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Region of Finland
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The north-west Finnish Lapland, also known as Fell-Lapland includes the "arm" of Finland, with all the highest fells of Finland. Like the north-east, much of it belongs to the Sámi native region. Although much of the region is off the beaten path, in season you will have company on some of the wilderness trails, and two of the most popular ski resort in the country are here.
The region features two border crossings from Norway and two from Sweden: Kivilompolo north of Hetta with E45 and Kilpisjärvi with E8 respectively Muonio and Kolari, the latter by minor roads.
Read in the guideThe daily or twice-daily coaches from Rovaniemi via Kittilä, Levi and Muonio to Kilpisjärvi are the main transport unless you have a car.
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the "arm" of Finland (fi: Käsivarsi), with all Finnish fells over 1,000 metres high
Hetta (Sami: Heahttá) is the main village of the municipality Enontekiö in Northern Finland.
Karesuvanto (Sámi: Gárasavvon, Swedish: Karesuando) is a village in Enontekiö in Finnish Lapland. This is the northernmost border crossing from Sweden by car.
alpine village at the border of Finland, Sweden and Norway, near the tallest fells of Finland
airport and the Levi resort
the northernmost railway station
fishing, the Olos ski resort, the Pallas fells and wilderness
this is where the Finland's highest fells are
The biggest winter sports resort in Finland, popular especially among young people
fell range on the border between Forest-Lapland and Fell-Lapland, protected as one of the first national parks in Finland, good communications and services
backcountry areas
two ski resorts by the Ylläs fell
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