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Monte OZ is an independent travel blog and travel publication based in Finland, covering destinations, tourism, travel experiences and the people and cultures behind the places we visit. From Finland and the Nordic region to Europe, Africa, Asia and beyond, the site brings together travel stories, destination reporting and firsthand perspectives from a travel journalist, writer and content creator.
How Ghana Can Attract More International Visitors
How Ghana Can Attract More International Visitors will depend less on persuading people that the country is worth visiting and more on making the...
The European Cities Building New Tourism Identities
European cities are rebuilding their tourism identities around a simple idea: visitors should experience more than the postcard version of a place.
For decades, city...
How Finland Became a Global Tourism Brand
How Finland Became a Global Tourism Brand through nature, sauna, happiness, sustainability and a distinctive Finnish way of life.
Finland has turned a country once...
Europe’s most beautiful new train stations named by Prix Versailles
Prix Versailles has named three European train stations among its seven most beautiful new stations for 2026, recognising projects in Lyon, Rome and Naples...
How to Travel From Helsinki to Lapland
How to Travel From Helsinki to Lapland is a question with several good answers, but the right one depends largely on where in the...
What Foreigners Find Strange About Finland
What Foreigners Find Strange About Finland often has little to do with the country's cold winters or dark afternoons. The real surprises are usually...
What to Do If You Lose Your Passport While Travelling
What to Do If You Lose Your Passport While Travelling
Losing your passport while travelling can turn an ordinary day abroad into a problem that...
Caravan 2026 Draws Nearly 14,000 Visitors to Lahti as Motorhome Travel Evolves
Caravan 2026 drew nearly 14,000 visitors to Lahti over four days, bringing together motorhome enthusiasts, road travellers and companies from across Finland as the...
Spain leads Europe as strongest passport for visa-free travel
Strongest European passports for visa-free travel are increasingly defined by how easily their holders can cross borders without arranging a traditional visa before departure,...
Cyprus leads the search for Europe’s warmest autumn escapes
Autumn holiday searches have surged as travellers look beyond the fading summer for places where sunshine can still be found, with Cyprus emerging as...