Docking at the island of Korpo, Finland.
All photographs by Tristan Parker
Docking at the island of Korpo, Finland.
All photographs by Tristan Parker
With Finland now open to vaccinated travellers, the 20,000 pristine islands off its south-west coast make for an appealing post-pandemic tour
TristanParker
Thu 29 Jul 2021 02.00 EDT
Last modified on Thu 29 Jul 2021 02.02 EDT
Finland has dealt with the pandemic much better than a lot of other countries. It still has one of the lowest rates of both confirmed cases (about 103,851 at time of writing) and coronavirus-related deaths (currently 982) in Europe, a feat many have attributed to a strategy of rapid lockdowns and stringent travel restrictions.
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