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Ruka and Kuusamo Snow Update
After a very slow start to the winter here in Kuusamo, we are finally up and running. Sort of. We have about 10 cms of natural snow on the ground with plenty more snow forecast over the next few days. The temperature is forecast to be between 0 and -5C for the next few days [...]
Is Lapland on your bucket list?
We’ve all got one, haven’t we? That list of places and things we want to experience before we die. I’ve been lucky enough to tick a number of things off mine in the last few years but there are still plenty more on there. Here’s a few of mine. Visit the Pyramids of Egypt Everything [...]
Incredible video of the northern lights in Lapland
We had our first northern lights sighting last week and it’s got me all excited about the coming winter and sights like this being here soon. Find out more about the northern lights in Kuusamo Photo source: Image Editor
Husky Safaris in Ruka Kuusamo
The excitable yapping and barking of the dogs straining against their harness; your breath spiralling from your mouth in the frozen air; footsteps crunching through the snow as you make your way to the dog sled for your trip through the beautiful wilderness powered by eager canines. Flying through forest, following the winding, narrow path; zooming over [...]
When to go skiing in Ruka
It’s that time of the year again: time to start thinking about your winter ski holidays. When is the best time to come skiing in Ruka? Well, that all depends on what you want. November We may not have much in the way of ground snow in November but thanks to snow stored from last [...]
Ruska In Kuusamo
It’s that time of the year again, the time when the mother nature puts on her annual spectacular display of colour, stripping the trees, heath and undergrowth of it’s summer-time greens and replacing them with vibrant yellows, oranges and reds. The forests are filled with the wonderful peaty smell that autumn brings with it and [...]
A Day In Helsinki
My husband had a meeting in the capital last week and so I went along for the ride, spending a day wandering around the streets of Helsinki. What a fabulous city it is. It manages to combine the feelings of a small, intimate town with an exciting capital city. It is wonderfully compact, and easy [...]
Please sign the petition say NO to uranium mining in Kuusamo
Help us protect Kuusamo from the devastating effects of Uranium and Gold mining!
Flights to Kuusamo Lapland
How to fly as cheaply as possible to Kuusamo
Finland has a new theme tune
For some inexplicable reason, Conan O’brien is huge in Finland. Really, he is. Maybe it’s because he looks spookily like Finland’s president, Tarja Halonen. To show his appreciation for the love Finland give him, he had his band come up with a new song for Finland. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEVuYVIAHn4&feature=related All so true.
Kuusamo the perfect writers retreat
Peace and quiet. Calm and beauty. An inspirational place to be alone and get on with writing without the distrations of modern day life. If you ask any writer they will tell you that this sounds like a dream come true. And yes, I know how lucky I am having this at the bottom of [...]
Kuusamo Park
In the centre of Kuusamo, running parallel with Kitkantie, the main street, lies Kuusamo park. It’s a large, green park that sits on the edge of Lake Kuusamo and is a lovely place to spend some time in the summer strolling along the paths, paddling in the water and eating ice-cream. Especially so if you have [...]
Video of 2.30am sunrise over lake
I’m not sure what is was that woke me, but I know why I stumbled out of my bed at 02:30am this morning: the sight of this from my bedroom window. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg02IK8VleM
Horse Riding in Kuusamo
Year round horse and pony treks and lessons in the school, winter sleigh rides and moonlit treks.
A Visit to Ranua Zoo
Ranua Zoo is about a 2 ½ hour drive from Kuusamo (180km) and definitely worth a visit if you have a car. Rather than being about exotic animals like lions and tigers, Ranua gives you the chance to see animals from Finland and other nordic countries in one place. A sort of living natural history [...]
Hi, I'm Heather and this is my blog and travel guide to Ruka and Kuusamo, Lapland
