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Everyone looks forward to their holidays more than any other time of the year. This is precisely why every effort is made to make them as relaxing and memorable as possible. In Finland you won't have to stress over making your holiday perfect - just focus on the essential things. Here in Finland relaxation and enjoying your holiday are almost as important as Everyman's Rights!

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Car Touring - Charming Western Finland! Seashores, wooden buildings and old fishing villages imbued with history. A round trip from Finland’s oldest city, Turku, to the contemporary technology centre of Oulu will show you the culture of Finland’s west coast in a nutshell. The region is characterised by a sharp rise in its topography, which is particularly marked in the Kvarken area.

Car Touring - Romantic Countryside Adventures! The countryside route from Pori to Oulu via Seinäjoki shows visitors the best of Western Finnish small-town charm and rural manor house environments. The region’s stunning nature, farm animal zoos and waterways with plenty of water sport opportunities offer a large variety of things to see and do for the whole family.

Car Touring - Discover Architecture & Design! Glassware, ceramics, paintings, furniture design and architecture: the abundance of Finnish art and design along the Helsinki-Seinäjoki-Jyväskylä route is astonishing. One example is the country’s most famous architect, Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), known as t Functionalism, not only in architecture but also in design. His design items are still common sights in public spaces and private homes alike.