Finland · UK
Inari
The Sámi heartland — Lake Inari and the Siida cultural centre.
— Journey —
Jet to Ivalo · 40 min
Inari, on the shore of Finland's third-largest lake in the far north, is the heart of the Finnish Sámi homeland — seat of the Sámi Parliament and the Siida cultural centre, the foremost museum of Arctic indigenous life in Europe. FFGR Finland coordinates lake cruises to the sacred island of Ukonkivi, aurora viewing far from any light pollution, and stays at the lakeside wilderness hotels. Reached via Ivalo airport, Inari offers genuine encounters with reindeer-herding Sámi culture, ice-fishing on the great lake, and the deepest silence in the European Union.
— Signature Experiences —
- ·Siida — Sámi Museum & Nature Centre
- ·Lake Inari & Ukonkivi sacred island
- ·Sámi Parliament (Sajos)
- ·Aurora viewing (dark-sky)
- ·Reindeer-herding experiences
- ·Lemmenjoki National Park
— Signature Hotels —
- ·Wilderness Hotel Inari
- ·Hotel Kultahovi
- ·Wilderness Hotel Nellim
- ·Star Arctic Hotel (Saariselkä)
— Also in this region —
Finland
Helsinki
The Daughter of the Baltic — neoclassical capital and design city.
Finland
Espoo
Coastal modernism — Tapiola garden city and Nuuksio's forests.
Finland
Rovaniemi
The capital of Lapland — Arctic Circle and the aurora.
Finland
Levi
Finland's premier alpine resort — World Cup slalom and fells.
Finland
Saariselkä
Far-north wilderness resort — glass igloos under the aurora.
Finland
Tampere
The Manchester of the North — lakes, rapids and red brick.