  We present the thermodynamic properties of strongly interacting matter in
finite volume in the framework of Polyakov loop enhanced Nambu$-$Jona-lasinio
model within mean field approximation. We considered both the 2 flavor and 2+1
flavor matter. Our primary observation was a qualitative change in the phase
transition properties that resulted in the lowering of the temperature
corresponding to the critical end point. This would make it favorable for
detection in heavy-ion experiments that intend to create high density matter
with considerably small temperatures. We further demonstrate the possibility of
obtaining chiral symmetry restoration even within the confined phase in finite
volumes.
