ZAP Wanderlust: Finland — ZAPWATER COMMUNICATIONS

Best known for its Northern Lights and year-round Santa Claus Village, Zapwater coordinated a trip with 5 Chicago-based bloggers and photographers to promote the relaunch of Finnair’s seasonal service to and from Chicago, along with establishing Visit Finland as a top travel destination. The team immersed themselves in Finnish culture through food, excursions and sight-seeing in Helsinki and Turku. Thanks to Finnair, Visit Finland and Visit Turku for hosting and providing accommodations for the entire team! Follow along with the hashtag #VisitFinland for additional posts and see below for a snippet of their adventure!

A video posted by Zapwater Communications (@zapwater) on May 19, 2016 at 5:54am PDT: You can say that the Chicago bloggers and influencers are enjoying the beautiful city of Helsinki! #visithelsinki #feelfinnair @ourfinland #abmtravelbug #trave… — A video posted by Zapwater Communications (@zapwater) on May 19, 2016 at 5:54am PDT:
You can say that the Chicago bloggers and influencers are enjoying the beautiful city of Helsinki! #visithelsinki #feelfinnair @ourfinland #abmtravelbug #travel #helsinki #finland @_nedaaa__ @johnphilp3 @oliviarink @thekittchen @dkelleghan @kessara

Three Days in Helsinki

Hotel accommodations were made in Hotel Katajanokka, a former prison dating back to 1837

A welcome dinner was hosted by Finnair at Nokka

The team took a boat to Vallisaari, a former military base, which was recently opened to the public in May.

Two Days in Turku

A picnic aboard the Lana with exceptional cheese platters

Cruise and dinner served at Loistokari island in Turku

Until next time, Finland!

Neda Bencun, Publicist