Destinations · Lapland.blog

The eight main Finnish Lapland destinations: Rovaniemi, Saariselkä, Levi, Kemi, Inari, Muonio, Ylläs, Kemijärvi. Read the field-journal entries from each, or be the first to write one.

Pick a destination and read the entries from there. Empty ones are the next ones to write, so you can be the first.

Going somewhere not on this list? Sodankylä, Posio, Kilpisjärvi, Hetta. Write the first entry from there and we will add it to the map.

Lapland's capital. Where most flights land. The base camp for everything north of here.

Treeless tundra, glass igloos, the Urho Kekkonen national park out the back door.

Finland's biggest ski resort. Direct flights from Helsinki in winter. Family-friendly basecamp.

Snow castle, ice-breaker tours, and the southernmost Lapland coast. Flatter ground, salt air, sea aurora.

Finland's third-largest lake. The Sámi cultural centre Siida. Where Lapland feels furthest from Europe.

Pallas-Yllästunturi national park edge. Among the highest aurora-visibility readings in Europe.

Quieter sister to Levi. Wider trails, slower pace, the fell that owns its own seasons.

Finland's northernmost city. Frozen lake, a dozen mökki within walking distance. Quiet.