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National park in Lapland region, Finland
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Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is Finland's most visited national park, on the border between Forest-Lapland and Fell-Lapland in Finnish Lapland. The park lies in the municipalities of Enontekiö, Kittilä, Kolari, and Muonio. With an area of the park is third in size in Finland. It has around 350 km (220 miles) of marked hiking trails and 500 km of cross-country skiing trails. It is the most visited national park in Finnish Lapland. Services, such as meals in the terrain, are available in a larger extent than in most Finnish national parks.
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Tunturihotelli Vuontispirtti
Accommodation, hotel rooms and cabins; restaurant (non alcohol service), café, breakfast buffet and dinner buffet every day at the high seasons (March, April and September).
Finland's first fell hotel. The original functionalist one was built 1938 but destroyed in the war, the old part of the current one was built 1948, in timber with some Karelia nostalgia, but renovations haven't always been done respectfully. Hostel and hotel rooms, breakfast included. Restaurant, sauna etc.
By plane
The nearest airports are those in Kittilä and Hetta ("Enontekiö"), with daily flights from Helsinki to the former, daily in peak seasons to the latter. Flights to Rovaniemi are also an option.
By train
There are daily train connections from Helsinki to Rovaniemi, and in peak seasons to Kolari. The trains take sleeping cars also from Turku.
By bus
There are coach connections from Helsinki via Rovaniemi to Kittilä, Muonio and Hetta. Also daily connection to Äkäslompolo and Ylläsjärvi from Kemi.
By taxi
There are taxis in most of the villages around the park.
Hiking, skiing, rowing and canoeing is allowed without restrictions in most of the park. There are also routes for mountain biking.
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