Where are the best places to travel alone?

Dotted with lakes, forests and snowy peaks, Finland is a nature lover’s paradise. It’s also “the most introverted nation in the world”, according to one Reddit user.

“In my experience Finns are actually nice, welcoming people, but they leave you alone unless you engage with them,” they add.

“People like personal space there,” another user says. “And they probably won’t talk to you unless they are drunk.”Subreddit members say that Helsinki, the country’s capital, is “safe, walkable and quiet”.

If you are the kind of solo traveller that is looking for isolation in the forest, then you’ll be in your element with the hiking, canoeing and fishing that Finland has to offer.

It’s perfect for “hiking around the lakes means being mostly alone surrounded by wilderness”.