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Tunturi hiking (nordic walking)
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kylamees 330 reviews

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

Related to:
 Hiking and Walking
 Mountain Climbing
 Camping

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Ski or die!
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ospa 6 reviews
One of the several sloaps

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

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 Family Travel
 Skiing and Boarding
 Hiking and Walking

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EXPERIENCES NEAR THE ARCTIC CIRCLE!
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Qsa 1 reviews

Updated Apr 4, 2011

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 Birdwatching
 Skiing and Boarding
 Hiking and Walking

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Hike the Karhunkierros
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lotharlerch 907 reviews
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The trail is in the Oulanga National Park

Written Mar 2, 2010

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Go to Ski at Ruka
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mickebear 156 reviews
View at 14:00 hrs on 26.DEC.2005

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/

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Karhunkierros hiking
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SuomiNeito 30 reviews
National park Oulanka

Updated Jul 25, 2004

Address: Ruka, Kuusamo

Website: www.ruka.fi/english/summer/?file=content_exec&id=622&submenu=2111

Related to:
 Hiking and Walking
 Camping
 National/State Park

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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

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