Petri Kokkonen is a wilderness guide and entrepreneur based in Lapland. In 2018, Kokkonen traded city life for a remote cabin in the Finnish wilderness. Kokkonen said he never felt truly happy living ...
It was much cheaper than other similar accommodations I found in the area. The outside temperature was below freezing, but I slept extremely well and had a blast. I've always dreamed of staying in an ...
I’m hanging on for dear life as Janne Honkanen, the owner of Octola Private Wilderness in Finland’s far north Lapland, zooms us into a skidding drift on a frozen lake. Finding crazy adventures in the ...
NECESSITY Keep Lapland local Luggwoods Enchanted Forest brings the spirit of Christmas to Saggart, Co Dublin, with a nearly three-hour experience that includes a walk through a snowy woods, a lit-up ...
What if winter wasn’t just cold? What if it was quiet, glowing, and kind of unreal? This flight begins in Lapland, in the far ...
Northern Lights, reindeer, and the home of Santa Claus — there’s something magical about Lapland that makes you want to “Let It Go.” The real-life North Pole — the sparsely populated northern region ...
After another mild and snowless Christmas for most of the UK, there’s still time to book in a belated festive break in a more reliable winter wonderland. In northern Finland – a vast expanse of frozen ...
Natashja was born in Swedish Lapland, four hours above the Arctic Circle, where winters are long and northern lights dance ...
Get an intimate look at the wildlife of Lapland, a region in northern Finland, the fabled home of Santa Claus and actual home of reindeer, great gray owls, wolverines, eagles, wolves, musk oxen, brown ...
Whether off-piste, downhill or cross-country, the skiing in Lapland is sensational, with low-key, crowd-free resorts such as Levi, Ylläs and Saariselkä offering superb conditions from December through ...
Life expectancy in Finland has risen to the highest level in statistical history, according to figures published on Friday by Statistics Finland. The life expectancy for girls born in Finland last ...
I visited Lapland, Finland's northernmost region, and stayed in an igloo for $150 a night. It was much cheaper than other similar accommodations I found in the area. The outside temperature was below ...