Start your Cheap Finland Holidays with a visit to this sea fortress called Suomenlinna, which was built on six islands and which forms part of Helsinki city, Finland’s capital. Tourists flock to this UNESCO World Heritage Site which is still called by its original name Sveaborg or Fortress of Svea. The Fortress was built by the Swedish Crown in 1748 to protect the territory from the expansionism of the Russians. History will tell you during your Cheap Finland Holidays that the Fortress succumbed to Russia in 1808.

Take your Finland Cheap Holidays a step forward by visiting the Parliament House in Helsinki. The structure was designed using a combination of 20th century modernism and Neoclassicism. You will be amazed at the balusters and the simplified columns sued by Siren in building the structure, which goes well with the red Kalvola granite exterior. You will find out during your Finland Cheap Holidays that the Parliament House was built starting 1926 and was completed in 1931. You can watch the session from the Parliament’s public balcony every Tuesdays and Fridays, or opt for a guided tour during weekends.

The Turku Cathedral should be part of your Cheap Finland Holidays not only because it is the national shrine of the country but it is one of the finest religious constructions in the history of Finnish architecture. You will observe during your Cheap Finland Holidays that it is normal to hear the chiming bells of the Cathedral at noontime even if you are far from the site itself as the chimes are broadcasted on national radio. The wooden Cathedral was built in the late 13th century but was expanded and improved in the 14th and 15th centuries, changing the wooden material to stone. You will find the interiors, especially the altarpiece which depicts the Transfiguration of Jesus very interesting. After all, it was painted by Swedish artist Fredrik Westin in 1836.

One thing you should not miss during your Finland Cheap Holidays is the National Museum of Finland. The building itself, which was built following the Finnish national romantic style, is enough to impress you during your Finland Cheap Holidays. The museum is divided into six areas namely Treasure Troves, Prehistory of Finland, The Realm, Land and its People and Easy History among others. You can’t help but look up and around the moment you enter the museum as you gaze open-mouthed at the ceiling frescoes which were painted by Aklesi Gallen-K