Basic Lapland travel info -
for the first time all in one place

Lapland travel means travelling in a very peaceful corner of the Earth.

We hope that our basic Lapland travel info will make it easier to come and visit us. We who live here, love Lapland not only because of the Midnight Sun and the Aurora Borealis. We also love this corner of the world beacuse we know that it is one of the safest places on this striferidden planet. Whatever happened to peace on earth?

Daily you get news about suicide bombings and killings from all over the world. Even babies are dying for nothing and their mothers are crying - but their tears are of no avail.

Lapland travel is safe. This is why you can enjoy your holiday without thinking of terrorists and bombs. Read more about The Global Peace Index to find additional reasons to visit Lapland

Maybe you already know that the Lapps or Sami people live in four different countries - Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden.

This is the land were the reindeer roam - where you can meet them almost every day as you go. Sometimes many at a time. Our aim is to help you around in most of the land of the Sami people. At this stage our Lapland travel info will not cover the Russian part.

The Contrasts

The landscape is full of contrasts. If you come up through Finland, you'll travel trough a comparatively flat landscape with coniferous woods and lakes and rivers all around you. And in Sweden the same is true when you come from the south. You'll meet rolling hills and woods and many large rivers which you have to cross.

In Norwegian Lapland there is the rugged coastline and the fiords. You find a few big rivers. Going inland we find the rolling plains (plateaux) and lakes.

The climate makes up for another contrast. Along the Lapland Arctic coast we have the Gulf Stream which keeps the temperatures relatively high. None of the Lapland fiords freeze in winter - which is quite amazing if you compare to the same latitude in Alaska and Canada. There all water freezes at 70 degrees north. More and more people make their Lapland travel in winter.

The climate makes it possible to make snow sculptures of Lapp dogs like the one we found in Tana in Norwegian Lapland (Finnmark). See picture above.

The Silence

The area is reknowned for its peace and calm and silence. The calm woods. The roaring Arctic Ocean. The silence of snow. Nothing is as silent as snow. The music of birds migrating all the way from South Africa or the Netherlands.

Some people even say the can hear the aurora borealis.

What about making your Lapland travel to find out for yourself? At least you can make a small Lapland travel at this site.

It Is Different

If you are the type of person who seeks challenges, we have them here. And if you seek solitude, you can wander for days without meeting anyone - except reindeer and wild animals.

No matter what part of the world you come from, Lapland travel is different. No matter what you have seen and experienced before, you will find something new. New experiences. New things to talk about for years to come.

The Light

Maybe you've heard of the magic of this peaceful area. The white nights under the one hundred days and nights of the midnight sun...

And in winter the same amount of days and nights when the moon and the aurora borealis reign the sky instead of the sun. The land of contrasts.

During the different seasons of the year the lighting conditions vary enormously. From the white nights in summer to the long, dark and sunless days during winter. And the magnitude and the orchestra of colours of the aurora borealis. Read more about the light

About this Site

Our site can be a good starting point for your journey since this site seems to be the only one covering all of Lapland in the 3 countries.

We'll give you the basics - at this stage. And together with the "Resources" chapter and the overviews at the end of many of our articles you'll have an easier access to a larger picture of what will await you in Lapland.