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The rapture of snowmobile driving Veli-Tapio Harju from Sipoo has been driving on snow mobiles in Lapland for several years. In Southern Finland, snow is sometimes very scarce, so most people go to Lapland for snow mobile driving. Veli-Tapio Harju has led several snow mobile safaris for his clients alongside his actual job. Harju always rents the snow mobiles from local entrepreneurs. ”It’s the easiest way. Sometimes a local guide has come along, they’re always experts in their areas.” In Harju’s opinion, a suitable snowmobile safari lasts a couple of days and has 5−8 participants. ”It is typical of each safari that someone falls off the tracks and gets stuck into the snow. If eight snowmobiles drive in a safari and every other one slips from the track every once in a while, you can guess that it takes a long time to travel and it’s slow.”
A successful snow mobile safari V-T Harju’s tip number one for a snow mobile safari is that you need to have enough warm clothes. Driving equipment can be found at local snow mobile renters as well.
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The ski bus tours around the Saariselkä district The Saariselkä ski bus will once again transport tourists between Ivalo and Kiilopää this winter. The regular daily departures will continue until the spring season. The bus departs from Ivalo in the morning and returns there in the evening. In the day, the bus tours various locations in Saariselkä, Kiilopää, Kakslauttanen and Laanila. There are many stops along the route, especially in Saariselkä. A day ticket costs €5. Children under the age of 6 travel free of charge. The tickets are paid for in cash on the bus. Tourists are advised to carry enough cash with them. The timetables are available at the bus stops, on‑line and on hotel notice boards. PHOTO: MINJA SUNI
On a snow mobile safari, it is good to leave stress behind and focus on watching and enjoying the scenery. Spare hoods are always good to have with you because your head always sweats under the helmet. The helmet should be chosen from a rental place. It is obligatory for both the driver and the passenger. A spare set of gloves is also good to have. ”And it’s also good to keep a good distance to the person driving ahead of you.” Rear-end collision is the most common accident for snow mobile drivers. The fastest allowed speed for snow mobiles on tracks and
in the wilderness is 60 km/h on ground and 80 km/h on ice-covered lakes. If a sled is attached to the snow mobile for passengers, the fastest allowed speed is 40 km/h. ”It’s good to remember that you should not hurry on a snow mobile ride. Remember to watch the scenery. And enjoy!” When driving on roads meant for snow mobiles and other vehicles indicated in the law, the driver needs to have at least a T-class driver’s license. Outside the roads
in the wilderness and on the ice, a driver’s license is not needed as long as the driver is at least 15 years old. ”Sometimes the weather can change quickly while driving on a snowmobile or the snow mobile could get broken. It’s good to be prepared for anything. It’s also good to remember that your mobile phone’s range doesn’t reach everywhere in the wilderness”, reminds Harju.
No two snowflakes are alike Snow is one of the states of water. In order for water to turn into snow, the
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air temperature needs to drop below 0 degrees Celsius. When the temperature drops sufficiently, ice crystals begin to form around the dust particles in the air as moisture – i.e. water – freezes around them. The ice crystals merge into sixangled sheets, stars, needles and their combinations. They become snowflakes. The form of the snowflake created is determined by the humidity in the air and the temperature. There are no two identical snowflakes.
Snow changes form constantly On its way down to the ground from the cloud, the snowflake might make it
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– or melt on the way. A snowflake that has just fallen looks like a six-pointed star. Your moments for admiration are limited, because the mere warmth of your breath is enough to melt the snowflake back into moisture. If you could observe the snowflake for a little longer, you would notice that, even after a couple of hours, the points would not be as distinguishable and fine. The form of a snowflake is in a constant state of change. In just a couple of days, the snowflake you saw would be much simpler in form with more resemblance to a round mass. The points and edges of the particles that formed the snowflake keep retreating back inward.
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Angry Birds Get the Kids Moving Angry Birds Activity Park is buzzing with people. Cold and rainy weather changes the holiday plans
of many families. In connection with the holiday spa hotel Saariselkä is located at Angry Birds Activ-
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ity Park, providing plenty of active fun for children and parents for the whole day. The starting point of the park is physical activity – the devices do not make people move, but rather people make the devices move. Hanna Ruusuvuori has come to Lapland from Northern Karelia with her family. They have taken a hiking tour and stayed in cabins in Saariselkä for a week. The family has taken day trips to the fells and nearby terrain. The cool weather brought Hanna Ruusuvuori and her children to Angry Birds Park. ”It’s nice that there aren’t many people here today. We don’t have to wait in queus to take rides in the devices. And it’s also great that par-
ents have something to do and they can do things with children. Just now I had to throw a spear and shoot with cannon,” explains family mother Hanna Ruusuvuori about her day. The park’s theme is space and the ambience of Lapland, which is very suitable for the fell environment. The park’s specialty is a long and exciting adventure course which includes different kinds of active tasks.
There’s climbing, balancing over a gulley, a cable car, and much more. The park has ten points for active tasks, providing physical activity to children and people of all ages. According to Holiday Club Saariselkä hotel’s hotel manager Annamaija Putkonen, visitor numbers vary by seasons a lot. For example, school holiday weeks are very active, as well as December.
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“It’s really nice to have the opportunity to provide activities especially to children, as we are a family hotel. Definitely a large number of holiday visitors here want to spend time in outdoors activities, but the park is a good addition providing and excellent opportunity to spend an active day indoors,” says Putkonen from Holiday Club Saariselkä. Inga-Briitta Magga
Saariselkä’s water is clean At Saariselkä you can drink clean water straight from the tap. Drinking water comes from three pump stations. The upper water station is on the southern slope of Kaunispää and contains 200,000 litres of water reserves, which is enough for around 24 hours for the whole of Saariselkä. Pumped from an average depth of 20 metres underground, the ground water requires no treatment before drinking.
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The polar night arrives in December The blue dusk of the polar night falls over Saariselkä at the beginning of December. The sun goes down on the eve of Independence Day and it will not rise above the horizon again until the Epiphany. Even though the sun does not rise, the polar night does not mean complete darkness. The nature is enveloped by a blue dusk, which is created by the light of the moon, stars and Northern Lights, reflected by the snow. It is not pitch-dark like it is in the south, but it is actually possible to move outside at any time, day and night, without additional light. Although the sun stays below the horizon, its rays reach Saariselkä. During clear weather, especially from the fells you can admire the gorgeous sky imbued in different hues of blue and red. Many people feel that the polar night is
calming during the quiet time of the year, the time when it is good to give yourself some time for leisure and focus on your hobbies while waiting for the spring to come. The polar night is definitely not an obstacle to outdoor activities. In Saariselkä, ski tracks and slopes are already open when the polar night begins and skiing and downhill skiing is entirely possible in the well-lit conditions of the tracks and slopes. When the sun rises again on the Epiphany, it stays on the sky for only an hour. From then on, the day will quickly get longer, and by the middle of February the daytime is already seven hours long. By mid-March, the daytime lasts for nearly twelve hours, and in April, it is already over sixteen hours. During the last week of May, the midnight sun begins.
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Eight steps from the street to Restaurant LUMI, Saariselkä. Finnish and international delicatessen! OUR CHEF RECOMMENDS.
In the Champagne Bar, you can enjoy a glass of champagne from our extensive champagne menu. Take a glass of champagne and enjoy by the open fireplace.
•Grilled Tofu•Fresh Oysters•Finnish Sturgeon Caviar•Pepper steak •Kobe-Style beef•Sauteed reindeer•Reindeer –vorschmack • Creamy Salmon soup•Vendaces fried in butter•Arctic King Crab• Strawberry Pavlova•etc.
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A Moment of Well-Being The Aurora Spa beauty salon is located in the Holiday Club Saariselkä hotel and within the Hotel Ivalo in Ivalo. At the Aurora Spa beauty salon you can enjoy relaxing treatments and all-over pampering. − Our treatments can give strength, refreshment, and a relaxed feeling for both the body and mind. Sami music, which transports the listener to the wonders of the arctic nature, adds the finishing touch to your feel-good experience, Aurora Spa beautician Sanna Niemelä tells us.
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TIME BUS STOP TIME BUS STOP 9:00 IVALO BUS STATION 13:55 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 9:25 SIULA SHOPPING CENTRE 13:55 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 9:30 HOLIDAY CLUB 14:00 HOLIDAY CLUB 9:40 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 14:05 SAVOTTAKAHVILA, LAANILA 9:40 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 14:15 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 9:45 SKI CENTRE 14:20 HOLIDAY CLUB 9:50 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA X KUUKKELI AND SIULA SHOPPING CENTRES 9:55 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 14:30 KAUNISPÄÄN HUIPPU 10:00 HOLIDAY CLUB X SIULA SHOPPING CENTRE 10:00 KUUKKELI SHOPPING CENTRE 14:40 HOLIDAY CLUB 10:10 SAVOTTAKAHVILA, LAANILA 14:45 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 10:15 KAKSLAUTTANEN 14:45 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 10:25 FELL CENTRE KIILOPÄÄ 14:50 SKI CENTRE 10:35 KAKSLAUTTANEN 15:00 SKI CENTRE 10:40 SAVOTTAKAHVILA, LAANILA 15:05 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA X LAANIPALONTIE ROAD 15:05 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 10:50 HOLIDAY CLUB 15:10 HOLIDAY CLUB 10:55 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS X KUUKKELI AND SIULA SHOPPING CENTRES 10:55 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 15:20 KAUNISPÄÄN HUIPPU 11:00 SKI CENTRE X SIULA AND KUUKKELI SHOPPING CENTRES 11:05 SUOPUNKITIE ROAD 15:30 HOLIDAY CLUB 11:15 HOLIDAY CLUB 15:35 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS X KUUKKELI AND SIULA SHOPPING CENTRES 15:35 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 11:25 KAUNISPÄÄN HUIPPU 15:40 SKI CENTRE X SIULA SHOPPING CENTRE 15:45 SUOPUNKITIE 11:35 HOLIDAY CLUB 15:50 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 11:40 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 15:50 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 11:40 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 15:55 HOLIDAY CLUB 11:45 SKI CENTRE 16:00 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 11:50 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 16:00 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 11:50 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 16:05 SKI CENTRE 11:55 HOLIDAY CLUB 16:10 SKI CENTRE X KUUKKELI AND SIULA SHOPPING CENTRES 16:15 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 12:00 KAUNISPÄÄN HUIPPU 16:15 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS X SIULA SHOPPING CENTRE 16:20 HOLIDAY CLUB 12:10 HOLIDAY CLUB X KUUKKELI SHOPPING CENTRE 12:15 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 16:25 SAVOTTAKAHVILA, LAANILA 12:15 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 16:30 KAKSLAUTTANEN 12:20 SKI CENTRE (LUNCH BREAK) 16:40 FELL CENTRE KIILOPÄÄ 13:10 SKI CENTRE 16:45 KAKSLAUTTANEN 13:15 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 16:50 SAVOTTAKAHVILA, LAANILA 13:15 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 17:00 HOLIDAY CLUB 13:20 HOLIDAY CLUB 17:05 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS X KUUKKELI AND SIULA SHOPPING CENTRES 17:05 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 13:30 KAUNISPÄÄN HUIPPU 17:10 SKI CENTRE X SIULA SHOPPING CENTRE 17:15 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA 13:40 HOLIDAY CLUB 17:15 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 13:45 SANTAS HOTEL TUNTURI / SKIING TRACKS 17:20 HOLIDAY CLUB 13:45 LAPLAND HOTEL RIEKONLINNA X KUUKKELI AND SIULA SHOPPING CENTRES 13:50 SKI CENTRE 17:50 IVALO BUS STATION X = Stops if required. All rights reserved. Day ticket between Saariselkä - Fell Centre Kiilopää - Ski Centre € 5
Among other treatments, the Aurora Spa offers special Lapland treatments with an element of Lapland mystique. − One of our treatments is the Midnight Sun Facial Treatment, which uses gifts of the wild nature of the North, such as lingonberries and cloudberries that have absorbed the power of the nightless summer of Lapland. Treatments for expectant mothers are another specialty of this northern beauty salon. There is even a special treatment for children, where small hands or feet
are gently massaged and the nails polished. Men, women and children are all welcome at the Aurora Spa. Inga-Briitta Magga
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Lappish delicacies with international flavours
Petronella and Pirkon Pirtti Serve the Best Delicacies in Lapland
KING CRAB SAFARI 2p6ers0o€n OR
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Starting points: 09:00 a.m. Saariselkä: Hotel Riekonlinna, Santa’s Hotel, Holiday Club Hotel 09:30 a.m. Hotel Ivalo, Hotel Kultahippu 10:00 a.m. Hotel Inari, Hotel Kultahovi The excursion includes: • Guided tour in Finnish/English/German • Bus ride • Sautéed reindeer soup, bread, butter, dessert and coffee at Sanila Reindeer Farm in Sevettijärvi • King Crab Safari, at 2 p.m. Finnish time • King Crab Lunch during the safari • Thermal overalls, socks, boots and balaclava headwear for the safari Those participating in A Day in Kirkenes -excursion have 3 to 4 hours to explore the city of Kirkenes. During the journey the guide will tell you about Lapland, Lake Inari, Sami culture, reindeer herding etc. Arrival at Inari approx. 9 p.m., at Ivalo approx. 9:30 p.m. and at Saariselkä approx. 10 p.m. BOOK in advance by Friday, not later than 4 p.m. by e-mail to info@kukkolanbussit.com or SMS to +358 400 696678 (Fin, Eng) Please give your name and mobile phone number upon registration. WELCOME TO AN UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY!
Restaurant Petronella has been one of the most popular restaurants in Lapland already since 1989. People have been enjoying the delicacies of Lapland in these atmospheric surroundings nearly for 15 years now. This winter the menu consists of mainly organic and local food. Nordic forests and waters are a wonderful source of ingredients, which we use to create our appetizing dishes. Reindeer is the most famous food from here, and reindeer meat is used to create tasty dishes both for starters and main courses. Grouse has always been a favourite on menus. Petronella offers both delicacies, reindeer and grouse, served on the same plate; for example roasted grouse breast and reindeer pepper steak. The restaurant provides an enchanting frame for an atmospheric dinner – how does an evening around the fire place, in good company and with delicious treats on your plate sound? During the holiday season we offer a traditional Christmas buffet on December 24.
Restaurant Teerenpesä recommends the Lapland gourmet platter as a starter, which offers you all the traditional ingredients from Lapland such as salmon, reindeer, fish roe and mushrooms. The food is served
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deer either as a reindeer fry or as a fillet. Pizza is also served at Pirkon Pirtti, and the ingredients of Lapland are offered as pizza toppings too. The youngest food lovers in the family will have their own menu.
Teerenpesä Gourmet Platter Offers Fish and Reindeer
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A table reservation is recommended. We are otherwise open normally during the Christmas holidays. Restaurant Petronella is open every day from 6 pm to 11 pm until the end of April. Restaurant Pirkon Pirtti’s fame is based on something as simple as good food and great atmosphere. Last summer the restaurant was redecorated and now it reflects the spirit of Lapland with a fresh new breath. The fire places of both dining rooms host a cheerful flame in the evenings. It is a pleasure to arrive in the warm and welcoming atmosphere at Pirkon Pirtti. It feels like coming home. The restaurant menu consists of all the familiar delicacies of Lapland, but new flavours have also been included. Peppered salmon or reindeer fillet carpaccio will impress even the most experienced of gourmands. As a main course we definitely recommend you try a selection of Nordic fish; salmon, white fish and Arctic char on the same platter; all of the best fish in Lapland at once. Or you can have rein-
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in the dining room, which the host family has turned into a local living room for the people of Saariselkä with their long opening hours. Teerenpesä is open almost all year round and every day between noon and 4 am during the autumn and winter seasons. The restaurant menu includes different types of reindeer dishes, from simple reindeer fillet to well stewed reindeer dishes. To follow the starter and the main course, you can order mouth-watering delicacies from the dessert menu, which are made with berries and different kinds of chocolates for example. - It’s a pleasure to cook with good quality in-
gredients, chef Juha Rutanen smiles. Teerenpesä invests particularly in local food. Fish comes from the Lake Inari, reindeer meat from Tolonen village near Ivalo. Berries and mushrooms are picked by local people. − Sautéed reindeer and Lake Inari whitefish are the most popular of our traditional dishes, hostess Armi Rutanen says. A rich salmon soup is served daily over lunch, which according to the chef, is always a guaranteed success. The pub menu offers dishes from small snacks to hamburgers and chicken wings. At the pub you
Pirkon Pirtti is open every day from 2 pm to 11 pm until the end of April. In these two restaurants you can experience the spirit of Lapland and take home a wonderful memory from the north.
can follow sports channels on big screen or play darts and billiards. At Teerenpesä you can also sing karaoke and choose songs from an extensive, international song list. Professional DJs will know how to get you in the mood for dancing and the disco boasts very modern lighting technology. Ladies nights on Tuesdays and Thursdays are already legendary at Teerenpesä. Some of the party-goers have become regulars. - On a great night we’ve had nearly four hundred people dancing, Armi Rutanen says.
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Restaurant Huippu’s hit is the crowberry cake
Laanilan Kievari does it again
A cake made from unripened cheese and crowberries (also called kaarnikka in Lapland) is attracting so many clients to the Huippu restaurant in Kaunispää that you could call the cake a hit. The exact recipe is a secret but the chef de cuisine Jorma Lehtinen reveals that the cake’s filling has been curdled from cold-pressed crowberry juice. The cake built on top of cookies made in Finland is crowned by a crowberry glaze. The restaurant offers other berry pastries as well: cloudberry-quark pie and blueberry-raspberry pie. And
”We had dinner at Laanilan Kievari. Perhaps the best meal I’ve ever had; the food was heavenly, the service and expertise incredibly enjoyable. The descriptions of the dishes were wonderful and the wine recommendations were spot on throughout the meal. As a bonus, the ambience was wonderful, complete with a crackling fireplace.” These words are used to describe Laanilan Kievari on the TripAdvisor website. TripAdvisor is an international website, founded in the year 2000, where members can post pictures or write reviews of travel destinations, hotels and restaurants all over the world. The TripAdvisor website has approximately 300 million users. Operating in a social media environment, TripAdvisor helps people to plan their trips and to select travel destinations by hosting reviews provided by users with descriptions of the level of service and quality of businesses in different holiday destinations. Laanilan Kievari’s restaurant manager Samuli Ruotsalainen is proud to show off the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award, which Laanilan Kievari has received in the mail twice already. The certificate is awarded annually to businesses that achieve a high level of positive feedback. Laanilan Kievari was named the best place to eat in Saariselkä already in 2014, and also the best place to eat out of 166 restaurants in the whole of Lapland. The restaurant maintained its position as number one also in 2015. − It’s great to receive concrete proof of our good food and customer service. It lets you know that you’ve done a successful job, Laanilan Kievari’s restaurant manager Samuli Ruotsalainen explains. Laanilan Kievari is a family business based in Laanila, as its name suggests. Laanila is located a few kilometres south of Saariselkä on the E4. Kievari’s menu emphasises northern tastes and utilises local produce as much as possible. In addition to restaurant services, the building offers two saunas with a capacity of up to 30 people. There is also a 10-person outdoor hot tub on the shore right next to the sauna. Inga-Briitta Magga
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of course Huippu’s worldfamous donuts. You can also enjoy glutenfree cloudberry muffins and bread at Huippu. In February, you can taste shrove buns with generous fillings. All Huippu’s pastries are made on site from the start and they are offered fresh every day. Huippu’s ”kurniekka” is a fish pie developed from the traditional Skolt Sami dish, and it does not contain pork fat. Kurniekka is baked into oat dough and filled with whitefish, salmon and cold-smoked salmon and it is served heated with a but-
ter patty. Huippu’s pastry cabinet includes stuffed sandwiches and mildly salted salmon sandwiches made from fresh salmon. The pizza slices are also made in Huippu’s own kitchen. Popular lunch dishes on winter days are salmon soup, sautéed reindeer, Inari’s arctic char and Huippu’s escalope, which is a beef fillet in cream sauce filled with smoked reindeer and Finnish squeaky cheese. Other soups and the generous salad buffet are also available at lunchtime. In the evening, Huippu
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is available on order, often hosting weddings and other family festivities. There are also different events during Kaamosjazz and Tunturiblues. The order restaurant has three open flame menus, five dinner menus and a buffet, but the menu can also be specially designed. Adjacent to Huippu, there is also Tuliaistupa, which is a gift shop for gifts and souvenirs, warm wool and fur products and gold from the Lemmenjoki River. The terrace opening in early spring has over a hundred seats for clients.
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70 € / Person Children under 8 y 35 €
Gold Rush
Open every day 9:00- 21:00
starts at 12:00 every saturday
TAX FREE
• Reindeer hides Traditional knives • • Silver jewellery • Kuksa drinking cups • Moomin products • Reindeer antler products Handicrafts •
Only 60 km south of Ivalo airport and 30 km of Saariselkä by E 75
GIFT SHOP & TRADITIONAL SOUVENIRS
-Explore The Urho Kekkonen National Park
Aurora Borealis products
The carving of a name is included in the kuksa and knife prices.
MADE IN LAPLAND
HIGH QUALITY & NICE PRICE
WELCOME
-Reindeer feeding and 1.6 km husky sled ride -Entrance to the International Gold Museum
Santa’s Restaurants
-Lunch and gold panning in Old Gold Prospector restaurant
info@tankavaara.fi +358 16 626 158 www.tankavaara.fi / fb: Tankavaara Gold Village
Pizza and burgers spiced with a warm atmosphere.
Lappish à la carte with show & dinner.
NEW In Saariselkä!
Experience more, Lappish Tapas & other Lappish à la carte delicacies. Experience and learn! Cooking course at Kota restaurant. Night life - billiards, darts...etc.
SAARISELKÄ BOWLING ALLEY Experience the joy of bowling in Finland’s northernmost bowling alley We are open Tue-Sat 5 pm - 11 pm Open every day during the Christmas holidays From February we are open every day 5 pm - 11 pm
Taste the Lapland, Genuine and pure! Prepare to be charmed by the delicacies of Lapland and the smiles of the cheerful staff
tel. +358 16 681 501 | www.tunturihotelli.fi
We are open every day 2 pm - 11 pm
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The Northernmost Bowling Alley in Finland Bowling has spread to almost all of the larger towns in Finland. Now you can take part in the sport also in Saariselkä, where the northernmost bowling alley in Finland is located. Toni Hersti, who works at the bowling
alley, welcomes you to the brand new bowling centre. The bowling alley is a new option for an indoor activity when it’s unpleasant to be outdoors due to sleet or freezing temperatures. Glowin-the-dark bowling is avail-
able after 5 pm. − It’s possible to see the northern lights in the bowling alley then - even if they are artificial, Saariselkä bowling alley employee Toni Hersti promises. The bowling alley features
a small bar, which serves coffee and other refreshments as well as snacks such as
popcorn and hot dogs. In addition, the centre is licensed to serve alcohol.
Bowling is suitable for people of all ages.
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Reservations 24 h kuukkeli.lappi.fi/25 tel. +358 44 36 36 972 Holiday apartments and log house rooms in the centre of Saariselkä (Breakfast available for a separate fee) RENTALS & RECEPTION every day 9 am - 9 pm Shopping centre Kuukkeli Saariseläntie 1, 99830 Saariselkä
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Event Calendar! 2015: Nov 19-22 Kaamos Jazz Festival, concerts in Saariselkä and Inari. For more information: www.inarisaariselka.fi/en/events/kaamosjazz Nov 20 Ski season opening at Saariselkä Sport Resort, www.skisaariselka.fi Nov 20 The popular sing-along evening (in Finnish) at 7 pm, cantor Esa Roine, Savottakahvila Café, Saariselkä Nov 20 Blues Night: Heikki Silvennoinen, Tankavaara Gold Village Nov 20 Torvia Tunturissa! (Horns on the Fell), The Bad Ass Brass Band, Femu Brass Band, Santa’s Hotel Tunturi, Saariselkä Nov 20 Camera Borealis: An Event on Nature Photography and Film. Myths and Landscapes, Siida - Sámi Museum and Nature Centre, Inari Nov 21 Sámi handicraft market and flea market, Sajos, Inari Nov 21-22 FIS Saariselkä Ski Race Nov 25 The popular sing-along evening (in Finnish) at 7 pm, cantor Esa Roine, Savottakahvila Café, Saariselkä Nov 27 Christmas Party, Duo Riitasointu, Ivalo River Camping Nov 28 Kiilopää Ski Race, Fell Centre Kiilopää Nov 29 At Dusk in the Polar Night - a sing-along event (in Finnish) at 7 pm, cantor Esa Roine, Savottakahvila Café, Saariselkä Dec 3 Siida Holiday Season Opening, Siida - Sámi Museum and Nature Centre, Inari Dec 3 Christmas Bazaar from 11 am to 4 pm – quality stocking fillers from local craftspeople, Savottakahvila Café, Saariselkä Dec 3 Sininen Hetki (Blue Hour) Concert at 7 pm, featuring the Pavarotti of Kiuruvesi Juha Vartiainen and Savotta’s cantor Esa Roine, Savottakahvila Café, Saariselkä Dec 5 Traditional Christmas Fair in Ivalo Dec 5 Xmas Jazz, Santa’s Hotel Tunturi, Saariselkä Dec 6 Independence Day Surprise Menu, Laanilan Kievari, Saariselkä Dec 11 Christmas Party featuring Tervettä Tavaraa, Ivalo River Camping Dec 12 Greatest Christmas Carols, Kaapin Jouni Farm, Lemmenjoki, www.siida.fi Dec 12 Rocking Christmas Party featuring Tervettä tavaraa, Tankavaara Gold Village Dec 23 Candlelight Church in the forest on the fellside from 5 pm to 5.30 pm, Fell Centre Kiilopää Dec 23 Guided tour of the Gold Museum in English, gold panning, Gold Prospector’s Dinner, Tankavaara Gold Village Dec 24 Declaration of Christmas Peace at 12 noon, Restaurant Kaunispään Huippu, Saariselkä Dec 24 Traditional Christmas porridge from 9 am to 12 noon, Savottakahvila Café, Saariselkä Dec 24 Husky sleigh rides from 2 pm to 5 pm, Tankavaara Gold Village Dec 24 A visit from Santa Claus and reindeer feeding at 9 pm, Tankavaara Gold Village Dec 25 Informal instruction in Sámi Christmas traditions in a home environment at 1.30 pm, 2 pm, 2.30 pm and 3 pm, Siida - Sámi Museum and Nature Centre, Inari Dec 25 Traditional Kota Night at 6 pm, traditional Sámi songs and stories about the Sámi way of life. Includes a campfire dinner and hot drinks, Tankavaara Gold Village Dec 26 Guided walking tour of the National Park at 11 am, stopping at the Kota for campfire sausages and hot drinks, Tankavaara Gold Village Dec 31 Channel Four, Elvis Show by Aron & Cool Company, Sebastian the Magician, Santa’s Hotel Tunturi, Saariselkä 2016: Jan 2-6 Mid-winter yoga course, Fell Centre Kiilopää Jan 21-24 Skábmágovat – Indigenous People’s Film Festival, Siida - Sámi Museum and Nature Centre, Inari 22.-23.1. XVIII Tunturi Blues, Santa’s Hotel Tunturi, Saariselkä Jan 23 Tunturi Blues day concert at 2 pm, Restaurant Kaunispään Huippu, Saariselkä Jan 24-29 Northern lights photography course, Fell Centre Kiilopää Feb 21, 23, 28 Angry Birds activity days at Fell Centre Kiilopää Mar 1, 6 Angry Birds activity days at Fell Centre Kiilopää Mar 25 Winter gold panning competition, Tankavaara Mar 26 Easter Band Night, Tankavaara Mar 31- Apr 3 Gold Rush Run, dog sledge racing competition, Tankavaara Gold Village Apr 9 Reindeer sprint competition and winter market, Tankavaara EXHIBITIONS 2015-2016 Jäämerta kohti -exhibition, Shopping Centre Siula, Saariselkä, free entry Golden Geopark of Lapland -exhibition, Shopping Centre Siula, Saariselkä, free entry Invitational exhibition of works by Inari artisans, Shopping Centre Siula, Saariselkä, free entry Adventures in Siberia! – Photographs by Kai Donner, 1911-1914. Exhibition open until 21 February 2016, Siida - Sámi Museum and Nature Centre 520 bohcco - Antonio Briceño. Photo exhibition open until 2 February 2016, Siida - Sámi Museum and Nature Centre Tuõddri Pee´rel - Pearls from the Tundra. Exhibition open until 16 January 2016, Siida - Sámi Museum and Nature Centre ÁRBI – HERITAGE. Exhibition open until 24 January 2016, Siida - Sámi Museum and Nature Centre Saariselän Sanomat is not responsible for any changes in the planned events.
Saariselkä Ski Tracks are Top Notch
Saariselkä achieved first place in a trial conducted last spring by two Finnish periodical magazines, where the ski track offerings of northern ski resorts was compared. The ski resort trial was implemented last spring without the resorts’ knowledge. Attention was paid to the ski tracks’ structure and condition, ski track signage, safety, and services and up-front information intended for skiers. According to the trial results, Saariselkä’s strengths included well maintained and suitable ski tracks. In addition, the ski track widths were sufficient so that classic cross-country skiers and skaters can pass each other without trouble. In addition, road-crossings and bypass tunnels are safe in Saariselkä. The signage used in the ski track network also received praise in the trial due
to being clear and in good condition. Saariselkä was the only ski resort to receive the grade 9 for all points regarding ski
track structure and condition, ski track safety, and skier services. The testers were unable to find any negative qualities of Saariselkä.
Inari-Saariselkä Daily programme winter 2015-2016 Aurora hunting by car, Inari / Daily • at 20:00 (Dec-Feb), 21:00 (Mar-Apr) • 2,5 h, min. 4 • 80 € pp Aurora hunting on a kick-sledge / Mon, Wed • at 21:00 • 2 h, max. 10 • 50 € pp Aurora photography workshop 1 h / Daily • at 18:30 •1h • 35 € pp Aurora trip by car / Mon, Wed, Sat • at 19:30 • 3,5 h, min 5 • 115 € pp Cross-country skiing school/ Mon • at 10:00 • 1,5 h • 40 € pp Explore reindeer and sami handicrafts / Mon, Wed, Fri • at 14:00 •3h • 100 € pp Fatbike tour to the fells / Mon • at 12:00 • 2 h, max 3 • 60 € pp Husky safari 2-3 h / Daily • at 11:00 or 14:00 • 2-3 h • from 120 € pp Husky safari including lunch / Daily • at 10:00 • 4-4,5 h • from 160 € pp Icefishing safari to lake Taimenjärvi / Mon, Tue, Thu Snowmobile • at 10:00 (Mon 13:00) • 3,5 h • from 135 € pp Reindeer safari / Mon, Wed • at 10:00 •2h • 100 € pp Reindeer safari in the evening / Mon, Wed • at 19:00 (Dec-Jan), 20:00 (Feb-Mar) •2h • 105 € pp Search for the Northern lights / Mon, Thu, Sat Snowmobile • at 18:00 •4h • from 144 € pp
Snow-Cat ride with lunch / Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun • at 10:00 •4h • 145 € pp Snow-Cat ride, Aurora Borealis / Daily • at 20:00 •3h • 120 € pp Snowmobile safari, Inari / Daily • at 9:30 •2h • from 100 € pp Snowmobiling to huskyfarm / Daily • at 10:30 •4h • ei minimiä • from 160 € pp Snowmobiling to reindeer farm / Mon • at 10:30 • 3-3,5 h • from 150 € pp Finnish smoke sauna evening / Tue, Wed, Fri • at 15:00-20:00 • 13 € pp Northern Light safari by snowmobile / Tue, Thu • at 20:00 • 2,5 h, min 4 • from 115 € pp Sami culture by snowmobile, Inari / Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun • at 10:30 •4h • from 150 € pp Santa's Resort / Tue, Fri • at 16:00 • from 92 € pp Snow-Cat ride / Tue, Thu, Sat • at 17:00 •2h • 85 € pp Snowmobile safari / Tue • at 14:00 •2h • from 90 € pp Snowmobiling and snowshoeing / Tue, Thu • at 9:00 •3h • from 110 € pp Winter fishing trip, Inari / Tue, Sat • at 10:00 •4h • from 180 € pp
Cross-country ski school traditional style, advanced / Wed • at 12:00 • 1,5 h, max 10 • 55 € pp Raja-Jooseppi excursion / Wed Snowmobile • at 10:00 • 6-7 h, min 3 • from 185 € / pp Snowmobile wilderness safari / Wed • at 12:00 •4h • from 140 € pp Visiting Sámi museum Siida / Wed • at 9:25 • 26 € pp Cross-country ski school free style, advanced / Thu • at 12:00 • 1,5 h, max 10 • 55 € pp Reindeer safari at noon / Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri • at 12:00 •2h • 100 € pp Snowmobile safari / Thu • at 14:00 •1h • from 47 € pp Snowshoe excursion / Thu • at 11:00 • 2,5 h • 45 € pp Visiting a local reindeer farm / Thu • at 14:00 • 1,5-2 h • 48 € pp Snowmobiling to Ivalo river and Kultala / Fri • at 10:00 • 8 h, min 3 • from 185 € pp Snowshoe excursion, evening / Fri • at 19:00 • 1,5 h • 45 € pp Icefishing safari / Fri Snowmobile • at 10:00 •4h • mimini 2 • from 140 € pp Snowmobile safari to hideaway cottage / Sat • at 10:30 • 3 h, min 5 • from 95 € pp
Bookings must be made by 4 pm on the previous day: Saariselkä Booking, Honkapolku 2, +358 16 554 0500 booking@saariselka.com, online: saariselka.com Saariselkä Booking is the sales organisation. The activities are produced by various producers.
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Local Reindeer and Game Inarin Luonnonporo Oy is living busy times. Reindeer come and go. New reindeer round-ups all the time. But the smile on Mika Hindström’s face has not faded. ”During the seasons in this profession, you have to work long days,” says Mika Hindström from Inarin Luonnonporo Oy. Mika Hindström came to the north from south with his wife Nina Hindström. Mika has worked 26 years in the restaurant business. He has been a chef in most restaurants in Helsinki, e.g. Sasliki, Mamma Rosa and Kaivohuone. ”I wanted to do something else with my life than spend
it in the rush hour traffic of Länsi-Väylä road. I had two options: go to Lapland or to the sea, to the archipelago. ” At first, Inarin Luonnonporo Oy was run by reindeer men. In 2009, Mika and Nina became partners in a meat processing firm. In spring 2010, the Culinari product brand was born. ”Inari is the largest municipality in Finland and its slogan is ”strong by nature”. Our products are also naturally strong and we avoid unnecessary additives. The majority of our products have been produced completely without E code additives. ”Last year was difficult. Culinari products ran out in the
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middle of the year. As an entrepreneur, I’m a little worried about the price development of reindeer meat. ” ”The raised price of reindeer meat seems incredible when considering the constant layoffs and downsizings in Finland. And then there is Russia as our neighbour, and due to their actions, the price of other meat types is getting lower. All this combined is a scary equation. I still believe that there is demand for reindeer meat because of its delicious taste.” Valuable and rare bear meat Culinari’s selections also include bear meat. The inside roast of a bear is the most valuable steak meat. Sautéed bear is also a consumers’ favourite. ”Bear’s meat has a strong taste of game. I would compare it to the meat of a wood grouse. Bear’s meat is valuable and rare because there are only 130 bears available to hunt each year, and there’s a lot of competition for them.” In addition to reindeer and bear, Culinari also offers moose meat and willow grouse. ”And nearly all ingredients come to us from the area of the municipality of Inari. That’s our goal.” Inga-Briitta Magga
Charter trips with two buses: 1+17, 1+7 and 48 seater bus Transportations to Russia, Scandinavia etc.
+358 400 250 220
Kari G. Oy
Ivalo, Saariselkä, Inari Have a holiday in the middle of the most beautiful Lapland! Come have a holiday in a well-equipped holiday cabin in Luosto.
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Facilities 3 bedrooms for 10-15 persons. Big living room – kitchen and upstairs lobby, sauna area, 2 toilets. Versatile kitchen equipment, fridge and freezer, microwave oven, dishwasher, Laundry machine and cabinet drier, 2 LED-TVs, bass booster + home theatre (Blu-ray), karaoke, computer, 100 Mbit internet connection via optical fibre (+WLAN), Playstation 3 + XBox, facilities also for meetings (whiteboard, projector...), board games, book shelf…
Relax in the centre of Saariselkä (150m from the spa)
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Facilities 48 sq. m apartment for 2-4 persons. Bedroom, living room, kitchenette, sauna, bathroom, toilet. The apartment is well equipped; Good tableware, a drying cupboard, laundry machine, TV, internet and a computer, karaoke/home theatre and good household appliances.
www.vaartinkammi.com Tel. +358 50 5599813
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THE NORTHERNMOST AURORA DESTINATION IN FINLAND • Accommodation - cozy cabins and apartments • Restaurant - traditional Lappish cuisine • Activities and holiday packages NUORGAM Holiday Village Nuorgamintie 4401 A, 99990 Nuorgam Tel. +358 400 294 669 info@visitnuorgam.fi www.nuorgaminlomakeskus.fi
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Arctic nights and lights in Nuorgam Nuorgam Holiday Village, the northernmost holiday village in Finland, offers high quality accommodation all year round. Even though the café-restaurant is closed during the slower seasons, group meals can be arranged if ordered in advance. Thanks to its arctic location, Nuorgam is one of the best places to see the northern lights. There is no light pollution, such as street lights, to disrupt the aurora display in Nuorgam. Trips to see the northern lights have become increasingly popular in Nuorgam. The Nuorgam Holiday Village offers a variety of dif-
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ferent activities and services around the northern lights. For instance, it’s possible to rent snow shoes. Transportation services to nearby fells by car or snowmobile are also available. − Our customers can book a northern lights wake-up call, which means that we
will wake them up as soon as the northern lights appear, Marjatta Holmberg of the Nuorgam Holiday Village tells us. − We can also give lessons in how to photograph the northern lights and how to use a camera. Camera stands are also available.
The northern lights season begins in the end of August and lasts until April. Late autumn is the perfect time for taking a trip to view the northern lights. You can enjoy the glorious colours of the autumn foliage in the fells at the same time. Inga-Briitta Magga
Winter forests are full of activity The northern winter takes up more than half of the year. The land is covered in snow for seven months or so, the average daily temperature stays below zero; the soil is frozen and sunlight scarce. The period void of light,
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known as the polar night, takes place mid-winter, and lasts for roughly five weeks in December and January in the latitudes of Saariselkä. The coldest temperatures are usually experienced in January and February. March is the
time for the highest amount of snowfall. Winter truly is the most dominating season in Lapland. The winter is not, however, dead time in nature. Animal tracks, feeding places and droppings visible in the snow
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reveal the activities of the animals, with the acquisition of food often being the highlight of a winter day. The most familiar tracks in the snow are probably those left by a hare. Another set of very familiar tracks, called “crawler track marks” by the locals, is left by the willow grouse, a winter inhabitant of the area. The tracks of a willow grouse can often be seen crisscrossing from one birch tree to the next, as it searches for buds to feed on. The willow grouse is a habitat-specific bird species, and around the time the first snow falls, the bird’s plumage turns white. The tracks of a willow grouse are sometimes followed by the tracks of a fox, as the small predator has preyed on the dainty grouse. On some occasions, the prey-
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ing pays off, and this can be detected by signs of a fight in the snow, with loose feathers around the spot. If you have sharp eyes, you may be able to find miniscule imprints left by small mammals. Moles and lemmings live under the snow cover, but they do make occasional visits to the surface of the snowdrift. These small rodents are preyed on by weasels and stoats. The weasel is the smallest beast of prey in the world.
• Reindeer “kiekerös” The most often spotted species in the area is the reindeer. You can deduce the size of the animal in question based on the tracks it has left behind. These tracks are important for reindeer herders, even though they know, based on
previous experience, the areas in which the main part of the reindeer herd will be at any given time of the year. In winter, lichens growing beneath the snow are the reindeer’s primary source of nutrition. Big holes dug in the snow, called kiekerös, are created by the reindeer digging for lichen.
• A bear’s life in winter The bear, scrambling into its nest by October, shows no sign of life during the winter, but the bear sow does give birth in her nest in February or March. At birth, the cubs weigh less than a kilogram. The sow suckles the cubs through the winter. Bear milk is extremely rich in nutrition and the cubs grow at a fast pace. Only when spring is well advanced do the sow and cubs leave the nest. Kristiina Aikio
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Arctic Lights and Nights in Nuorgam
Window into Sámi culture and Arctic nature!
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rnithologists have noted that the most important sense for a bird enthusiast is hearing. But familiarizing oneself with the world of bird sounds opens a window into a much bigger world of experiences than you can imagine. Lapland is usually portrayed as a wonderland of visual experiences. The harmonious landscape, the curving horizon, the fainting blue of the sky, and water in its different forms are uplifting experiences for the mind. When you close your eyes, however, the landscape reveals a new, fascinating side to it. Somewhere a ski hits dry snow in the freezing weather, a tit sings, someone uses a hammer at a cabin by a lakeshore, the wind rustles the branches of a pine, your own heart beats, and farther from the lake you can hear the hollow sounds and rattling of the ice cover as it extends deeper into the water.
more firewood for the campfire. Even a short stay in nature lowers blood pressure. Stress is relieved, heart beats get slower and white cell production increases. Anyone who likes to move in nature is aware of these healthy effects, at least on a subconscious level. Memories are also related to the soundscape. The scream of the Artic Loon brings to my mind the warm pebbles on lakeshores, the armada of toy ships made from bark, the patter of the rain against the ceiling of the attic, the great joy and pain of first love, the rumble of the wings of a wood grouse, grandfather’s story sessions, and the rumbling of ice on a frozen night, those nights when the starry sky was deeper and brighter than ever with its colourful Northern Lights. Familiar sounds bring comfort and make a wounded soul feel whole again.
Nature’s silence is full of sounds
The world of sounds can give strong positive experiences. But the sounds can also be unpleasant – an electric saw singing for a long time in the middle of the wilderness, a jet plane flying low over a river canyon, or someone blasting the radio in the yard of a wilderness cabin. In these cases, we could talk about negative rather than positive sounds. Negative sounds are often felt to not belong to the place where they are heard, and they are unexpected. They could be alarming
Nature’s silence rarely means a complete absence of sounds. Silence consists of delicate sounds caused by the wind, water, fire, animals and insects and the sounds people make when they move. A light breeze rustles the last rowan leaves, a campfire crackles and buzzes, the Siberian Jay meows, and your hiking partner’s boots creak softly against the surface of the snowy field when she carries
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sounds, which without exception are caused by humans, loud and disharmonious, breaking the beauty of the moment. Someone might also experience nature’s sounds as negative sounds. The loud screaming of a laughing gull colony may sound unbearable to some people but calming to others. The same goes for the rumbling of rugged rapids; it can feel downright scary, and sleeping next to rapids may seem impossible. The majority of nature’s sounds are positive, however – yearned for and fascinating. Healthy effects Even in elderly care, the importance of nature’s soundscape has been taken into account. Nature’s own soundscape helps to maintain memory and brings positive images to people suffering from memory illnesses.
Lapland also has centres for silence. Achieving inner silence can evoke deeply spiritual, ethical and religious experiences. The ritual of silence is also easy to do without special retreats. Even a short moment sitting by the campfire brings us closer to our origins, summoning up ancient feelings from within – feelings that our ancestors experienced thousands of years ago. Silence travel is often independent. It can be a slow canoe trip on a calm lake or traditional backpacking deep in the wilderness. The most important thing is to keep your sense of hearing alert and your mind open to the associations brought by sounds. It makes a trip to nature a trip to something larger than you. Vesa Luhta
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Opening hours daily from 9am till 5pm You can easily get to ours by taking the Ski Bus (please check the bus stops on map pages 8-9) or by foot, by skiing, by kick sledge or snowmobile.
Angry Birds Activity Park and spa Welcome to spend a super fun and active day in Holiday Club Saariselkä and Angry Birds Activity Park! TICKETS Angry Birds Activity Park 16 €/person Next day ticket 10 €/person Spa 18 €/adult, 12 €/child
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ANGRY BIRDS ACTIVITY PARK + SPA 20 €/child, 25 €/adult Under 4 years old free OPENING HOURS Angry Birds Activity Park daily from 12 noon to 7 p.m. Spa open daily from 12 noon to 8.30 p.m. Visit also in the cozy restaurant Rakka!
If you want to stay longer, find the season’s best offers on holidayclubresorts.com/en/angrybirds Holiday Club Saariselkä Saariseläntie 7 99830 Saariselkä Tel. +358 (0)30 686 6000
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