Finnish Lapland
Finnish Lapland is home to national parks and gorgeous lakes filled with fish. Spot the reindeer, wolves, wolverines and brown bears while hiking and then relax in a traditional Finnish sauna. “I found myself utterly numbed by the intense cold in Lapland, but reminded myself that there is nothing as invigorating as scraping off ice crystals from my eyelashes!”
See full article in Globerovers Magazine, July 2017
Finnish Lapland, Lappi in the Finnish language, is the largest and northernmost region of Finland. Historically it was part of the Swedish Lapland until 1809 when the Russian Empire annexed the eastern part of the Swedish dominion and created the Grand Duchy of Finland which is known merely as Finland today.
The Saints Apostles Peter and Paul Orthodox Church of Tornio, Finland, was founded in 1825 by Russian Czar Alexander I. The current little church building dates back to 1884 and is part of the orthodox parish of Oulu. Tornio is located along the Finland-Sweden border to the north of the Bay of Bothnia.
Finnish Lapland is dominated by no less than eight national parks. Nature lovers can enjoy the scenery by land or by water at any time of the year. Much of the area has free public access where hikers can roam the great outdoors. The Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park in the far northwest along the Swedish border has 350 km of marked summer trails and over 500 km of skiing trails. Overnight stays are in historic Lappish villages where in winter you can see the Northern Lights.
The Urho Kekkonen National Park in the northwest along the Russian border has 200 km of marked summer trails and extensive ski trail networks. The remote fell (Old Norse word for mountain) of Korvatunturi is famous among Finns as the home of Santa Claus (Joulupukki in Finnish) where, according to local folklore, he has his secret toys and trinkets workshop.
A little further south lies the Pyhä-Luosto National Park where deep gorges slice through rugged hills. Summer trails cover about 75 km and there are 120 km of skiing trails.
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Northern Finland
Saints Apostles Peter and Paul Orthodox Church of Tornio (1884), Finland.
Frozen tree outside Rovaniemi, northern Finland
Kemi Snow Castle, northern Finland
Kemi Snow Castle, northern Finland
Sundogs outside Rovaniemi, northern Finland
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