Hotel deals in Ylläsjärvi, Finland

Our final day of skiing on the slopes in Yllas.  We have got into a routine, alarm call at 7am, breakfast around 8am and catching the 718 bus to the slopes at around 9.45 - 10 am.  Temperature is -7 degrees celcius this morning.  It ...

From Akaslompolo, Yllas, Finland by whitefox2008

... the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland, in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe.  Lapland which makes up one third of Finland is a little larger than the combined area of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.  We left Gatwick airport and ...

From Yllas, Lapland, Finland by whitefox2008

The Lappish cooking traditions have been influenced by the East and the West and has varied according to the seasons.  The basis for this is due to supply of ingredients.  Food was stored by pickling, drying, smoking and salting (we were ...

From Yllas, Lapland, Finland by whitefox2008

Downhill skiing is safe in Yllas.  The resort height is just 718 metres.  The majority of the slopes are illuminated so not even the twilight will slow you down the slopes.   We skied for the next 5 days, leaving for the slopes& ...

From Yllas, Lapland, Finland by whitefox2008

Greetings from the glistening snowy landscape, land of reindeers, santa and his elves.  Yllas is synonymous with excellent skiing grounds and the best fell summit.  Slopes are not as challenging as other skiing sites in Europe. There ...

From Yllas, Lapland, Finland by whitefox2008

... and rains are temperate.  The Finns are able to live normal lives, grow forest and bring up families. Finland's coldest ever recorded temperature -51.5 degrees celcius (-60.7 degrees Farenheit) and this was measured in the village of ...

From Yllas, Lapland, Finland by whitefox2008