As I am moving to Finland I wanted to have a bucket list of things I would like to do while I am there. When I started scouring the internet for ideas most of them had one thing in common, midnight sun and northern lights. Both something I have had plenty of in Iceland and are not on my Finland list! Sorry, not sorry.

I would like to accomplish most of these things (hopefully all of them) when I am in Finland for my Master’s degree and since I am based in Helsinki I wanted it to focus on things I could accomplish here.

Finland Bucket list:

1. Visit Rovaniemi
2. Go to a public sauna
3. Go for an ice-dip
4. Swim in a lake/sea (not related to the ice dip)
5. Go cross-country skiing
6. Visit museums in Helsinki
   • Natural History Museum of Helsinki
   • Ateneum Art Museum
   • Kiasma
   • HAM
   • Designmuseo
   • Hakasalmi Villa (Helsinki City Museum)
   • Helsinki University Museum
7. Eat
   • Viili
   • Mämmi
   • Leipäjuusto
   • Reindeer meat
   • Elk meat
   • The original Hesburger!
8. Learn how to make
   • Mannapuuro
   • Pannukakku
9. Read a book in Finnish
10. Knit something with Finnish wool
11. Dye my hair a bright color

Is there anything I forgot to add on my list? Or is there something I shouldn’t have on there?

Until next time!

Katrin