Aavasaksa Travel Guide

  Struve monument, Aavasaksa, FI
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  • Struve monument, Aavasaksa, FI
      Struve monument, Aavasaksa, FI
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  • View from lookout tower, Aavasaksa, FI
      View from lookout tower, Aavasaksa, FI
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  • Duckboard trail, Aavasaksa, FI
      Duckboard trail, Aavasaksa, FI
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  • Struve Geodetic Arc, Aavasaksa, FI
      Struve Geodetic Arc, Aavasaksa, FI
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  • Struve Geodetic Arc, Aavasaksa, FI
      Struve Geodetic Arc, Aavasaksa, FI
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The trail to the summit

The trail to the summit, Aavasaksa

 gubbi1 Says:  A easy to walk, but shortly steep duckboard tril leads from the parking to the summit of the Aavasaksa. I highly recommend to take this walk as it brings you in a quite surreal and unexpected landscape here on top of Aavasaksa. The parking is almost on top of the mountain so... 

Climb the Lookout Tower

Climb the Lookout Tower, Aavasaksa

 gubbi1 Says:  In case you come to Aavasaksa, you should definitely climb the Lookout Tower to enjoy a great view far into Sweden and back into the wide Finnish landscape.The tower was built 1969 and is 13,16 cm high.Enjoy the sight! 

The Czars Cottage

The Czars Cottage, Aavasaksa

 gubbi1 Says:  The Aavasaksa is Finlands most southern point from which you can see the midnight sun. In the past famous people came here to have a look at that event. Even the Czar of Russia came and let a cottage been built on the summit. You can have a look at it on the summit, but you... 

The Struve Geodetic Arc

The Struve Geodetic Arc, Aavasaksa

 gubbi1 Says:  The summit of the Aavasaksa was used as a measurement point to measure the shape of the earth. It is one of many points of the Struve Geodetic Arc, which reaches from the Black Sea to the Arctic Ocean. Today you can find a monument on top of the Aavasaksa which reminds of... 

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Aavasaksa - A historical and nature spot

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 In preparation for my trip to Lofoten I was thinking about where to make my breaks. So I started to have a look for some interesting spots on the route and came across the mountain Aavasaksa. It is...... 

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