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Snowmobilers base next to Ivalo River A campsite with versatile services between Ivalo Airport and the village of Ivalo, along the E75 road and right next to te Ivalo River. Affordable accommodation and Café-Restaurant services are available all year round.

• Cabins • Café - Restaurant • Gas station • Accommodation all year • Caravan sites open all year • Private events • Teepee rent • Safaris and activities IVALO RIVER CAMPING Kerttuojantie 1, 99800 Ivalo GPS: N68.624741 E 27.542590 Contact: +358 400 395 046 info@ivalorivercamping.com

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Christmas time with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Inari IVALO church Mon 18.12. Children’s Christmas carols 9.30am Mon 18.12. Choirs Christmas concert at 6pm Christmas eve 24.12. Christmas eve devotion 1pm Candle devotion at the cemetery 3pm.

Christmas night mass 24.12. 11pm.

Christmas Day service 25.12 9am.

Boxing Day 26.12 mass 11am.

New Year’s Eve 31.12 devotion 11.30pm.

New Year’s Day 1.1.2024 mass 11am.

Epiphany 6.1. 2024 mass 11am.

Changing exhibition NUGGETS-Arctic Gold until May 1st 2024.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ivalo

(Photo: Juha Kauppinen)

INARI church Tue 19.12. Children’s Xmas carols 9.30am.

Tue 19.12. School children’s Xmas carols 11.30am.

Christmas eve 24.12: Family devotion 2pm.

Candle devotion 3pm at the cemetery.

Christmas Day service 25.12 11am.

New Year’s Eve 31.12 mass 2pm.

Epiphany 6.1. 2024 mass 2pm.

SAARISELKÄ Paul’s Chapel Thu 21.12. ELVIS Christmas – consert 7pm.

Christmas Eve 24.12. Family devotion 2pm Christmas eve devotion moment 7pm.

Christmas Day mass 25.12. 7pm.

Boxing Day 26.12. mass 7pm

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ivalo

(Photo: Juha Kauppinen)

OPEN Mon–Fri 10am–4pm CLOSED: Sat–Sun, public holidays and also 2023: December 6th-8th and 25th-26th 2024: January 1st, March 29th, April 1st, May 1st and 9th.

KIILOPÄÄ: Fri 23.12. Candle service outdoors 4pm.

NELLIM: Christmas day service 25.12.

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Orthodox Church 2pm.

Most Beautiful Spiritual Christmas Carols in churches and villages: Mon 5.12 7pm, Saariselkä Chapel Sun 10.12 6pm, Ivalo Church.

Tue 12.12 6pm, Saariselkä Aurora-hut.

is located in Tankavaara.

Only 25 min south of Saariselkä and 10 min north of Vuotso

Entrance fee: 12€/ 10€/ 6€ Saint Apostle Paul’s Chapel in Saariselkä

tel. + 358 16 626 171 www.kultamuseo.fi

(Photo: PasiR)

info@kultamuseo.fi 99695 TANKAVAARA

Wed 13.12. 6pm, Keväjärvi orthodox tsasouna.

Fri 15.12. 6pm Nellim, Orthodox church Sun 17.12. 2pm, Inari church.

Orthodox Chapel Parish of Lapland IVALO Church St. Nicholas, Rantatie 22Mon 5.12. at 5 pm vigil, Feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Tue 6.12. at 9.30 am blessing of water and liturgy, Feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Sat 16.12. at 5 pm vigil Sun 17.12. at 10 am liturgy Sun 24.12. at 4 pm vesper, Christmas Eve Mon 25.12. at 9 am matins and liturgy, Christmas Day

Orthodox Church in Nellim (Photo: PasiR)

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NELLIM Church of the Holy Trinity and St. Triphon of Petsamo, Siikajärventie 64 A

Sat 9.12. at 5 pm vigil Sun 10.12. at 10 am liturgy Su 24.12. at 10 am liturgy, Christmas Eve

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SEVETTIJÄRVI Church of St. Triphon of Petsamo Sevettijärventie 9065

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Wed 14.12. at 5 pm vigil, Feast of St. Triphon of Petsamo Thu 15.12. at 9.30 am blessing of water and liturgy, Feast of St. Triphon of Petsamo Mon 26.12. at 10 am liturgy, Second Christmas Day. KEVÄJÄRVI Chapel of Ss. Boris and Gleb, Siskelintie Sat 24.12. at 1.30 pm vesper, Christmas Eve.

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Saint Nicholas Church in Ivalo (Photo: Juha Kauppinen)

Publisher: InariNet Producer and editor: Pasi Ruotsalainen, Ivalo +358 40 5745 310 pasi.ruotsalainen@pp3.inet.fi Text: Helena Sahavirta, Veikko Erkkilä Photos: PasiR, Juha Kauppinen, Veikko Erkkilä, Pertti Turunen Translatings: Peter Culley, Saara-Maria Salonen.

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Lapland Tapas and Inari Sámi Songs Would you fancy a Lappish tapas plate accompanied by Inari Sámi songs? Both are available at the Sámi Village kota café in Nellim. Kota means a traditional Sámi dwelling. ”The tapas plate includes salted whitefish caught from Lake Inari, reindeer sausage, rye bread, Lappish potatoes, cheesecake, cloudberries and forest berry jam, quot; says Teija Tamminen, the entrepreneur of Sámi Village. For drinks, you can choose from Finnish glögi, hot chocolate, coffee, tea, or wine made from berries. Kota café also has an alcohol license.

Nellim village is located near the eastern border on the shores of Lake Inari. Sámi Village is in the middle of the village on Tamminen’s family farm. It was founded by Nuoran Pekka in the late 1800’s, who is Teija Tamminen’s ancestor from four generations ago.

Nuoran Pekka arrived by boat from Mahlattinuora on Lake Inari to the present-day Nellim area and established the first farm there, along with the entire village. The new farm was named Njellim, an Inari Sámi word that translates to Nellim in Finnish. No one knows the exact meaning of the word, but Nellim is, nonetheless, an ancient Sámi settlement. Tamminen is the great-greatgranddaughter of Nuoran Pekka.

As an accompaniment to the tapas plate, Teija promises to share old stories and sing traditional Sámi songs.

She sings about Nuoran Pekka and Kuuvan Oskari, who are her Inari Sámi ancestors. Sámi people believe that the spirit of the one being sung about comes present during the song.

These songs and the Inari Sámi singing tradition were believed to have disappeared entirely for a long time until they were found in the archives of the University of Helsinki.

Long-standing traditions in tour-

Teija Tamminen wants to offer visitors a piece of the old Lapland. ism services Nuoran Pekka operated an inn on his new farm, and now his descendants continue that tradition both in the home café and by renting cottages built on the shore of Lake Inari.

There are two cottages available, one with 72 square meters and 5 beds and the other with 35 square meters and 4 beds. The amenities are at the level of a detached house. Both also have an outdoor hot tub, a pri-

A Sámi woman is used to doing various tasks in the surroundings of her home.

vate sandy beach, and a view of Lake Inari. Sámi Village also rents canoes and kayaks to visitors.

- I want to do my part in preserving and keeping alive the Inari Sámi language and culture, says Tamminen. She has studied Inari Sámi as her major and taught it at school, even though she is a forest engineer by profession. She has also written four books in Inari Sámi.

The Hitruu! book series contains real

stories about Nellim, the Inari Sámi people, and their culture in the Inari Sámi language. The books include a short Inari Sámi-Finnish dictionary, and audio tapes have been made for language learning. The books are illustrated by Riitta Ahonen.

Text: Helena Sahavirta Photos: PasiR

A large fireplace in the middle of the Kota café provides warmth for events.

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Winter Wonderland We are in the land of winter. We have the darkness of the polar night, freezing temperatures, bright starry skies, Northern Lights, snow, and plenty of life hibernating beneath the snow.

Winter also lives in people.

Winter is work and survival.

But at the same time, it provides entertainment, joy, and socialising. Human winter also means producing plenty of light and heat.

Winter is strong but gentle in Lapland. The warm currents of the Gulf Stream flow into the Arctic Ocean protecting against the cold. We living in the north can offer our atmosphere, safety and security.

Snow is dry

Air is usually very dry in Lapland.

This means that snow is also relatively dry. If you have snow on your clothes, simply brush it off before going inside and you won’t get wet. People also stamp their feet before entering a building. Ice is much more slippery than snow. People remove their shoes when entering someone’s house, so snowy shoes would also cause a puddle and wet socks for everyone. Because snow is so dry for most of the winter, making snowmen or snowballs isn’t easy. If you feel you really need to make a snowman, just add water, or come back at Easter.

Surviving Arctic Lapland Finland’s coldest ever recorded temperature -51,5°C (-60.7°F), was measured in the village of Pokka in the Municipality of Kittilä on 28 January 1999. Back then the very cold period lasted nearly two weeks.

Houses, however, stayed very warm. People didn’t get frostbite, because they knew how to dress appropriately, and obviously avoided being outside as much as usual. Not all children went to school. Only a few cars were used when the temperatures fell below approximately -50°C. The warm exhaust fumes from cars formed huge clouds behind cars during these record temperatures. Special care had to be taken when travelling by car to avoid metal breaking.

Temperature differences between the northern and southern regions

of Finland can be large, and the weather can also change quickly.

January is usually the coldest month.

LAND OF SUMMER Even Lapland has warm summers.

We even have hot days, when the temperature exceeds 25°C (77°F).

During June and July, the sun shines right through the night. The average duration for the Midnight Sun in Lapland is approximately one month. The difference in the length of the Midnight Sun period between Southern Lapland and Northern Lapland is significant. Even outside the Midnight Sun period, during the summer the nights are still bright. Gradually the nights get darker as autumn approaches, and in September there is no more Midnight Sun

Whichever way it goes, Lapland always has a real winter If you wash your hair, make sure it is dry before going outside, otherwise it will freeze solid.

Do not dry wet clothes outside, as they will also quickly freeze solid.

You may have heard about people sticking their tongues on metal posts in the winter. My advice, don’t try it. Trying to free your tongue that quickly froze on the post, is extremely unpleasant.

Your phone battery hates the cold, so you will notice the battery doesn’t last as long as normal, if you are outside. Try to

put the phone close to your skin to keep it warm. If your fingers are freezing and you can’t work your phone’s touchscreen, you will find special touchscreen gloves from clothing stores.

Whenever you buy something like fruit and vegetables, flowers, drinks and carry it outside, it will start to freeze, so you will have to take this into account.

If you go on a trip into the wilderness without a guide, always tell someone where you are planning to go and what time you plan on returning –

Laplanders like to know you are safe!

If you are standing in a wide-open area somewhere in nature, you may think you are standing on a frozen field, but you are actually probably standing on a frozen lake. Don’t worry, only eight centimetres of ice cover is needed to carry the weight of the average adult. But, with so many things here in the Arctic, if you are not sure, ask for advice, or just don’t risk it.

Peter Culleyy

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The Arctic Ocean

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Windows don’t open In Lapland, windows don’t open. The triple or quadrupleglazed windows are rather cumbersome, so opening them would be awkward, and snow and ice cause even more problems, but you probably don’t want to open windows in the winter anyway. Most rooms are fitted with machined

ventilation, but if you want to air your accommodation quickly, open the latch or small window for a couple of minutes. You may also notice that the small window is covered in mosquito mesh, don’t worry, Saariselkä only has mosquitos in the summertime!

Freezing babies Gulf Stream Did you know that this region is protected by the Atlantic Ocean’s warm Gulf Stream?

This Gulf Stream keeps the Arctic Ocean from freezing throughout the year and all the way up to the shores of the Kola Peninsula

in Russia. This means that the winter in the northern region is comparatively mild and very harsh below freezing temperatures are rare.

Sauna A stay in Lapland is not complete without a sauna visit. There are plenty of places to experience it, like the spa or just about any hotel, or perhaps your cabin has one.

Temperature in the sauna is 80–110 degrees Celsius. Throw water on the stones, relax and enjoy. Some people sit in the sauna for a few

minutes before rolling in the snow naked, or take a dip in a hole made in a frozen lake or river, returning to the sauna to warm up.

Others like whipping each other with bundles of birch twigs, and many just sit there in silence and sip beer

Local fashion Dressing in warm and comfortable clothes is vital for enduring Lapland’s winters. People here pay less attention to how good you look in the winter, but they might stare at you if you are not wearing sensible clothing. If you go on an excursion with a safari company, you are usually given winter outfits. If you feel your clothing isn’t warm enough, Saariselkä

and Ivalo has numerous outdoor clothing shops that will also advise you on how to dress properly. It’s not the amount of clothing, it’s all about choosing the right clothing and layering.

You may feel like a sumo wrestler at times, but it’s better than freezing.

Peter Culley

Laplanders put their babies outside in a pram to sleep, even though the temperatures outside are well below freezing. Don’t worry, these

sleeping babies are wrapped up well enough to endure the Arctic, and they are inhaling the cleanest air of the inhabited world.

Arctic cars Most vehicles here are fitted with metal-studded tyres that give excellent grip during Lapland’s six-month winter season. Nobody drives using regular, so-called summer tyres in the winter. Anyone who does is either a rally driver or a thrill seeker and will be fined if the police notice. In Lapland, we change tyres twice a year, every year.

When there is no more snow and ice on the roads, around May, people change their tyres for regular summer tyres. In November, they change back to winter tyres. When driving here, remember that Lapland has more reindeer than people and they wander freely, also in traffic. Rudolf and friends have no traffic sense at all.

Plugging in Many parked cars are plugged into a post with a metal casing on top. These cars are not electrically powered, it’s a special system that keeps the engine warm. This makes it easier to start the car. It is better for the engine as well,

and the car heats up faster. If you leave things in your car, remember it will probably freeze before you get back.

Peter Culley

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Reindeer Reindeer can easily be seen in Lapland’s nature as well. Reindeer often walk along roads and come close to housing areas. The reindeer is a semi-wild animal. It is also a peculiar domestic animal, as each reindeer has its own owner.

The reindeer owner can be seen from its ear tag that it was given at the age of a few months old.

Reindeer mainly live freely in Lapland’s nature. According to law, reindeer are allowed to graze and move around freely in nature. They may also roam areas where people live, subject to certain restrictions.

Each reindeer has its own place of residence, because it enjoys staying in the place where it was born.

Reindeer are very docile animals and will avoid people.

Ccording to age-old beliefs, even the spirit of the reindeer is carried by the wind to direct the course for the people of Lapland.

It is also perfectly adapted for terrain with very deep snow. In the winter, the reindeer uses its hooves to dig up food from beneath the snow, but it also gets nutrition from the beard moss growing on coniferous trees. The reindeer’s diet comprises hundreds of different plant species, with early summer delights being wetland flora and fungi being popular in the autumn.

The reindeer is a normal part of everyday life in traffic throughout Lapland.

The reindeer has made life possible in Lapland The animal has adapted to the harsh conditions of the north, with temperatures as low as 40 degrees below zero.

First of all it has taught us how to survive in the region.

The reindeer is the domesticated version of the wild deer. Reindeer husbandry started from hunting these deer. The number of reindeer owned has always been an indication of wealth. Reindeer have sculpted the environment, way of life and art of people in the north.

During the late Middle Ages, reindeer husbandry was a new livelihood that was developed in the fell highlands of Norway and Sweden

from which it spread to Finland. New Finnish settlers and peasants adopted reindeer husbandry which was also practiced outside the Sámi regions.

In Finland, the Province of Lapland and other northern regions became established reindeer husbandry areas in the eighteenth century. The current reindeer husbandry district covers an area of 114,000 square kilometres, which represents 36 percent of the total area of Finland.

Also in the winter the reindeer mainly eats vegetation that it often has to dig up from under a metre of snow. The majority of Lapland’s reindeer still live in the wilderness throughout the winter. This reindeer gets its food from the ground in early winter when the snow cover is thin.

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How do you say it in Finnish?

English is understood and spoken, to some degree by the locals in Saariselkä, Ivalo and Inari.

If you wish to surprise the locals and your friends back home, you should try to learn a few key Finnish words.

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Together Do you feel you are in one of the world’s focus points or in one of the world’s best hiding places? Well, you are actually in both. You are also in a far, remote location, but you are assured of your safety. The air that you breathe here is different to the air in the rest of Europe,

as it is the cleanest air in Europe.

Here in the snowy north, people also experience mutual closeness. We have things we do together, a mutual winter with nature that is both gracious and ruthless. We all share common winter clothing, skis, snowmobiles,

excursion routes and guides, snowfalls, cold and mild weather, feasts, sauna, entertainment and joint safety.

Tourism can be thought as the world’s biggest peace mission. Tourism is free movement and the beneficial interaction of people.

The winter fell has a lot to offer Saariselkä’s winter tourism destination offers a lot of things to do on snow and ice. Here you can find downhill skiing, crosscountry skiing, snowshoe hiking, kick-sledding, hiking, tour skating, snowmobiling, reindeer sleigh rides, husky sled rides, horse riding, winter swimming... One of the most popular is snowmobiling.

Why is the Lappish sky so close?

People visiting Lapland People visiting Lapland claim the sky appears to be closer to land than they’ve ever witnessed elsewhere.

Yes. The sky seems to be coming closer because of the purity of the air and light.

The impression of the sky appearing closer comes from the purity of the air and intense brightness. In bright conditions, colours can change enormously and look different, even extraordinary.

What actually happens is the sky is further away, as the incredibly good visibility provides the feeling of extra spaciousness and space. But the reflection of space and air mass is like a celestial mirror that brings the sky closer. Especially the Midnight Sun or Nightless Night provides fairytale-like feelings, and people feel themselves as being another heavenly body.

The contrast to the Midnight

Sun of summer is the dark twilight period, where even the smallest glimpse of light feels like a summertime strike of lightning.

Following the twilight period are the glistening springtime snowscapes, beckoning people to venture into the fells and forests. The most wondrous time is when you experience the coming of spring to Lapland in nature. Springtime sees the arrival of swans, geese, cranes and other migratory birds, in addition to bird displays. Nature is filled will all sorts of sounds, day and night, and within only a few days, spring makes its dramatic and powerful coming.

The autumn countryside colours itself in the vibrant shades of the period called ruska, and Mother Nature really puts on her best performance for this time. Reindeer, Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) and local people interest foreign and domestic visitors.

December darkness December is the darkest month of the year. Right from the very beginning of the month, even the middle of the day is dusky. Right up to the last days in December the sun will not be seen at all. During the final few days of December, the sun

can first be seen very briefly, but in the second week of January, the sun rises fully above the horizon.

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Frenchman Giles enjoys working in restaurant jobs in travel destinations

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French chef and baker, Giles Chavaut, works at Restaurant Kuukkeli in Saariselkä. He is one of many foreigners working in the tourism industry in Lapland.

Workers from abroad have been serving tourists in Lapland for decades, and the amount has been increasing in all service roles.

Restaurants and hotels have been the most active in employing foreign workers. There is not enough domestic labor available

for the needs of the tourism industry.

Giles Chavaut came to Finland for work in 1987 and has worked in kitchens, first in the Helsinki area and then in Lapland’s tourist destinations as well as in Northern Norway. ”I like living in the north and working in travel destinations. In Lapland, I have experienced the life of many tourist destinations and witnessed numerous

experiences of visitors. Being a chef and baker, it has always been easy for me to work in different places because a chef is always needed where there are people.

Family ties do not restrict me either, as in addition to me, there is an adult daughter in my family. My hometown in France is Lyon, but I rarely visit France,” says Giles.

He is a funloving man who not only enjoys the kitchen but also customer service in the restaurant.

How do animals survive the winter?

Of all the animals in Lapland, every mammal hibernates here. The majority of birds only nest in Lapland, migrating south in the autumn, to warmer climates, some even going to Africa.

Birds of the grouse family utilise winter birches in the North In Lapland, the birds of the grouse family have adapted to feeding the buds of birch trees during the winter months. Especially the willow grouse and the black grouse are keen on feeding in the birch groves. In the fell areas, there are large numbers of willow grouse that change their color to white for the winter, live in flocks, and obtain food from downy birches.

Black grouse are active and move in flocks. They stop to feed together on the same tree or on nearby trees, staying close to each other. In the picture, a black grouse has stopped on the weak upper branches of a birch.

Some birds have learnt to survive through the winter. Birds that rely on people for survival are the tit and magpie. Tits eat the food that people provide, and they rely on getting help from people. Magpies eat waste, but people don’t usually feed magpies intentionally. The Lappish fowl, living on the ground, all survive through the winter. They feed off the leaf buds of trees, small twigs and conifer needles. The last waterfowl migrate once the lakes and rivers begin to freeze over.

Of these fowl, the rather commonly occurring willow grouse changes into its white coat in the winter, providing super camouflage.

It matches the colour of the snow so well, that it is difficult to spot in the winter. The willow grouse thrives in large flocks in fell highland regions, where the low branches of the mountain birch provide a source of nutrition. It also feels at home in dense forests, where birch trees grow among conifers. It has long and wide toes, so it travels easily over snow. It wears warm “trousers” made from its dense and thick plumage right down to its toes, so not even its legs get cold.

The willow grouse almost always lives on ground, and will only fly short distances when it changes location. A willow grouse will seldom be seen perched in a tree.

The willow grouse savours a wide variety of nutrition, and the young especially enjoy mosquitoes. The mosquito is an important source of nutrition for small birds coming here to nest. The mammals that get a white coat for the winter are the hare and ermine. The only parts of the hare that don’t turn white are the eyes, and for the ermine, also the end of its tail stays black.

The ermine is a small animal belonging to the weasel family, the fur of which is well sought after, especially among royalty. The hare that eat tree bark in the winter use the snow trails they have made to escape danger. The trial is an

The hare changes its color to white in winter. escape route which can also reveal evidence of its stalker. When a fox chases a hare along its snow trial, the hare takes a great leap to the side of the trail, and stays stationary until the fox dashes past. The fox will, however, sometimes catch the hare. It has learnt to become a cunning night-time hunter. The willow grouse is a good night– time catch for the fox, as the bird digs a hole in the snow to sleep.

The fox finds the willow grouse by following the bird’s trail and scent.

When it finds fresh marks left by a willow grouse, it begins to search for the bird’s night-time nest. There is an abundance of willow grouse, so there’s enough for foxes, too.

The squirrel lives in the forest and eats seeds from the cones of conifers. Just like other winter animals, the squirrel also has a thick winter coat. Now and then it spends time in its nest made of twigs. Squirrels will also approach people, because just as the tit, they know that humans will give them food. The wolverine is the largest member of the weasel family, and is also a predator that hunts, for instance, hare and reindeer. It enjoys wandering rocky terrain and even treeless fell highland regions.

It knows how to hide in snow, and sometimes can even make its own

snow tunnel escape route.

The lynx is the only wild big cat living in Finland. It dines in the same way as the wolverine. It prowls on mammals from trees.

The bear, which is the largest of all our beasts, goes into hibernation already during the autumn and wakes after its long rest in the early spring when the snow begins to thaw and water enters the den. The female bear gives birth to its young during the winter. When it wakes from its winter slumber the bear is bad tempered and hungry. It will eat anything from tree roots to animals, carcasses and waste.

One of the ways the wolf is ensured survival in the winter is being able to quickly cover long distances on snow. Being skilled at snow travel, it easily catches reindeer and any other animals not protected by their natural camouflage. One rather special survivor is the reindeer, which digs its nutrition up from beneath the snow. The reindeer is exclusively a vegetarian. It can smell grass, lichen and berry shrubs from deep beneath the snow. The reindeer is also able to smell predators at long distances. The reindeer tries to head into the wind, in order to get some idea of what may lay ahead.

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Rudolph and his friends Johdonmukainen 30 vuoden kokemus käännös-, tulkkaus- ja opetuspalveluissa.

Peter Culley Arctic Language Company Oy +358 40 774 9945, peter.culley@arcticlanguagecompany.fi

”Everyone had to bring their own snacks.”

You all know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen, and of course the most famous reindeer of them all, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. And when you are in Lapland you meet plenty of other reindeer that take you on a sleigh ride, or are there just to be photographed, or on standby for whenever Santa needs them.

These reindeer are tame.

They live near houses and work happily for Santa and his friends all over the world. They are Rudolph’s true friends!They fly across the sky to all the rooftops and chimneys. They hurry Santa Claus along when dreaming of their new toys.

They take Santa Claus to the homes of children in Finland where the children get to meet Santa in person; there are only a few countries in the world where this is possible. Reindeer fly faster than the wind and most of Christmastime they are invisible to people not living in

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or visiting Lapland.

These are Santa’s reindeer that are fondly mentioned in the popular Christmas carol: These are the Dashers and Dancers and Prancers and Vixens that you can meet with Santa Claus in Lapland even before and after Christmas. This is the home of reindeer.

The author of the drawing is Finnish graphic artist Kalle Erkkilä.

Kalle Erkkilä

Northern Lights!

Lights from outer space or a firefox?

Wishing you a joyful Christmas spirit, both for you and for us! We build friendship.

Peaceful winter to the residents and visitors of the fell highlands.

Anna Zavjalova National Theatre of Karelia The Christmas card was drawn by Anna Zavjalova. Anna is a Finnish language teacher at the National Theatre of Karelia that was founded in 1932 in Petrozavodsk, and is the only Finnish-speaking theatre in Russia.

There are plenty of stories and beliefs related to the Northern Lights or aurora borealis in Latin. In Finland, the name Revontuli comes from the beliefs of the indigenous Sámi who thought it was a cosmic firefox that swished its brush over the snow-covered fells whisking them up into the air to appear with the moonlight as northern lights.

The folklore traditions of eastern and northern Finland refer to an animal called a firefox using three different words in Finnish, tulikettu, tulikko and tulirepo. It is a mythical animal and was the ultimate dream of hunters, as

it was believed to mark the achievement of one’s lifetime goals, and the capture of such would guarantee fame and fortune. A similar belief relating Northern Lights is shared among the Canadian Indians, although their animal is the moose. Scientifically speaking, the aurora borealis is a light phenomenon originating from the sun and the solar winds of particles.

Once these particles hit the Earth’s atmosphere and react with the particles in the atmosphere, they produce light – Northern Lights.

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The Orthodox Churches in the Inari region The Inari region contains three Orthodox churches: the church of St. Nicholas in Ivalo, the church of the Holy Trinity and St. Tryphon of Petsamo in Nellim and the church of St. Tryphon of Petsamo in Sevettijärvi. They were constructed during the second half of the 20th century to serve the Orthodox Christian refugees, who were evacuated from Petsamo during the Second World War. The Orthodox Christian refugees from Petsamo consisted of Skolt Saami and of people with Karelian ancestry. Petsamo, which lies on the shores of the Barents Sea, was annexed by the

Soviet Union during the war.

Until then it functioned as a Finnish trading and fishing port, which gave access to the Atlantic. Since ancient times Petsamo has been used for traditional reindeer herding and fishing by the Skolt Saami.

The chapel of Sts Boris and Gleb in Keväjärvi was consecrated in 2008. It bears the same name as the chapel which was built in the 16th century by the Russian monk St. Tryphon along the Paatsjoki-river, which is currently in Russia. During the 16th century Petsamo was inhabited by the Skolt Saami people. As

Father Heikki Harvola and The St. Nikolas Church in Ivalo

a result of the missionary work initiated the Russian monk St. Tryphon the Skolt Saami are primarily Orthodox Christians.

The pilgrimage of St. Tryphon is held every summer in Inari region during the end of August. During the pilgrimage services are held in all the Orthodox churches of the area.

The pilgrimage extends across the border to Neiden, Norway. In the past the pilgrimage also extended to holy sites in Russia.

This year the Finnish Orthodox Church celebrates her 100th anniversary. She became an autonomous church within the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

in 1923. Until then the Orthodox Christians in Finland were under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Moscow. The Finnish Orthodox Church has good relations with the Finnish Evangelical-Lutheran Church.

The chapel in Keväjärvi as well as the chapel of St. Paul in Saariselkä are ecumenical chapels hosting both Orthodox and Lutheran services.

Father Heikki Harvola is the priest of the Lapland Orthodox Chapel Parish in Ivalo since November 2023.

He warmly welcomes everyone to attend church services. For more information see ortlappi.fi Text: Heikki Harvola Photos: PasiR

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The museum’s international section presents the gold history of over twenty countries.

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People during the Lapland gold rush in the Ivalo River.

The Gold Museum presents the history of gold prospecting around the world Gold has sparked great emotions and grand stories.

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he world’s only international Gold Museum is located 30 kilometers from Saariselkä, in Tankavaara, in the municipality of Sodankylä. The museum showcases the past and present of gold prospecting and panning.

Here, you can see and sense how profoundly gold affects the human mind, activating people and giving rise to great dreams, goals, and tasks.

The main exhibition of the museum presents the stages of gold prospecting in Lapland. The international section, the Golden World, presents the gold history of over twenty countries. Here, you can also see a replica of the world’s largest discovered gold nugget, weighing 72.2 kilograms, named Welcome Stranger. It was found by two prospectors by chance in Victoria, Australia, in 1869.

Gold has always been found either by chance or as a result of deliberate searching. Discoveries can always be considered a series of fortunate incidents. Gold on the Earth’s surface appears in many different forms, activating its seekers. ”Find it, keep it, be lucky, get rich.” Seekers are always present, even though it is rare to get rich.

Anyone can find a piece of gold, and that’s why the possibility of finding gold excites the human mind and generates gold fever.

So called “gold rushes” have occurred in Canada, the United States, South Africa, Australia, and Finnish Lapland.

The gold seeker aims for a large piece, also known as gold nugget.

It can be found on the surface of the ground, the bottom of a river, or deeper underground. Gold panners most commonly find what they call ”lifeless” gold, which are powdery small particles. Gold

from Lapland has a special status and is generally priced differently from other gold. Lappish gold contains only 3-9 percent of substances other than pure gold.

Silver is most commonly present as an impurity in gold.

What is the price of Lappish gold? Vilma Valolahti, the customer service manager of the Gold Museum, says that the price of gold is about 60 euros per gram. But each nugget is priced individually, and it is handled between the seller and the buyer.

Each gold nugget is always different; no two identical ones have ever been found. The weight of the largest nugget found in Tankavaara in recent years is 62 grams. It was discovered in 2020 in a leased area, at the bottom of a pit. The finder, who went in search of gold, didn’t immediately believe he had found gold because the discovery was ”too easy”. At an estimated price of 30,000 euros, the nugget’s finder thought at first that it was a joke organized by someone.

There are many stories about gold discoveries. Each significant discovery gives rise to a story. The Gold Museum has various copies of gold nuggets. One nugget’s copy is named Mopo. It tells the story of an eleven-year-old boy from southern Finland who found gold in Tankavaara in 1978.

The boy had picked up a stone covered in what he thought was clay, but the clay actually covered a 39-gram gold nugget. With the money he received for it, the boy later bought a moped. As an adult, he visited Tankavaara with his eleven-year-old daughter to see the familiar Mopo nugget.

Finland’s largest gold nugget weighs 392.9 grams. It was found

by Evert Kiviniemi in 1935 and who named named the nugget

Vilma Valolahti, the customer service manager of the Gold Museum.

The museum has a replica of the world’s largest gold nugget.

Evert.

Tankavaara gold was discovered in 1934 by a Sámi man, Aleksanteri Peltovuoma, who lived in the Tankavaara area. He found the gold deposit based on his dream.

The Gold Museum offers a good view of Lapland’s gold fields. Here, you can also try gold panning. The exhibition reveals the stages of Finland’s gold rushes from the first gold discovery to the era of machine digging. Visitors encounter the poor conditions of the Grand Duchy of Finland in the 1860s and see Lapland’s gold rushes on the map. Finland was an autonomous region under Russian rule during the gold rush, with extensive special privileges.

According to the law at the time in Finland, ”every reputable man” could search for and own gold, even though in Russia the gold belonged to the state.

Tankavaara became a trampled area during the Second World War, and after the war, it was seen as a site of war remnants and memories, even though gold mining continued on a smaller scale. It emerged as a gold area again in the early 1970s. The

Tankavaara Gold Village was also built in the area, and gold panning competitions are held there annually.

The Gold Museum is open

during the winter from Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. It is closed on weekends and public holidays.

Veikko Erkkilä

Views and atmospheres of hard work and lucky gold discoveries unfold in the Gold Museum.

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Huippu’s most popular food is salmon soup Salmon soup is the most popular dish at Restaurant Huippu. One local speciality is kurniekka, which is a traditional Skolt Sámi fish dish. And of course, there are the famous, delicious doughnuts of Kaunispää restaurant.

Year after year, salmon soup and crowberry cake keep their place as the most popular dishes at Restaurant Kaunispää Huippu.

These meals are enjoyed by both locals and tourists, and they are made using only the best local ingredients, to quarantee the best food.

Salmon from the Arctic Ocean is delivered to the restaurant twice a week, which means that the salmon soup is always fresh.

The berries for the crowberry cakes and juice have not travelled far either – all the berries have been picked from the local forests by the restaurant staff. And so are the lingonberries, bilberries and the delicious cloudberries.

Last summer was a good year for mushrooms, especially for false morel and porcino or cep mushrooms, which were collected in the town of Nellim. Kaunispää restaurant gets its reindeer meat from a nearby village of Tolonen, and roe from whitefish comes from the chef Jorma Lehtinen’s own fishing area. Only the meat of willow grouse is sourced a bit further away – but from Enontekiö, which is also in Lapland.

As a new speciality, the restaurant has a new list of Glögi, which is a traditional Finnish winter drink. Glögi is perfect for keeping away the cold during winter and it warms you up nicely.

-For Christmas, we will make our own glögi, just in time for Christmas eve and for the declaration of Christmas peace, Lehtinen says. Declaration of Christmas peace is traditionally read at the peak of Kaunispää, in English and in Finnish.

Mid-winter, the summit of Kaunispää looks like it has been covered in whipped cream.

A group of visitors at the summit of Kaunispää. From the summit’s tower you can see all the way to the fells in Russia.

There is a free coffee or tea service at the Pentecostal church’s flea market. Payment is optional and the proceeds go to charity.

There are three secondhand stores in Ivalo Ivalon Kirppis is a traditional flea market where private individuals can sell their pre-loved items for a fee.

There are a total of 23 sales tables that offer a wide range of products: everyday and festive clothing for men, women, and children, shoes, dishes, hobby equipment, books, and decorative items. Occasionally, furniture and baby strollers are also available for sale. There are also brand new items for sale, such as rabbit fur hats and handwoven wool sweaters, socks, and mittens.

Handmade candles are also a new addition. The second-hand store also offers a small-scale laundry service for items like blankets or jackets, which are dried in a dryer.

Ivalon Kirppis is open from Tuesday to Friday from 11 am to 6 pm and on Saturdays from 11 am to 3 pm. The store is located in Pekankulma, on the road leading to Nellim, close to the centre of Ivalo. The address is Piiskuntie 7.

The second-hand store of Ivalo Pentecostal Church is located by the main road, across from the supermarket, next to the Chapel. The address is Metsätie 2. The second-hand store has a wide selection of women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing and shoes, which are the most popular items. Additionally, there are dishes, toys, games, sports equipment such as cross-country and downhill skis, ice skates, and books. Furniture is also available for purchase: chairs, sofas, beds, mattresses, and televisions. Occasionally, cuttings of

houseplants are also offered for sale.

Items from the second-hand store are occasionally sent to those in need in Latvia, Estonia, and Ukraine.

The second-hand store also serves as a meeting place. You can get coffee or pastries and the payment is voluntary. The proceeds from the second-hand store support missionary work. The second-hand store is open on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11 am to 4 pm, and on Thursdays from 11 am to 5 pm.

The second-hand store of Ivalo Unemployed Association is located behind the Ivalo Sports Hall, in a detached house at Vasantie 3, along the main road. The specialty of the second-hand store is a changing selection of furniture. In late November, sofas, frame mattress beds, tables, and chairs were available for sale. A dedicated room is reserved for dishes.

There are also women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing. Children’s clothes are their most popular items. The second-hand store also sells items such as cross-country skis and ice skates.

The second-hand store operates on donated items, and the proceeds are used for both the association and the maintenance of the second-hand store. The second-hand store has one employee, assisted by one rehabilitative worker. The second-hand store is open from Monday to Friday from 11 am to 3 pm. Surplus food is distributed there on Mondays and Thursdays.

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The brand new warm Lappish mittens are also good souvenirs, says Pirjo Aarniemi from Ivalon Kirppis.

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Ravintola Pirkon Pirtin lämpimässä Come and enjoy great foodkotoisassa and warm ja atmosphere tunnelmassa pääset kokemaan mieleenpainuvia at Restaurant Pirkon Pirtti. ruokahetkiä.

Pirtti is known for its tasty food and friendly service.

Ravintola on tunnettu maistuvasta ruuasta ja lämminPirkon Pirtti has maintained its place as one of the most henkisestä asiakaspalvelustaan. Pirtti on Saariselän popular restaurants in Saariselkä for aikojen. years. All because suosituimpia ruokapaikkoja kautta Rento of the warm atmosphereruokaa, and delicious food.Saariselän meininki ja makoisaa mitä sitä Welcomemuuta to Pirkon Pirtti! kulkija kaipaakaan...

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Our selection of knives, a gift for even the most experienced hunters and hikers. Knives for felling, knives with firesteel, double knives for many sized works. Genuine wooden kuksa cups, big or Kestävät small with engraving kuksat High quality camping axes Korkealaatuisia retkiHigh quality camping axes High quality camping axes Korkealaatuisia retkiKorkealaatuisia retkikovaan käyttöön. by Kareasuando Knives, kirveitä lahjapakkauksissa. by Kareasuando Knives, by Kareasuando Knives, kirveitä lahjapakkauksissa. kirveitä lahjapakkauksissa.

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Nahkasormikkaat ja -kintaat kintaat koko perheelle.

Made of reindeer and merino wool.jalaadukkaat Affordable knitted hats with Saariselkä-logo.

Aitoja poron-, siniketunhylkeennahkalakkeja.

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Aidot, käsintehdyt, hylkeennahkalakit Made ofofreindeer Fur caps made of reindeer leather, blue fox, seal and wool.

The exellent pink one for ladies.

Aidot, käsintehdyt, laadukkaat turkislakit Made reindeer pienille ja isoille Aitoja poron-, siniketunja hylkeennahkalakkeja.

Pipot pienemmille.

Fur caps made of reindeer leather, blue fox, seal and wool.

The exellent pink one for ladies.

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Pipot pienemmille.

Fur caps made of reindeer leather, blue fox, seal and wool. The exellent pink one for ladies. leather. koko perheelle. leather. leather. harrastajille ja moniin Kivoja Kivoja Kivoja Cute soft töihin ammattilaisille.

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Ivalo Order easily from the online store k-ruoka.fi

The Grocery, better than the rest

We deliver the orders to Saariselka-area

Fresh bread and pastries, baked in the house every day.

Fresh, delicious sushi every day.

Fresh fruit and filling salads made in the house.

Refreshing, healthy and freshly made smoothies made in the house

Tasty Finnish stuffed baguettes Shopkeepers Tuuli and Marko and their whole staff are here to help you!

Welcome to the heart of Ivalo, we will be happy to serve you!

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7am-10pm, Sat 8am-10pm, Sun 8am-10pm

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