Snow Princess Hotel
Travel Blogs from Yllasjarvi
Christmas and Boxing Day
... maple syrup at the store in Sweden two days earlier, and Natasha wanted to make maple snow candy. The process involves boiling the water out of the maple syrup, then pouring it in the snow, and scooping it up with a fork. Everyone thought this idea was nuts, but Natasha wasn’t convinced until she was standing in the snow and pouring the hot maple syrup. It was absolutely hilarious to see people squatting in the snow and eating the snow with forks. The whole ...
Finnish Christmas Eve
... while listening to the Finnish service. After the service we hurried home for Christmas dinner.
When we got home, we went upstairs to change out of borrowed snow pants and joined the Bergman’s downstairs. Dinner was a delightful assortment of casseroles, salads, meats (ham, turkey, and reindeer) and fish. I am not sure if it is Finnish tradition, or Mari’s family tradition, but after the dinner, we ended the meal with a shot of Finnish ...
Day 1 in the Arctic Circle
... watching them bake, and having the left over cookie dough that didn't fit on the two baking sheets. After baking, it was time for the Finnish sauna!!!!
The Finnish sauna is intense—and awesome. :D So basically, the Finnish sauna is next to the shower, and the three of us chose to sit in the sauna in bathing suits (I was in underwear and Mari’s bikini top since I didn’t think ahead ...
Lapland - Departure home
... experienced only two snow falls. One occurred on Christmas eve 2007 but remained only for a few hours and the second one on Easter Sunday 2008. On Easter Sunday the temperatures dipped to -4°C. It was hard to say, whether we brought the snow and cold temperatures from Lapland, after we had had such a mild winter in Frankfurt for the whole first quarter of the ...
Lapland - Cross-country Skiing
... light already at 5.30 a.m. and only became dark at 7.30 p.m, however probably sunrise and sunset were around 6.30 a.m and p.m. respectively. No matter how clear the evening skies, we missed every opportunity to see the famous Northern Lights. Some of the guests and some of the lodge staff said that on some nights during this week they had seen the Lights faintly, ...
More great choices in Yllasjarvi
Search for more deals in Yllasjarvi
Travelers also recommend:
TripAdvisor Reviews Snow Princess Hotel Yllasjarvi
