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10 published articles in English.
Glass igloos in Lapland: what you are really paying for, and what you are not
Three very different products are sold under the same word, with prices running from single to sixfold. And sleeping und…
Husky sledding in Rovaniemi: picking your tour, and checking on the dogs
Between the 2 km loop where you sit as a passenger and the 18 km safari where you drive, the price runs from €60 to €300…
Santa Claus Village, Rovaniemi: what is free and what you pay for
Entry is free, almost everything else is paid for, and personal cameras are banned in Santa's office. What a visit reall…
Where to See the Northern Lights in Rovaniemi: the Spots That Work Without a Car
You are there tonight, with no car, and the sky is clearing. Where to walk in the next hour, what these spots are really…
Northern Lights in Lapland: How to See One, and What It Really Looks Like
Kp index, timing, moon, cloud: the four things that decide. Plus the truth nobody tells you about the gap between the br…
Lapland trip cost: the line by line calculation, and where the money really goes
Lapland is expensive, but not where people think. Prices surveyed line by line, three complete budgets for 4 nights, and…
How to get to Lapland: the direct flight is not always the best plan
Direct routes into Rovaniemi are a winter-only programme, and none of them flies more than three days a week. The four w…
Lapland temperatures month by month: what the cold actually does
The full table for all twelve months, lows, highs and records with their year. Then the only thing that really counts: t…
Where is Lapland? Four countries, one region, and a lot of confusion
Lapland is not a country, and the Swedish part is larger than the Finnish one. Where it begins, where the Arctic Circle …
When to visit Lapland: the month everyone books is the wrong one
December takes the bookings, March takes the advantages. All twelve months compared on real snow depth, daylight and the…