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I am impressed with the way people ride their snow scooters up here, the way they jump on and off their sledges when the sledges get stuck in the snow and the way they know exactly how cold you are going to be even with three layers of clothes if they are not the right type and quality designed for the Northerner's lifestyle.
My fondest memory of the Sami outdoor lifestyle is probably captured by two of the pictures below: two old women getting ready their snow scooter and leaving with high speed followed by their dogs. What a life! :)
Updated Jul 20, 2008
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Kautokeino is "in the middle of nowhere", so for the average person there's only one way: the highway. National road 93 runs from Alta to the Finnish border. It's 130 km to Alta (north of Kautokeino), 40 km to Finland (south of Kautokeino), 70 km to Hetta (Enontekiö), Finland.
If you're not driving, and don't want to spend tons of money on a rental car, helicopter or personal airplane, there's a bus going from Alta every two days. There's also a bus from Karasjok (110 km east of Kautokeino)
Written Jul 27, 2005
Written Jul 20, 2008
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There's an unpaved, unattended airstrip west of town. Closest airports are Enontekiö, Finland, and Alta, Norway.
Written Jul 27, 2005
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There's an unpaved, unattended airstrip west of town. Closest airports are Enontekiö, Finland, and Alta, Norway.
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Welcome to the Wild Wild North
Located in the Finnmark highlands, with long straight roads in what seems to be in the middle of nowhere, Kautokeino is pretty much the centre of the North Sámi communities. Its geographic location......
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Kautokaino area has a 3000 people and 100.000 reindeer. Most of the people living here (85%) has Sami as their first language. Kautokeino is known for its festivals, especially the Easter festival is...
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Lapp town in the middle of Finnmarksvidda
This is a town in the middle of the great Finnmarksvidda where the reindeers run freely (one of many places in Norway with lots of reindeer actually). The town is on the verge of civilization, at...
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