Lapland travel means travelling in a land of contrasts

by Olav E. Johansen
(Tana, Norway)

Traditional Lapp clothes are very colourful

Lapland travel is in a peaceful corner of the world. You can enjoy your holiday without thinking of terrorists or bombs.

Lapland is the land of the Lapps or Sami people who 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, often many at a time.

Landscapes full of contrasts

The landscape of Lapland is full of contrasts. If you come up through Finland, you'll travel through 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.

Pleasant climate

The climate makes up for another contrast. Along the Lapland Arctic coast the Gulf Stream 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.

Because of the pleasant climate, more and more people make their Lapland travel in winter.

Enjoy 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 they 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.

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 because 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.