Editing Tourism in Finland (section)

==Attractions==
[[File:Hauenguano.jpg|thumb|[[Old Rauma]], the wooden centre of the town of [[Rauma, Finland|Rauma]]]]
[[File:Koli hiking by Jarno Artika 940 x 600.jpg|thumb|right|People hiking in the [[Koli National Park]]]]
Finland is famous for its many lakes, nearly 200,000 of them (larger than 500 m<sup>2</sup>/0.12 acres). [[Tampere]] is the biggest city on the [[Finnish Lakeland]] with other major cities being Jyväskylä, [[Mikkeli]], [[Lahti]], [[Joensuu]], [[Lappeenranta]], [[Kuopio]], and [[Savonlinna]]. Finland is also known to have excellent water quality, and green deep woods and forests around the sea, rivers, and the waterways.

In wintertime, Finland provides opportunities for [[cross-country skiing]] and [[alpine skiing]]. Many of the popular [[ski resort]]s are situated north of the [[Arctic Circle]] in [[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]], but there are exceptions like [[Kuusamo]] in the northeastern part of [[Oulu Province]] and Himos in [[Jämsä]], only {{convert|200|km}} north of Helsinki.

Throughout Finland, [[Santa Claus]] (''[[Joulupukki]]'') is commonly considered to live on the [[Korvatunturi]] [[fell]] in Lapland. In addition, the largest town in Finnish Lapland, [[Rovaniemi]], has two [[theme park]]s dedicated to the character: [[Santa Claus Village]] and [[Santa Park]]. Finnish Lapland (Rovaniemi and surroundings) is also the best place in the country to see the [[aurora borealis]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top Things to Do in Finland|url=https://www.finlandprices.com/things-to-do-prices-finland/|website=FinlandPrices|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>

Another theme park in the country is [[Moomin World]], located in the outskirts of [[Naantali]]. The park is based on the popular ''[[Moomins]]'' franchise, created by [[Tove Jansson]].

The biggest picnic of the year called [[Walpurgis Night#Finland|Vappu]] is held on April 30 - May 1. The celebration happens in every city and village across the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://misstourist.com/9-best-things-helsinki-finland/|title=9 Best things to do in Helsinki, Finland|date=30 August 2017 |access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref>