The Nordic countries are well known for their rather gimmicky yet innovative travel campaigns luring travelers to the icy north. From doctors prescribing travel to Sweden as a medical treatment to Oslo's viral mock-documentary narrated by a jaded local called Halfdan. Preceding these by a decade, Danish tour operator Spies Travels famously promoted its ”Do It for Denmark!” campaign focused on Denmark’s low birth rates, offering “ovulation discounts” to couples who proved they conceived on their romantic trip.

Now, Finland has announced it's flying out sixteen international singles this February for a "blind group date with likeminded travelers and local Finnish singles.”

The country is touting the so-called Love At First Bite campaign as an epic blind dinner date, designed to help participants “discover Finnish food, meet new people, and perhaps even find love.” The singles will be divided and hosted in two group dates in capital city Helsinki and Tampere located in Europe’s largest lake district,…