Things to do according to our nature photo trip:
-Kurkijärvi nordic lights watching
-Kuukeli photographing (You can find this bird near camping places and near cottages)
-poro meeting (nordic elks are very usual near the roads)
Small hiking:
-Riisitunturi (ca 6 km walking)
-Iivaara (ca 4 km climbing)
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Next to Kuusamo there is a great skiing center called Ruka. It has great slalom opportunuties in the winter and nice hiking places in the summer. For hiking ask for "Karhunkierros" -route.
I prefer Off Piste -snowboarding, but anything goes. ;)
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Updated Apr 4, 2011
The trail is in the Oulanga National Park
Written Mar 2, 2010
This is one of the biggest skiing stations in Finland, with suberb views from the top of the fjell (tunturi in Finnish).
Updated Feb 22, 2005
Address: Rukatunturintie, 93825 RUKATUNTURI
Website: http://www.ruka.fi/talvi/
Updated Jul 25, 2004
Address: Ruka, Kuusamo
Website: www.ruka.fi/english/summer/?file=content_exec&id=622&submenu=2111
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This is one of the biggest skiing stations in Finland, with suberb views from the top of the fjell (tunturi in Finnish).
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Check out the skiing opportunities of Kuusamo

I've got some interesting experiences in Kuusamo. I'd love to share with you the 1 tip I've written, the 2 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Kuusamo and particularly Ruka is my little ski paradise in Finland. Ok, Finland is not known for being a big slalom country, and the stations are not like in the Alps, but the arctic atmosphere is...
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Kuusamo is a beautiful town, with an amazing national park where you can do almost any kind of outdoor activity. I opted to do a week long horse riding tour, through the less accessable areas of the...
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Kuusamon Karhunkierros - the Bear Ring

Kusamo seems to be one of Finlands most popular touristic destinations. I heard about one million visitors per year. But not all will you meet on this trail which is done nowadays by about 15.000...
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