Fin­nish Lapland, most­ly known as the win­ter won­der­land. It has often been quo­ted to be on its best during the sno­wy sea­son. The Inter­net has tons of blog­gers and other sites offe­ring their own bucket lists for what to expe­ri­ence in Lapland.

We at Alp­land belie­ve the­re is a lot more Lapland has to offer. The­re­fo­re, we are hap­py to offer you our year-around bucket list for your future holi­day. And what is more, you can tra­vel to Lapland year-around and expe­ri­ence inte­res­ting, breath-taking and memo­r­able adventures!

Win­ter

During the dar­kest mon­ths of deep win­ter life tru­ly spark­les in Lapland. Grab your snow­shoes, a ther­mos full of warm juice or hot cho­co­la­te and head towards the total silence. Snow dam­pens all the sounds and with some mid-win­ter sunshi­ne forests are full of peace and tranquility.

Win­ter also offers you food from the natu­re. Snow­shoe trip to ice hole fishing is a uni­que expe­ri­ence that has been once the only source of fresh fish for locals through histo­ry. After ice fishing, gather around a bon­fire, cook a simp­le meal with friends on open fire and head towards stea­ming hot sau­na. Warm clot­hing keeps you secu­red even if the tem­pe­ra­tures go below ‑20 degrees Cel­ci­us. If you hap­pen to be lucky, you might catch a glim­pse of auro­ra borea­lis, but only if you mana­ge to stay awa­ke until late after an acti­ve day outdoors!

Spring

Spring brings ever­ything ali­ve. Sun comes out. Ani­mals and birds appe­ar in the forests. Snow starts to melt. Spring in Lapland is per­fect for out­door acti­vi­ties. The­re is still snow around but cold­ness is not that big of an issue anymore.

Cross coun­try ski­ing around the forest without any rea­dy-made tracks is pos­si­ble when the nights are still cold, but day starts with sunshi­ne. Snow car­ri­es your weight easi­ly and opens pos­si­bi­li­ties for ski­ing adven­tures. Fin­nish forests and natio­nal parks offer you rea­dy lean-in shel­ters and cabins for taking a break, having packed lunch by bon­fire and – natu­ral­ly – tranquility.

Later during the spring, natu­re starts to pro­vi­de you with still edi­ble and fro­zen cran­ber­ries from swamps and deli­cious morels. Coo­king from what you collect could­n’t pro­vi­de any more sus­tainab­le meals or treats.

Sum­mer

Who wouldn’t love sum­mer? Lap­pish sum­mer is one of a kind, as the sun doesn’t set for most of the time. This allows tra­velers remar­kab­le and breath-taking expe­ri­en­ces, such as wal­king on the top of a fell to enjoy the sun­ny views – in the midd­le of the night! If you haven’t expe­ri­en­ced Lap­pish sum­mer, you wouldn’t belie­ve how asto­un­ding the fresh forests look in the night-time sunshine.

Sum­mer almost requi­res spen­ding time out­doors. Fin­nish waters are calm and per­fect for a rowing boat or cano­eing trip. Fishing your snack with a simp­le rod makes this water­way expe­ri­ence even bet­ter. Why not to spend a night in a tent or a wil­der­ness cabin too? Light and warm­th keep you cozy without any modern equipment.

Autumn

Lap­pish rus­ka. This beau­ti­ful autumn folia­ge is worth expe­ri­en­cing. You need not­hing more than clim­bing up to a nice view­point and admi­ring the land­s­cape full of colours of yel­low, brown, red and oran­ge. In midd­le Lapland, the mid-Sep­tem­ber is the best time for see­ing ruska.

Crisp and bright days full of colour make you feel refres­hed to the core. Autumn is per­fect for gathe­ring and enjoy­ing what natu­re has to offer. Thanks to long sum­mer days and light nights, ber­ries, mushrooms and natu­ral herbs flou­rish in Lapland. By every man’s rights you can pick the­se deli­caci­es from any­whe­re except other people’s yards. Baking a blu­e­ber­ry pie and enjoy­ing it after a day spent out­doors brings a wide (and blue-colou­red) smi­le on your face for sure!