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Finland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. Welcome to the Arctic Circle. The snow is of a different nature here. Each flake is perfectly formed and glitters when it catches the sun, or the beams of a headlight. It billows down from the sky like a little flying seed from a dandelion — the kind that you blow on when you make a wish. It falls right into place as if it knows where it is meant to go. The snowflakes come together to build little blankets of powdered sugar, layer upon layer, like the sediments of a lake bed. They do this all over the ground, on every tree, every rock, every rooftop, and every fence post. I marvel as they stick to my camera on their way down. How have I lived my whole life without a real winter? I suddenly feel deprived rather than thinking smugly that I had the superior end of the stick by avoiding winters while growing up in Southern California. Yet while looking at this, I can imagine a reality where I spend every winter in this snow globe world. But for those seeking something a little different, this is the place. Finnish Lapland is special because it feels so incredibly secluded, so profoundly quiet, and so calmingly peaceful. I feel it in the desolate desert , at the peak of a hiking trail that nobody else is on, and now, in the quietness of a frosty forest. Now I know, oh but it can! Where else do you get the stillness, the crispness of the air, the indescribable pinkness of the sun, and the kind of snowflake that crackles like Pop Rocks on your tongue when you lick it? Enjoying it is not complicated with the right outfit choice. In reality, the snowy surroundings are yours without much discomfort. The Arctic winter offers a beautiful stillness and an endless sunset as the sun rests just on the horizon for hours, never fully rising. Then after it all, when you come home to a cozy BnB with a reindeer steak waiting for you, you realize winter brings with it some special methods of enjoyment. Like a sauna followed by a dip in ice water, and a glass of champagne in a hot tub thereafter. Finland, thanks for showing me that winter is wonderful, too. You opened up my eyes to so many travel possibilities with just one trip. She's traveled solo to over 65 countries and has brought over women on her all-female adventure tours from Botswana to the Alaskan tundra. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Absolutely loving the increase in posts! All your talk of snow and skiing is making me seriously consider skiing in certain countries when I start travelling in August. Finland looks bloody beautiful.. I never realised Lapland was actually a place, and it really does look like a fairytale world! If not, the Alps are always divine and who knew Finland was such a great place too? So much snow! So much potential to ski! I thought Patagonia might have some too? Yay your Finland posts! Your winter posts are amazing, this is exactly how I feel about winter. I was surprised when all of the people I met in Lapland told me winter is their favorite season, and one guy who lives in Scotland now comes home specifically for winter! Glad you liked Finland! Plus, the possibility of northern lights is huge for me. These pictures are absolutely beautiful! Your photos look stunning here. Winter agrees with you! The scenery looks amazing. Finnish Lapland looks like an absolute winter wonderland and a wonderful place to be active. Finland never stops on impressing me. It seems like I have a new destination to travel. The places are much more exciting. Can you tell me more about driving on the road in the middle of winter? We are planning to go to the same area early January next year and are planning to rent a car. What will the road condition be like and will it be dark most of the time? I was there in January too. The sun came up around 10am and went down around 4pm. Not too bad. Thanks for the reply, Kristin! May I ask where is the scenic drive near Akaslompolo mentioned in your article? Can you please show me the location of the scenic drive near Akaslompolo? I cannot find it on google map. How long was the trail and how long did it tale to snowshoe there? I just read your post and fell in love! Peace Finland is a rich country. Snow angels in Finland I marvel as they stick to my camera on their way down. Worshiping the god of ice in the church of winter at the local snow village, made entirely of snow and ice Finnish Lapland is special because it feels so incredibly secluded, so profoundly quiet, and so calmingly peaceful. So warm and cozy Like a sauna followed by a dip in ice water, and a glass of champagne in a hot tub thereafter. The flights are surprisingly convenient, especially through Helsinki. Though there are busses and taxis, renting a car will give you ultimate freedom. Driving in that kind of weather is, shall we say, interesting but not impossible! Eat: Reindeer and salmon are the most common offering. Besides the food at Aurora Estate, the best food I had was at Pihvikeisari where everything is local and homemade. They just opened a few months ago, but the owners are two young entrepreneurial women with an absolutely beautiful location and very cozy BnB, plus the food is incredible. Do: Check out my post on Awesome things to do in Finland! Pack: Check out my ski trip packing list. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Comments Absolutely loving the increase in posts! So much beauty there. 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The train arrived in Kolari on time and we waited in the station building for a bit while they do the shunting around of the train so that you can get the cars off. Roads were very white as expected but also very quiet. Arrived around midday and went to the destination Lapland office in the centre of the village to see if the cottage we had rented was ready yet. We were in luck so got the keys. As always the process with Destination Lapland was very smooth and easy and they were very friendly in the office today would recommend booking accommodation through them. The cottage is good - just as advertised. After arriving we then went to Jounin Kauppa Jouni's shop which is the big supermarket to do a big shop. We'd brought quite a lot of drier stuff with us but fresh stuff and beer just freezes on the train. Shopping done, headed back to the cottage for a quick late lunch. By around 3pm we were ready to head out cross country skiing and decided to go for a short hilly route on the skate skis. This decision was mainly based on the fact that it was already pitch dark and those tracks are well lit, however, I'm not usually a fan of big hills on skate skis It was good to be out on the skis but the first climb up was pretty brutal. Struggling to breathe well in the minus 13C and also it has been snowing slightly so it was hard going in places. However, managed the 1. The decent down the 1. So in total it was 12 km with m of elevation gain. Was quite chilly when we got back skied back to the door down the very quiet side road so have warmed up in the sauna. More xc skiing tomorrow - hopefully a longer and less hilly route. Don't think there was any flat today! Ski the Net with snowHeads. Have a great time, I was in Akaslompolo last week, almost too cold to skate ski. So mainly did classic. Did end up with frost nipped on my ears. Dropped to minus 24 one afternoon. Love the warming huts and the donuts, will never eat a normal donut again. Heading there ourselves in January for a couple of weeks, though we will be flying and taxiing, then shopping with a kick sled. It'll be our 4th trip there. And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports. Today was more skate skiing. Left around 11 am by which time it was 'light' although with low cloud and some light snow it wasn't great visibility. We passed a ski school group early on. All Finnish adults who did not look like beginners as they were classic skiing without poles looking pretty ok. The route to Velhonkota had just been pisted, and although there are a few lumps, it is more downhill than up so we made good progress. Very scenic and very quiet. In the This climb went pretty well as it is about 6 km of up but never too steep so it was good for skating at a reasonable pace. 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So we had a few hours of trying to pack some instruments and get them out of the Finnish forest which was eventually successful. Field work up here at this time of year is pretty brutal! After that the plan was to walk up to Sammeltunturi on our snowshoes. However, it was already a bit later than planned so getting dark so a shorter route was decided upon. It was still very spectacular - the classic Lapland photos of trees bend over covered in snow. It first few kilometres of the track had had a few people on it recently so was quite quick going on the snow shoes, however once we turned off the main track it was a different story. There was many places in the trees with at least 75 cm of very powdery snow so it was really hard going breaking track. Nevertheless it was a good short hike. Today we have been downhill skiing in Levi. Skis are really good - very well looked after. By the time we'd sorted skis, driven to Levi it was after before we were ready to start. 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We knew it was going to be windy and that not much would be open but having rented the skies and with an adventurous attitude we set off to Levi. It was much clearer than it had been for our whole trip so even the drive was very scenic with some really nice light. We parked at south point and did some loops on 8, 7 and 6. I really like the runs off lift number 6 as they are a bit longer than some, usually have really good snow and are generally very quiet. However, today we had planned ahead knowing it was unlikely we'd be able to ski across to the front slopes and back with the chairs being shut. We'd left some hot drinks and food in the car so skied back to south, had picnic lunch and then drove round to the front slopes in the centre of Levi for part 2. We skied the front slopes then all of the runs of lift 13 and 14 which were much more sheltered than elsewhere - we'd had the same comedy skate battles on the top of 7 and 8 as yesterday. 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Have your feet continued to be ok? And one more question. Though we have been there a few times, we don't know how easy or hard it is to get to Levi. Can we hire a car locally do you know? Or is there a bus? We haven't properly looked into it, and I am sure some of the answers are obvious, but if you have any knowledge it's welcome. Not that we are desperate to go to Levi. But we wondered about going for a night this trip. And this time I have been trying to learn Finnish. It's hard, but not as hard as I thought it would be. The worse thing is trying to remember words when I don't get practice. Today was my day streak on duolingo. OK, it's not amazing, but I really want to try. Finns have always been great to us when we have been there. Ditto for Kolari train station, buses leave right about minutes after a train arrives. Levi is manageable without a car, as the village is very centred. Staying at or near the village everything is walkable. 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