It is one of the oldest towns in Finland. It was founded by Count Peter Brahe and ideally located with offshore islands. There are some very old wooden houses in the city and the Rahee Museum, founded in 1862, is small but contains a wide assortment of objects ranging from rare species of wild birds and animals to antiquities from different parts of the world. I did not fail to notice a small collection of Pharaonic vessels. Of course, the locals keep the best places secret.
Fishing is highly popular and a number of ice-fishing contests are held each winter.
My last excursion was to Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland in the north. It is located next to the Arctic Circle where, at the height of winter, the sun never shines and in summer, it stays above the horizon for weeks at a time. Such a city provided a perfect finale to a beautiful trip.