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Nature Attractions In Lapland

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Lapland is the largest and northernmost region of Finland. The municipalities in the region cooperate in a Regional Council. Lapland borders the region of North Ostrobothnia in the south. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia, Norrbotten County in Sweden, Finnmark County and Troms County in Norway, and Murmansk Oblast and the Republic of Karelia in Russia. Lapland's cold and wintry climate, coupled with the relative abundance of conifer trees such as pines and spruces means that it has become associated with Christmas in some countries, most notably the United Kingdom, and holidays to Lapland are common towards the end of the year. Rovaniemi Airport is t...
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  • 3. Yllas Ski Resort Lapland
    Ylläs, or Yllästunturi in Finnish, is a 718-metre high fell in the municipality of Kolari in Lapland Province of Finland. There are two villages near Ylläs: Äkäslompolo on the north side and Ylläsjärvi in the south. They are connected by an 11 km road, around the side of the fell. Both villages derive much of their income from tourism. Ylläs is a popular cross country and downhill skiing centre. The area's marketing slogan is Ylläs on ykkönen! . Ylläs is the second largest ski resort in Lapland, after Levi. Many companies in the vicinity of Ylläs have taken the fell's name as part of their own, such as the Ylläksen Nousu sports club in Äkäslompolo. Ylläs is the highest fell in Finland where you can find skiing lifts. In the Ylläs area there are: 330 kilometres cross-countr...
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  • 12. Luosto Sodankyla
    Luosto is a fell in Finnish Lapland, in the Sodankylä municipality. It is about 510 metres high. It is part of Pyhä-Luosto National Park. There is a weather radar on the fell top. The Luosto ski resort and amethyst mine are nearby.
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  • 13. Ruka Kuusamo
    The 2005 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships took place at the Rukatunturi ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland, between March 17th and March 20th. Five events were held for each sex, including half-pipe, skicross, aerials, moguls and dual moguls.
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  • 14. Nallikari Beach Oulu
    Nallikari is a seaside resort located on an island in the Hietasaari district in Oulu, Finland. The resort can be reached year-round with the local bus routes 15 and 15N and during summertime with a trackless train called Potnapekka. The beach of Nallikari stretches for about half a kilometre.In addition to the beach, Nallikari resort includes a spa hotel, a camping area with rentable cottages and a seaside restaurant. A public beach was established by the city of Oulu in Nallikari in 1946. The camping area was opened in the early 1960s. There were about 40,000 total nights stayed in the camping area in the summer 2014.
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  • 15. Salla Ski Resort Salla
    Salla is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,501 and covers an area of 5,873.08 square kilometres of which 142.73 km2 is water. The population density is 0.61 inhabitants per square kilometre . Neighbour municipalities are Kemijärvi, Kuusamo, Pelkosenniemi, Posio and Savukoski. The nearby settlement of Sallatunturi is home to the Salla Ski Resort.
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