Finland is famous for its many lakes, nearly 200,000 of them, not including the small ones. Finland is also known to have excellent water quality, and green deep woods and forests around the sea, rivers, and the waterways. In Finland, tourists can sit on the shore of a lake, fishing, watching reindeer or moose and enjoying silence. Helsinki is relatively small and intimate but lively and bustling. Because it is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea and has many kilometres of coastline, most of its central districts are near the seaside. Helsinki's coastal position makes it ideal to experience in the summertime from one of the many sightseeing ferries leaving from the port of Helsinki. Many of Helsinki's main attractions are also related to the sea, including the Suomenlinna naval fortress and the Seurasaari Island with its parks and open-air museum. Helsinki is a safe city for tourists and a safe place in which to live. It has been named 2nd safest city in the world. In wintertime Finland provides excellent opportunities for cross-country skiing and some for alpine skiing too. Many of the popular ski resorts are situated north of the Arctic Circle in Lapland.Santa Claus is commonly known to live on Korvatunturi in Finland. In the town of Rovaniemi there is the Santa Claus Village for tourists to visit. Summer in Finland is short but the days are long. You can fit two or three days of activities into each one. The towns have a lot to offer but the country has even more. Rent a little cottage by a lake with a rowboat or a canoe. Explore the lakes in all directions. Heat up the sauna in the evening and run, skin steaming, off the end of the dock into the water. Then relax on the porch, watching the sun that doesn't set. Rent a car at car rental company, which can be found in Finland airports.