Lapland Holidays

Lapland region is situated in the northern part of Finland, and Norway. It also includes some part of northern Sweden. The region offers exciting recreational opportunities to tourists. This post focuses on the Finnish area of Lapland. While the north Lapland is an excellent place for sledging and skiing, there are also good opportunities throughout the whole area. The eastern Lapland is covered with trees offering picturesque landscapes. The southern region is crisscrossed by rivers with plenty of vegetation. Scores of National parks across the region provide excellent opportunity for visitors to experience the diverse flora and fauna. Lapland is not just about natural beauty. Plenty of artificial resorts, pubs, and cafes in some of the more popular tourist locations will let visitors to indulge in fun and entertainment. A must-see attraction of the place is the Santa Claus’s village that attracts a great number of visitors every year.

Rovaniemi Airport

Lapland is well connected through air routes. The region has five airports. Travelers can fly to Kemi, Tornio and Rovaniemi in the South, Kittilä in the West, Enontekiö and Ivalo in the North. The Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in Helsinki, Finland connects to these airports. From Helsinki, tourists can take flights to different cities in Lapland, or travel through available rail routes if they want to get a view of Finland all the way from the south to the northern areas. Tourists from foreign countries will do well to fly to Helsinki first. The city is connected to more than 100 cities across the world, including cities as far as Far East, Africa, and Australia through more than 50 global airlines. Major airlines that connect Helsinki to other major cities include Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, SAS, KLM, Aeroflot, and British Airways. The national carrier Finnair is also a good option for travelers as it connects Europe extensively. Tourists from USA can fly on United Airlines, Northwest, Delta, and American. Airlines from Far East include Malaysia Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and Air China. (Some of the airlines from the Far East regions are in process to start operating flights to Helsinki.) Air India, the national carrier of India operates weekly Helsinki Mumbai flights. There are several other popular airlines that also fly to Helsinki.

Finnair operates multiple flights from Helsinki to fly passengers to different cities in the Lapland region. The Lapland five airports that are connected through Finnair flights include Rovaniemi, Kemi/Tornio, Kittilä, Enontekiö, and Ivalo. Rovaniemi is a major airport and handles International flights, including AirBaltic and Norwegian. The airport serves as an entry point to Norway, Northern Sweden, Northwest Russia, and rest of Lapland. The Ivalo airport is the oldest Lapland airport and it is situated further North. The airport is located near to places such as mountains of Saariselkä, Tankavaara, and Lake Sevettijärvi. Rental services are available at the airport to reach these places with reputed service providers such as Budget, Hertz, Europcar, and Avis operating through terminals located at the airport.

Lapland is a place filled with natural beauty and has plenty to wilderness to explore. Easy flight options have made it easier for tourist to visit the region any time of the year.