Churches and Statues: Cultural Tourism in Finland

Tourism in Finland is chiefly oriented towards nature, but culture has an important role to play as well. Almost every cultural attraction with more than 100,000 visitors per year is situated in the major cities. Typically, the most popular cultural attraction in the cities is a church or a museum. In the rural areas, almost the only significant attractions are short-term festivals. It seems that successful cultural attractions do require a large population catchment surrounding them. Normally, local residents also enjoy culture attractions. The paper considers the relationship between cultural attractions and the location.