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Photo: Matti Uurinmäki, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Beautiful area with easy terrain. Some experience is still needed as the area is remote and you are on your own, unless you hire a guide.
Tuntsa Wilderness Area is a wilderness reserve in the municipalities of Salla and Savukoski in Lapland, Finland. It is governed by Metsähallitus and covers 212 square kilometres (82 mi2). It was established in 1991 like all the other wilderness areas in Lapland.
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Tuntsan Pirunkirkko
Interesting geological formation near Tuntsa, about 600 m from the road by the UKK hiking trail. The stones are strongly magnetic! The trail from the road goes along duckboards and is considered demanding.
The 518 m high Karhutunturi fell is a very prominent peak and a popular hiking destination because of its magnificent views. A 5 km long trail to the top, lapp-pole tent on the way. Staying overnight in the tent is possible. The area has no public transportation. The UKK trail visits the fell some 2 km away.
Some remnants of the 1200 km long Salpalinja fortification complex from the World War II era.
Sallan sota- ja jälleenrakennusajan museo
Museum telling about life in Salla in the 20th century, World War II in Salla, and the reconstruction and resettlement after the war as the Old Salla population got new homes in the rest of the municipality. Café, shop with local products and souvenirs. Guided tours in English available for 1–25 persons, contact the museum for details.
Church built in 1950, inspired by the Finnish medieval grey stone churches. The church was financed by donations from congregations in Denmark, which were grateful not to have lost their own churches in the war. Service every Sunday at 11:00. You may ask for a tour of the church from the war museum.
Memorial site at the place where the Finland-Soviet battlefront was in the final day of the Winter War.