Spring in Lapland
Dear readers. However strong this current Covid rollercoaster ride is going, we still think we could share some beautiful thoughts and up-to-date feelings to you from Lapland. What else could we do than to daydream for now and travel later when we can! It is spring in Lapland – oh yes, only now in the middle of May! - and what else could be a better time to observe around you than this season of rapid changes. For Lappish people one
Things you did not know about snow
There is a saying in Finnish that goes “the years are not brothers”. This means, seasons vary. Last winter snow came very late to Finnish Lapland. It was almost Christmas before the ground was covered with a layer of white powdery snow. This year winter arrived already in October and Lappish people are facing a record amount of whiteness. For sure, years are not brothers. Perhaps you did not know but Finnish people have a special relationship with winters and snow.
Lapland summer is better than winter and here’s why
There has been discussion in Finland over Lapland tourism during the past weeks. Topic is very simple: how to get guests to visit during the quiet summer season. Lappish tourism has been evolving around winter season, snow, reindeer, huskies and aurora. Unfortunately, these attractions are hardly even original Lappish activities. Also, they are reliable on snow situation which again is affected by the changes of climate. What is even more, these activities can’t be arranged during the summer season, not
Free jewels from Finnish forests
It is May in Finland. Days have been almost unnoticeably prolonged for long and the sun doesn’t set in the northernmost Finland for two months. Nightless nights are here. The orchestra of birds is almost deafening, and the nature starts to bloom. Views in Lapland at 11pm This might be one of the most spectacular times of the year. Despite all the beauty nature has to offer, Finns utilize their forestry surroundings when the season changes. This happens because Finnish forests are full of free jewels that flourish
What do you want?
One of the biggest questions in life is definitely “what do I want?”. This question defines your hopes, dreams, motives and ambition. It is not an easy question. It is perhaps a question you haven’t ever asked from yourself. Still, it is worth considering not only in life in general, your work, hobbies, relationships but also, what do you want from traveling. What are your biggest motives to travel? Perhaps they revolve revolve around your family, how nice is the weather,
Life in Luosto
Happy New Year 2019, our dear reader! Last year we covered various travelling topics related to Switzerland and Finnish Lapland, Life in Engelberg, Finnish sauna culture and Swiss time to name a few. We will kick off this year by introducing you how life in Luosto – our other home – is. Luosto, located in the Sodankylä municipality, is literally in the centre of Lapland. It is the home of reindeer herding and the roots deep down to earliest occupations in
Overnight in the wilderness
Grüezi and tervepä terve, our dear reader! Did you know there is a Finnish children’s song starting with the following words: “If you want to go into the woods right now, you will be surprised for sure”? What’s so surprising in the forest? Song tells a story about a group of teddy bears playing around, peaking from underneath tree branches and frolicking around on the forest floor. This makes them all very tired and already quite early in the evening they need
This is Alpland
Hello dear reader! We are very happy that you found our new website and this blog. We are Alpland, a true and authentic travel partner in picture-beautiful Switzerland and stunning Finland. Perhaps you would like to shortly hear how we have come to this point already? Alright then, a story time! Our story started already a few years back, when Tuomas moved to live in Switzerland. He has been living in Engelberg, getting used to Swiss culture and Alp surroundings, been