Archive for May, 2009
Lakes & Reindeers
Two well-known trademarks of Finland and especially Lapland are numerous lakes and reindeers. Finland is often called the Land of the Thousand Lakes, and there is a good reason for that. Indeed there are thousands of beautiful lakes in Finland and you can see a lot of these lakes also in Lapland. The view from [...]
Yllas
Yllas in Lapland, Finland, is a 718 meter high fell. It’s situated in the municipality of Kolari in western Lapland. There are two villages near Yllas: Akaslompolo on the north side and Yllasjarvi in the south. They are connected by an 11km road, around the side of the fell.
Yllas area’s marketing slogan “Yllas is number [...]
Flights to Lapland
It’s easy to travel to Finland and Lapland. There are several airports and many flights. Especially in Christmas time the flight selection is very good.
If there are no direct flights to Lapland to suite your needs, you can always fly to Helsinki airport and easily change the plane there. There are daily flights from Helsinki [...]
Facts about Lapland
Here we have collected a list about some interesting facts about Lapland.
Did you know that Lapland makes up about one third of Finland.
Did you know that Finnish Lapland is as big as Belgium, Holland and Switzerland put together.
Did you know that in Lapland sun is visible around the clock 73 days in the summer.
Did you [...]