This honeycomb-textured tafone looks like a petrified troll head.

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

A rare octagonal brick beacon on an isolated island in the Baltic.

One of the world's most unusual events combines headbanging and needlework.

Hidden deep in a forest is this geological wonder carved by glaciers.

A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

No matter how many times this community-run sauna gets destroyed, it always rises from the ashes.

More than 200 eclectic sculptures surround the artist's home.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.

This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.

Nuclear waste experts study this prehistoric crater lake to envision landscapes one million years in the future.

The etchings on this narrow channel between two islands bear witness to maritime travelers who have passed through since the Middle Ages.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.