Finland Highlights FINLAND VIDEO COMPILATION FINLAND (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) VIDEO COMPILATION ICELAND TO CAMBODIA GENERAL INFORMATION ICELAND TO CAMBODIA, Include Finland https://www.doubledutchworldsafari.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Iceland-to-Cambodia-235MB-1.mp4 More detail, blogs and pictures click here;https://www.doubledutchworldsafari.au/our-journey/europe/finland/ General information Finnish Lapland is immense. It covers an area larger than the whole of Portugal, but the concept of Lapland is even larger. As you travel further north along the outstretched “arm” of north-west Finland, the coniferous forest gradually vanishes from the landscape and the birch trees shrink to a meter in height; the fells begin to rise around you in every direction and you find a silence unlike anywhere else on earth. We entered far North Finland near Inari. If you’ve never gone fishing before, now might be the time to drill a hole through a frozen lake to catch fish such as Arctic char, trout, salmon, pike, perch, grayling, and whitefish. We braved the cold on clear crisp winter nights, and were rewarded with one of nature’s most spectacular displays — the Aurora Borealis (also known as the Northern Lights). These light curtains of green, red, and purple often dance across the sky from October to March and, depending on weather conditions, can be viewed from anywhere in northern Sweden, Finland and Russia. Go snowmobiling across frozen rivers, explore the large snow covered forests, get off the well-worn road and try an invigorating ride across a frozen lake. Finnish Lapland is immense. It covers an area larger than the whole of Portugal, but the concept of Lapland is even larger. As you travel further north along the outstretched “arm” of north-west Finland, the coniferous forest gradually vanishes from the landscape and the birch trees shrink to a meter in height; the fells begin to rise around you in every direction and you find a silence unlike anywhere else on earth. Located in the far north of Europe, it is looked upon as a remote country. 70% of the country is forest and with 56000 lakes and thousands of islands it is a great place for the outdoors. Russia on the Eastern Border and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. Finland’s highest mountain is 1328 meters high. (Mount Halti) 20% of the population lives in Europe’s Northern most capital Helsinki.