Travel in city Helsinki, Finland

Munich Airport ground to a standstill this week after heavy snowfall and freezing rain made safe flight operations impossible.

In February, I finally checked off one of my top bucket list items — seeing the aurora borealis, better known as the northern lights.

Finland’s biggest city is also its most stylish. Once the home of influential local architect and designer Alvar Aalto, the capital’s art nouveau core is today complemented by contemporary Nordic architecture and offbeat design hits, including clothing and home furnishings company Marimekko’s flagship store and the subterranean Amos Rex Art Museum. Adding another dimension to the city is the harbour district of Jätkäsaari, a former backwater that’s reinvented itself in the past two decades with sleek apartment blocks anchored by restaurants, cafes, shops and a new public sauna.

Finland is changing the way it handles border security—specifically by doing away with physical passports.

Heralding a new era in luxury Nordic hospitality, this urban oasis will be preferred Hotels & Resorts’ first Legend Collection property in Finland.

Travel prices across Europe have started to decline, following months of continuous hikes in air fares and hotel rates. However, they’re expected to remain highly volatile for several years as the market undergoes a correction.

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Flying over Finland’s coastline on the way to Helsinki reveals scattered islands, glassy lakes, rushing rivers and pine-green forests. Here small villages, summerhouses and tiny towns dot the vast watery landscape.