming, an agri-tech startup dedicated to solving global food issues using technology.
+Build an insect hotel & forage CO2-free nutrition. Annu Huotari, third generation entrepreneur, welcomes visitors with the unique chance of building an insect hotel – while having a wonderful stay at Hawkhill. It’s a great way to get to know the most common wild plants that are easy to find in Finnish forests and meadows. You will get the best tips on how to identify, forage, handle, preserve, and enjoy the plants. Available from May to September.
+Enter your stay in a “new” outfit.
Certainly Helsinki-Vantaa, the main entry point into Finland, is becoming the first airport in the world to have its own onsite secondhand store. Relove, the local, super popular secondhand specialist, will launch its airport concept on the premises. Wearing secondhand clothes is the thing right now in Finland.
+Island hop on a canoe in Lake Saimaa. Saimaa Canoeing routes are some of the most sustainable ways to travel in Finland. The development work of these canoeing routes was rewarded with a win in the Travel Fair sustainable competition in 2023 and the region of Puumala was just awards with the Sustainable Travel Finland label. The astonishing routes include overnight stays on designated, private campsites and cabins.
+Jump on the train. VR, the government-owned railway company of Finland, is re-opening its highly popular train routes taking visitors traveling to Finland straight from Helsinki Central Station to the lush greenery of the Repovesi National Park. This year, the Hillosensalmi train connection continues until October, so travelers can also take the train to see the beautiful autumn foliage of Repovesi.
+Pedal away in Kristinestad.
Hotel Krepelin, locates in Kristinestad, a town awards as the second region in Finland with a Sustainable Travel Finland label, welcomes visitors to explore the spectacularly beautiful old town on bikes that are both free of locks and any costs, as the cycles are complementary to use.
+Treat yourself to wild food in the archipelago. A collaboration between studio Sami Tallberg, the awards wild food chef and Söderlångvik, a manor, personal history museum and farm, will provide visitors with incredible and sustainable flavors from the surrounding nature of Kimitoön with influences from Tuscan cuisine.
+ Grow a tree as a sign of love. The Finnish Rakkauden Metsä, or Love Forest, invites everyone to come and plant a tree as a symbol of love! Accordingly Trees can plant in any licenses location and the funds from the concept are direct at nature protection, to influence and participate in actions against climate change.
+ Bathe in purified water from the Baltic Sea. Travelers to Finland can immerse in Hotel Kasnäs’s sustainability program that uses retained heat: the outdoor pools, the spa and the restaurant are all heated with district energy produced from residual heat from its parent company, the Salmon Farm. Additionally, all the drinking water, shower water and bath water is purified seawater straight from the Baltic.
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