Resorts
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 [...]
Kuusamo Ruka
Ruka, one of the biggest ski centers in Finland is situated in the municipality of Kuusamo. Kuusamo Ruka is one of the main tourist attractions in Finland. Kuusamo is not actually situated in Lapland but is considered to be natural part of Lapland. Every now and then there are discussions whether Kuusamo should be made [...]
Pyha-Luosto
Pyha-Luosto is situated in central Lapland, near Sodankyla and Pelkosenniemi. It’s not the biggest resort in Lapland but certainly not the smallest too.
Pyha-Luosto is only about 120km from Rovaniemi airport, so it’s very easy to get there. It takes only 90 minutes to drive from Rovaniemi to Pyha-Luosto.
What to do in Pyha-Luosto? Of course there’s [...]
Saariselka
Saariselka is a largish holiday center and ski resort high up in eastern Lapland. Saariselka is about 250km north of the Arctic Circle and nearly 1000 kilometers away from the capital of Finland, Helsinki.
Saariselka is a compact village focused fully on providing great facilities for holidays. Saariselka has many great hotels and restaurants, and it’s [...]
Rovaniemi
The centre of Lapland, Finland, is no doubt the city of Rovaniemi. Rovaniemi is by far the biggest city in Lapland and it actually lies in the centre of Lapland.
The city center of Rovaniemi itself is very small with a radius of about one kilometer, and everything inside it is within an easy walking distance. [...]
Olos
Olos is situated in western Lapland. It’s actually very close to Swedish border and belongs to Muonio municipality. The surroundings and atmosphere in Olos offers the visitor a great chance to fully relax on holiday.
Olos has great winter sports facilities for cross-country skiing, downhill skiing and snowboarding. Therefore Olos hosts many cross-country skiing competitions and [...]