Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business, and the provision of services for this act. Tourists are people who are "travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited" (official UNWTO definition). The distance between these two places is of no significance.
A more comprehensive definition would be that tourism is a service industry, comprising a number of tangible and intangible components. The tangible elements include transport systems — air, rail, road, water and now, space; hospitality services — accommodation, foods and beverages, tours, souvenirs; and related services such as banking, insurance and safety and security. The intangible elements include: rest and relaxation, culture, escape, adventure, new and different experiences.
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All Travel Finland - Offers hotel booking and car rental. Also features currency converter, destination guides, and route-mapper.
Meta Description: [ All Finland travel, Finn maps, discount Helsinki hotels, accommodation, information, car rentals, vacations and more ]
Enchanting Finland - Official site with articles about the Finns, origins, forest, water and activities
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EuroCompass Finland Guide - Clickable travel map with direct links to hotels and other accommodation, culture and things to do.
Meta Description: [ 10000 + places to stay and things to do in Europe! All with direct links to the individual homepages. Hotels, campings, museums, bungalows, castles, zoo, fun parks, watersports, golf, karting, casino, and much more! ]
Finland - Lapland Wild and Free - Travel information with hotels, safari and fishing tours. With a link to the Santa Claus office.
Meta Description: [ Incoming Tour Operator ]
Finland Travel Club - Web community with tips and recommendations for travellers.
Meta Description: [ We answer your questions about traveling in Finland for free. Contact us: finlandia30@hotmail.com - you can also join in the free Finland Travel Club. Members get free e-mail messages with English news from Finland, new links etc. ]
Finland Travel Marketing - Incoming agency for Finland and neighboring countries. Links to spas, hotels, a picture-bank. With a short introduction to Finland.
finland-traveling - Facts and links.
Finnish Tourist Board - An Online Tourist Guide with lot of up to date information on Finland as a travel destination such as hotels, events and transportations. Tourism statistics.
Kaikuva Ltd - Provides information about the activity holidays, nature tours and conference organisers. Includes brochure request form and photo galleries.
Map 4 Travel - Finland - Interactive map showing major cities. Links to airports, destinations, attractions, weather, hotels, shopping, currency, economy, and current time.
Meta Description: [ Finland travel planning and flight-booking site. Purchase airline tickets online, find vacation packages, and make hotel and car reservations, find map, virtual tour, currency, airport, shopping, weather, time and date, attraction, destination information, travel news and more. ]
Muuka.Com - Photographs and information of architecture in Finland, and landscape photographs updated monthly.
Meta Description: [ Photographs of Finnish historical architecture and landscape ]
National Road Finland - Tourism-site for the location along the national road 5 across Finland. Information about traveling, history, development, services, culture, news and events.
Pictures from Finland - Fotos of different locations.
Polartravel.net Scandinavian Travel Portal - Traveling portal to Scandinavia covering many destinations in the area. Informs about spas, program services, accommodation and activities and links to online booking systems.
Meta Description: [ Travel Guide for Finland and Nordic Scandinavia key tourism destinations ]
Santa Claus' Office - The history of Santa and how he ended up living in Finland. Picture gallery and his own Fan Club.
Surf Finland - Provides links to all official municipality and city web sites, with a country map.
The Archipelago of Finland - Turun Saaristo - Internet guide to the archipelago, including a picture gallery. Leads to services and events.
The Backpacking Site for Finland - Information on some aspect of backpacking and low cost travel in Finland. The featured articles can be discussed.
Meta Description: [ The Backpacking Guide - find out all the information you need to know on every aspect of backpacking and low cost travel. ]
The King's Road - A historical road from Turku to the Russian border. History, map and travel services.
The Oxroad of Häme - Historical route from Turku to Hämeenlinna dating to the time of the Vikings in the 9th century. Includes a brief history, as well as information of sights, accommodation, dining and recreation along the way.
Travel in Finland - Travel guide with links to accommodation, adventure, culture, activities and events.
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