Finland is a nature destination unlike anywhere else in Europe, and the holiday home is central to it: a log cabin or a lakeside cottage — a mökki — with its own private sauna, on a quiet shore or deep in the forest. It runs on two seasons. Summer belongs to the Lakeland, with its thousands of lakes for swimming and canoeing under the midnight sun; winter belongs to Lapland in the Arctic north, where the northern lights, skiing, and husky and reindeer come into their own once the snow arrives.
Where you go depends on the season you're after. Lapland is the base for winter and the aurora; the Southern and Northern Savonia lakes are the classic summer cottage country; and Tampere's Pirkanmaa is the easiest all-rounder. Getting there usually means a flight to Helsinki and then a domestic flight or a drive. Every villa on TrustedVillas is individually inspected and verified by our team before it's listed, so what you see is what you get.