Our trip to Finland was wonderful!
Finland
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Jun 2 - Jun 10, 2024
![Janis](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/users/profile_photos/ad125dd9ab3c5d12d19fbb6144da15d42684f2f9/original-0b59dbbacd534667e648988ae300a8e5.jpg)
Our trip to Finland was wonderful! A large part of it had to do with Moonika our KimKim travel agent who helped with all our arrangements. She was terrific as far as communicating with us in a timely manner and, I especially appreciated her flexibility with plan changes and help at the very end. We had booked a final trip on our own to Estonia and it got mistakenly cancelled. She booked a new trip for us just a day in advance! We were a group of nine and so there were multiple rooms in each town and transfers and one couple went to the airport early and one group of three had their plane pickup and drop off changed. She made all these changes successfully!
Our guides in each city were great, but I loved Sari, our guide in Helsinki! Her English was great and her insight and love for Finland made her tour personal and very informative!
The hotels we terrific, especially Glo in Helsinki and the Lapland Hotel Arena! They were more than comfortable and yes, the breakfasts were truly amazing!!
My most memorable trip was our sailing trip on the Archipelago to a small island where we hiked. Our captain built the boat which was impressive and the trip on the sea was beautiful! We also had a lovely simple lunch that he provided.
It was a trip of a lifetime! We loved Finland!
Hotel Review
Loved the uniqueness of the hotel along with the comfortable beds and rooms. The breakfast was amazing as advertised!! Rooms were quiet. The location was walkable and seemed very safe. The front desk was helpful with several good ideas for restaurants. We stayed several nights. The only small complaint was that the AC did not seem to be adjustable. The first nights we were there it seemed warm, and they did bring a fan in for us. At the end of our trip we stayed again and the temperature was better.
Activity Review
![Boat Trip from Nauvo](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/0922432c1b4ae735d62e8fd82876f8b0b3379912/original-62466cd4c8d64244e8e386efa1a6e9e8.jpg)
This was the primary trip I was interested in and it didn't disappoint! It was a long trip to get to the boat, but the travel there was comfortable in our own large van or small bus. We sailed on a sailboat built by the captain, just our party, to a small island in the Archipelago. The boat was built in the fashion of a traditional work boat from the past. The captain was interesting, informative and friendly. I loved being on the sea and seeing the multiple islands! It was a treat! We were also served a delicious lunch of fish stew!
![Moonika](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/users/profile_photos/e6d799c28f34429bbfeade651a96a9a9c6bf120b/original-2357d25267a66a058eb6783b288b8271.jpg)
Thank you Janis for a great review! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your trip with us and will make sure to share your feedback with our partners. I hope to have you as our guests again in the future.
Best,
Moonika