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| Saariselkä, near the Urho Kekkonen National Park, has a long tradition in welcoming travellers, but has nevertheless remained genuinely Lappish in character and compact in size: all services and activities are within walking distance, with the surrounding wilderness just a step away. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The skiing season in Saariselkä begins in October and lasts until May. The area has 8 hotels, 19 restaurants, 11 service providers, one spa and many shops. Winter activities range from crosscountry skiing and downhill skiing to husky, reindeer and snowmobile safaris as well as ice-fishing. Now you can learn and practise snowkiting in Saariselkä, the first holiday centre in Finland to offer tuition in Snowkiting! Saariselkä, EU’s northernmost winter holiday resort, is located on the way to the Arctic Ocean and the North Cape. |
Tankavaara Gold Village is situated 30 km from Saariselkä, here you can visit the Gold Prospector Museum and its Golden World Exposition, which tells the story of gold prospecting in Finland and elsewhere. Siida in Inari - 70 km from Saariselka - is home to the Sámi Museum and Northern Lapland Nature Centre, acquainting visitors with the indigenous Sámi people and the seasons of the Great North. Tourist Information - Saariselka Village Map Sunrise & Sunset:
Average Temperature: December -12.3 C |
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