As you cross the Arctic Circle (66 degree 31 N), you
are in incomparable, unspoiled Lapland, land of reindeer and the midnight sun.
In this land you can stop at Santa Claus village in Rovaniemi (pictures below), where you can
meet Father Christmas himself. http://www.santaclausvillage.info/
North of Sodankyla, you can visit the charming
"Lapp Church," Lapland’s oldest wooden church, dating back to the 17th
century. http://www.visitsodankyla.fi/en/travel/welcome.php
At Tankavaara, visit the Gold Museum and try panning
for gold if you wish. Tankavaara is home for the only international museum
in the world, displaying past and present of gold panning and prospecting. The
basic exhibition presents the history of gold prospecting in Lapland. The
Golden World, the international section, presents over twenty countries all
over the world. http://www.kultamuseo.fi/museo/pages/en/front-page.php
Saariselka is the largest winter sport center in
Finland located on the edge of the virgin wilderness and part of Finland’s
major national park. It is a paradise for winter skiers as well as hikers
and mountain bikers during the summer. http://www.inarisaariselka.fi/en/
Lapp Church pictures below.
Gold Museum pictures below.
