The autonomous Finnish province of Åland is located in the Baltic Sea, at the southern end of the Gulf of Bothnia between mainland Finland and Sweden. The Åland archipelago consists of around 6 500 islands, but only more than 60 are inhabited. Åland has its own taxation system, its own postage stamps, its own flag and Swedish as its only official language.

is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries and the third largest city in Finland with around 225,000 inhabitants and a metro population of nearly half a million. Leaving Helsinki behind, it was found the most attractive city among Finns who plan on moving.

is a town in Western Finland. The wooden houses in the center of the old town are a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is the third oldest town in Finland, and currently houses approximately 40,000 inhabitants. It is a historic seafaring town but in the 20th century its main industry became paper milling.