Lapland

Light plays a central role in this part of Sweden. The winter nights are lit up thanks to the northern lights that flow over the sky in different colours. If you are really quiet you can hear how they crackle. Join one of the northern lights tours that are arranged. In Swedish Lapland, the nights during the summer months never really get dark when the midnight sun squanders its light.

Shed the stress, loosen tight muscles and untangle your thoughts while sitting in the hot log sauna by the Lainio River. Feel the steam roll through the room after water was poured on the hot stones. Take a dip in the snow or dive into the river to cool off. Let your mind wander, or just have a good time and a cold beer. There is also a hot tub on the terrace by the river, if you rather enjoy fresh air and warm water instead of the sauna. Lapland Incentive:

The open swampy terrain of Vasikkavuoma provides for a rich bird and plant life. There is a total of about 50 different species on the mire, which together form a "plant community". The area is approximately 250 acres and in its heyday there were about 350 barns - only 70 remain now.

The first stone blocks to the church foundation walls were broken in 1875 in Kenttärova. The same year F. R. Ekberg completed the drawings of the architect. The Royal Majesty, however, decided March 23, 1877 that the church and school house would be built on the same area: Nivankorvanmaa.

One of the world´s two natural bifurcations.The river - bifurcation is 52 km long and has a vertical drop of 35 meters. The river has nine rapids.

One of the world's largest sundials is located right in the center of Pajala. With a diameter of 38.33 m., the sundial has a rustic tribal look and there is a park around it. Come here to get a sense for how time was measured by our ancestors in the olden days.

In the small town Lovikka you will find the world's largest "Lovikkavanten", a common Swedish glove which is 3.5 meters high and can be read about in the Guinness Book of Records 2002. Genuine Lovikka gloves are still produced and available to purchase on-site.

The foundry at Kengis rapids is a monument to the bygone industrial epoch which began in the 1640's with the discovery of iron ore. The find was made, according to legend, by a squirrel hunter, who felt his arrow's iron-shod tip pulled against a stone (it was found to contain magnetic iron ore).