von Nina Saniola | Jan 11, 2022
Cross-country skiing in Saariselkä The cross-country skiing season in Saariselkä lasts from October till May, starting from artificial snow and ending on shining spring snow. There are 200 km of cross-country ski tracks which of 34 km with lights. Real time track...
von Nina Saniola | Jan 11, 2022
The first tourist chapel in Lapland, Tieva Chapel, was built in 1978 from old logs of Ivalo prayer house. Tieva Chapel is located in Kakslauttanen near the ski tracks. This ascetic yet serene chapel is open around the clock for any one to stop by and have a quiet...
von Nina Saniola | Jan 11, 2022
Tankavaara Gold Prospector Museum is situated in the genuine gold district of Sodankylä, in Northern Lapland (30 km to the South from Saariselkä). Tankavaara’s Gold Prospector Museum was founded in 1973 and it is the only international museum in the world...
von Nina Saniola | Jan 11, 2022
St. Paul ecumenical Chapel in Saariselkä was completed in 1996. It is a fell chapel built from logs and seats a congregation of 210. The fell chapel has a unique altarpiece, a window behind the altar, from which a majestic view of the fells opens. A mass is held in...
von Nina Saniola | Jan 11, 2022
The Prospektori miner‘ hut is an old gold mine which belonged to the mining company Prospektor in the beginning of the 19th century. The mining company Prospektori founfed the mine in 1902 because there was said to be gold in Saariselkä. However, they never...
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