Question by Ravim: I am planning to visitHelsinki in mid August for about 4 days. Pls suggest places around Helsinki? Lapland?
Is there enough to see in Helsinki for 4 days? Should I also include trip to Stockholm (by ferry) or to Lapland?
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Answer by cantilena91 Greetings from Finland! Well, Lapland is nearly 1000 kilometres away from Helsinki, so I doubt that you could find that much time for all that travelling. But, your plan to visit Stockholm by a ferry is much more reasonable thing to do, so I suggest you to choose that and leave Lapland for later time. As for sightseeing in Helsinki, yes, it should have enough to see for you if you like museums, churches, and other cultural places, but there are plenty of nightclubs too if you like to be a nightfly!
Question by Ashleigh : Romantic break in lapland?
i am looking into taking my boyfriend for a short break, like 2 nights to lapland. I really want to go for a winter break together, he has never been skiing or anything so i was looking for a bit of snow, not necessarily skiing.
i just want to go somewhere with a little christmas magic, lights, log cabins and christmas trees and a village community, not too isolated but not packed in the city.
ANY information about lapland, or your own experiences, places you stayed areas you went to etc i would be very grateful thankyou x
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Answer by nodunromin The Province of Lapland (Finnish: Lappi; Northern Sami: Lappi; Swedish: Lappland) is one of the Provinces of Finland. The municipalities in the province cooperate in a Regional Council, which also makes it the Region of Lapland. It borders the Province of Oulu and the Region of North Ostrobothnia in the south. It also borders to the Gulf of Bothnia, Norrbotten County in Sweden, Finnmark County and Troms County in Norway and to Murmansk Oblast in Russia. In some parts of the world, particularly Britain and Finland itself, it is considered the traditional home of Santa Claus (Joulupukki).
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Question by babyjane: What to wear on day trip to lapland ?
Am taking my 3 children to lapland on Friday have read guidelines on what to wear from travel agent, but would appreciate any further advice from someone who has already been. Am especially concerned about keeping the children warm so as to not spoil what i hope will be a magical day for them
We really want to go to the ice hotel (I have found that there is one in Norway- although not THE ice hotel- has anyone been?) and plan a dog sledding trip couple of days. The fjords in Norway also have an appeal..
Is there anywhere else that anyone could recommend? I have bought books to read, but I was wondering if anyone has been there or has any suggestions?
Thanks
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Answer by The Informer Hi.
I went to Lapland in Sweden last year. I visited the real Ice Hotel and spent a day on a dog sled tour.
The climax of the trip was seeing the Northern Lights crackling over head, which was an experience I’ll never forget.
Incidentally, the area around Kiruna has the best conditions for seeing the lights, so if this is something you want to do it’s a good place to visit.
We used http://www.activitiesinsweden.com and found them very helpful.
Question by Em: Im staying in Salla in lapland?
Im staying in Salla in lapland next feb. I was wondering is it still possible to visit the Ice hotel and Santa from this location?
Question by frogilocks: Have anyone been to Lapland, how do you adjust to the cold?
We have booked a weeks holiday in Lapland, Sweden in December. I was wondering how you adjust to such temperatures if you not use to it. Coming from Queensland Australia.
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Answer by prairie_hoops Hey, i’m not so sure that it’s a matter of adjusting to the cold, just be prepared. Bring warm clothes… lots of warm cloths, gloves, hats, sweaters and pants to wear under you pants lol. Oh ya and don’t expect to see the sun at all.
Question by jen the fashion desiginer: going to lapland?
hi there, my husband booked a trip for us to go to lapland with the kids, and we can take them to see santa, now when he told me the first thing i thought was what were we gonna wear, because were used to a warm climate, and i have never been in climate where the degrees is well below 0, so i dont think me and my kids will be able to keep warm, so please help, ideally i would want to layer up several times over, but i dont know how to, and could you tell me what my daughter should wear also, as kids find the cold weather harder to deal with
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Answer by jazjam♥ when the weather gets cold here(sometimes below zero)this is the routine:
after underclothes, the first layer is long-john’s(thermal underwear)
next a long sleeved t-shirt & jeans and 2 pairs of socks(or 1 heavy thermal pair)
then put on your scarf, a thick pair of gloves(or mittens for the kids), and a good winter hat.(a thick knit cap is great for keeping your ears warm)
next, the outerwear. the most important part.
for kids, i suggest a full snowsuit. you’ll want a heavy, warm coat. make sure that the snowsuit/coats have hoods that can fasten shut.(believe it or not, some don’t!) & when chosing which ones to buy, make sure they are lined or insulated. remember- if the material feels thin then it probably is and won’t keep you very warm. same with boots. make sure they are lined or insulated.
there are a lot companies that make thermal insulated coats & boots so you should have no problem finding them. i think that covers everything. any questions just e-mail me.
have a great trip!!!!
Question by Rebecca S: is lapland a good place to go for a holiday?
at christmas time.
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Answer by cantilena91 Of course it is, otherwise there would not be so many charter flights coming in each winter! People travel there to meet Santa Claus at his official home, do snowmobile things and see the snow and reindeer for the very first time. Welcome to my home country Finland!
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