Finland for children – all about it!
Summer is on the road, and it’s not surprising that the desire to have a good and interesting rest for children comes nearer. Certainly, there are different possibilities of rest during which children gain strength, the children’s nervous system calms down, the organism becomes stronger. But, certainly, the best rest for them is resting with parents abroad, especially for children of younger age who can see new, interesting things, discover another world and be happy, being near to close people.
Nothing can be compared with a smile upon the face of a happy child from which make adults happy. And yet not less important point. Clever parents perfectly understand that to bring up an interesting person, it is necessary to diversify his/her free time so that any latent abilities of this child may be developed as much as possible and one of them is informative activity which is reached by means of tourist travel when children get acquainted with new and novel world more closely.
In Finland there is no place where all family rest with children isn’t thouroughly thought over. Active tourism includes sports in the open air, one of the most popular kinds of rest for children in Finland. The second, not less extended, this dialogue of children with the nature, with fauna and with birds. As to thematic parks and the scientific children’s centers, attractions and travel on water, the improving centers … there are many of them: they are useful, bring weight of impressions and knowledge to children, developing them physically and intellectually… Each vacation spot provides with all this children of different age.
Let’s prove the examples…
Many know heroes of the kind books written by the Finnish author Tove Jansson, translated on many languages of the world including music and children’s films based on these books etc..
Imagine children’s pleasure when these fantastic heroes will revive and become in the same relatives, leading usual life among wood, on the seacoast, accessible and bringing sincere sensations to children.
One of the best children’s parks of entertainments in Finland is the Country of Mumi-trolls. This park is one of the best thematic parks in the world for children, situated near to the city of Turku, in the resort city of Naantali.
Children enjoy it greatly here, they get to the fantastic country – on island of adventures and receive so much impressions that will by all means remember this travel. Wood robbers, sea pirates, sea school, paths of obstacles, cheerful theater which is necessary to visit, Mumi-mail, whence it is possible to send home a cheerful post card.
From island of Mumi-trolls it is possible to get on island Vjaski, and there the adventures beginning on the ashore at the ship grasped by pirates wait for children…
The aquarium «Sea Life» in the city of Helsinki annually welcomes a considerable quantity of families with children. What is possible to see here?
Travel to the world of the tropical and warm sea, and also the cold sea in the north. Here their sea inhabitants are presented. Children look, running across from one to another, being surprised and being surprised by forms of inhabitants, their sizes and coloring …
Children love the underwater and mysterious world, and from here it is difficult make them leave. Children’s center of science “Eureka” which acquaints young visitors with many things from area of physics, mathematics, navigation, biology, astronomy – all for your children… Look, and you will be convinced, how interesting it is not only for children, but also for adults who with genuine hobby try everything news together with children.
The aquarium of “Maretarium” in the city of Kotka, near to the border with Russia, is known to many tourists visiting Finland.
Here children can spend their day, and time will pass quickly. Believe me, they will be grateful to parents for this pleasure they got from interesting excursion on an aquarium.
The aquapark of ”Serena” in Espoo is the biggest tropical aquapark in Finland. Hills, falls, a jacuzzi, saunas, pools, pipes … — everywhere water, water, water, warm water rages and falls, envelops and indulges, soars and weakens …
National park “Repovesi” about the city of Kouvol is an excellent possibility of productive leisure for children and adults.
There is also another fine children’s park of attractions of “Tjukkimjaki” in which annually there is something brand new. Children spend here all day with pleasure.
The infinite set of museums, old quarters, small streets of handicraftsmen where it is possible to get acquainted with history, culture, traditional crafts and crafts of local residents — all it will give evident knowledge of antecedents of inhabitants of northern countries to children of school age. Such streets or even the whole quarters are practically in each Finnish city.
Museums and open-air zoos, special places for supervision over birds, sports children’s schools for training of horse driving … — all this is for children.
It is strongly recommended to learn about history of Finland, visiting historical places, open-air museums… which not only will give knowledge, but also a new unknown view at any historical event or concrete historical person, and all this is extremely necessary for fuller understanding of processes in both your own country and world history.
Planning your rest, visit with children several different places. Not only in capital but in other place of Finland too you can visit not less interesting and informative places for children of different age. They truly exist, you should only address to those who knows well the country and will help you to make the program for children. Rent of cottages in Finland
And the last but not the least
Children love wood, like to fish, all children’s fishing equipment can be got here, and in Finland license for children isn’t necessary. Who knows, may be the dialogue with nature, fishing and beautiful lakes will become their present hobby for their whole life.
And, being among the nature, comprehending its secrets, the feeling of solicitous attitude to nature is born in a child, there is a sensation that they are also a part of all of it, communicating with nature, they learn to think, analyze, dream, be surprised and lead full life of an interesting person.
And if to add to all these pure and healthy wood air, fine water, good food and calmness of northern country you may safely be assured: a trip to Finland is a real GOOD rest for your children!
