Kittilä Travel Guide

  KITTILLA
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  • KITTILLA
      KITTILLA
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  • One of the lifts in Levi ski resort
      One of the lifts in Levi ski resort
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      Our "home" for the weekend in Levi
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  • LAPLAND
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Things to Do  

HOT BERRY JUICE

HOT BERRY JUICE, Kittilä

 alyf1961 Says:  It was freezing in Lapland but luckily, there were a few warm huts with roaring fires and elves serving hot berry juice...delicious. 

SANTA'S VILLAGE

SANTA'S VILLAGE, Kittilä

 alyf1961 Says:  We visited Santa’s village where all the elves live and the toys are made for Christmas. It was very dark when we got there even though it was only 2 p.m. we looked around the post office, Santa’s house and where the toys are made. 

SNOW MOBILE

SNOW MOBILE, Kittilä

 alyf1961 Says:  The snow mobile was very exciting although at first I was nervous because my 20 year old daughter who drove the vehicle hadn’t drove a vehicle before, but she was really good and quite fast. We had to follow a course around the snow with parts going down hill and parts going... 

TOBOGGANING

TOBOGGANING, Kittilä

 alyf1961 Says:  My daughters really enjoyed the tobogganing in Lapland. All the activities were great fun, as we do not get much chance to play in the snow in England. 

REINDEER SLEIGH RIDES

REINDEER SLEIGH RIDES, Kittilä

 alyf1961 Says:  The reindeer rides were more gentle than the husky rides. You can get reindeer sleigh rides in other places but, it was really special in the north pole. 

HUSKEY SLEIGH RIDES

HUSKEY SLEIGH RIDES, Kittilä

 alyf1961 Says:  We had a great ride on the sleighs being pulled by Huskys. when the dogs were waiting to pull the sleighs they barked and barked then when they were pulling they were silent. 

HUSKEY SLEIGH RIDES

HUSKEY SLEIGH RIDES, Kittilä

 alyf1961 Says:  We had a great ride on the sleighs being pulled by Huskys. when the dogs were waiting to pull the sleighs they barked and barked then when they were pulling they were silent. 

Fell Lapland Nature Centre

Fell Lapland Nature Centre, Kittilä

 Gili_S Says:  This the nature reserve and visitor centre between Kittila and Kilpisjarvi. This whole region is full of mountains and water makes this area optimal for hiking in the national park near by here. 

The local church

The local church, Kittilä

 Gili_S Says:  This is the local church here, few hundreds metres from the centre, they were very excited to have a tourist stepping in and interested about this church. 

Hotels  

Hotel Kittila

 1 Review and 8 Opinions  This hotel was also possibility to stay in, but I really got so much better offer and nice service... 

Hotels  

Gasthaus Kultaisen Ahman majatalo: Gasthaus

Gasthaus Kultaisen Ahman majatalo: Gasthaus, Kittilä

 Gili_S Says:  This was a brilliant choice to stay here, a family own guesthouse in the centre, free parking place, small shower, very nice breakfast served to your room, and of course, a personal service by the owners. 

Camping

Camping, Kittilä

 Gili_S Says:  My original plan was to stay at the camping ground, but as it was a cold day, rainy as well and at the camping site I’ve been attacked by helicopters, I will give this camping ground a chance on my next visit. 

Restaurants  

Local coffee place
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This is a local small coffee shop here, nothing special, but there is no any real alternative beside the local hotel, places are closed after 5 PM.

Written Feb 5, 2006

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Nightlife  

The local hotel bar
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There is a pub/club at the local hotel, if you want to socialize with the locals, that is the perfect place, everyone who just stepped in is a friend of the local drunks, I didn’t took any photo inside here for the safety of my camera ;-)

Written Feb 5, 2006

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Shopping  

Souvenirs
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Being on the west side of the Finnish Lapland and in a region which is usually crowded in the winter with ski holiday there are few souvenirs stores here where you can by lots of local items for handcrafts to clothing

What to buy: By the shirt, if you can aford it.

Written Feb 5, 2006

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Off The Beaten Path  

Ounasjoki River
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The Ounasjoki River is one of the largest in the north of Finland, a great place for leisure or fishing.

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Favorites  

Kittila
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Favorite thing: There is nothing special I can say about Kittila, it is an average middle of nowhere town in the north of Finland, maybe I was a bit unlucky when here as it was the only really rainy and cold day during my Lapland tour, so, I hope to be more lucky next time.

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Written Feb 5, 2006

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