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The story about the Halti Weddings between Ma...
Lapland and Saamiland is a world of thousands of stories. The stories have survived from generation to generation through spoken language and most of...grandma-in-lapland.com
Brown trout fishing
To catch a brown trout is not the easiest thing but it will offer you adventurous moments. If you discuss with some elderly local people from the countryside or from the fells outside Rovaniemi city they can tell you...grandma-in-lapland.com
A Sami story: Cosmic Elk hunt – Diermmes, the...
According to old Sami tales the all mighty Diermmes, the Thunder, is in control of the stormy skies. Diermmes has the size of ten giant pine trees....grandma-in-lapland.com
Sami Story: A boy who fell in love with a gno...
According to Sami beliefs, gnomes, Gufihtars, live beneath the surface of the ground. Their lives are much like human lives. They are well-to-do and...grandma-in-lapland.com
A Lappish story: The Christmas Wanderers
There are some spirits in the Lappish storytelling that are not good to be seen by human beings. One of them I hope no human being will see are the...grandma-in-lapland.com
The House of Mrs Claus at the Arctic Circle i...
In time for this year’s Christmas Season in Rovaniemi, Lapland, the House of Mrs Claus opened for visitors. I walked by the building of the...grandma-in-lapland.com
Ice-fishing in the end of April in Lapland
This year, 2019, my yearly ice-fishing expedition was delayed until late in the spring for several reasons. One of the reasons was that Easter was so...grandma-in-lapland.com
Santa Claus village is so much more
I have visitied Santa Claus village on the Arctic Circle situated 6 km north from Rovaniemi center several times. During the years there has always...grandma-in-lapland.com
Santa Claus village is so much more than Sant...
I have visitied Santa Claus village on the Arctic Circle situated 6 km north from Rovaniemi center several times. During the years there has always...grandma-in-lapland.com
Hiking in Korouoma canyon in Lapland, part 2
As I menitoned in my post from 2013 Hiking-in-korouoma-canyon I have since then been dreaming of making more hikings in Korouoma. Finally this autumn...grandma-in-lapland.com
The Windman, Bieggolmmái, in Sami mythology
The wind and all kinds of weather have always affected the lives of the Sami people. They do activities like fishing, hunting, reindeer herding and...grandma-in-lapland.com
Ice-fishing expedition to the Upper North of ...
The winter in Lapland 2017-2018 was cold with a lot of snow. In Rovaniemi almost one meter of snow on places. The planning for the yearly fishing...grandma-in-lapland.com
Protect your eyes in the sun
Ever since I came to Lapland I have suffered from a minor irritation in my eyes in spring time when the sun in shining on bright snow and ice. I have been used to put eye drops in my eyes...grandma-in-lapland.com
The Eight Seasons and the little Weasel
The other day I heard an original Lappish man saying the winter is over in Lapland for this season. My first thought was: “What is he talking...grandma-in-lapland.com
Ski resorts in Lapland
I have visited several ski resorts in Lapland. As I live in Rovaniemi at the moment it is easy to jump into the car and drive for some hours and reach the beautiful ski resorts in the...grandma-in-lapland.com
The Ski resorts Saariselka and Levi in Lapland
I have visited several ski resorts in Lapland. As I live in Rovaniemi at the moment it is easy to jump into the car and drive for some hours and...grandma-in-lapland.com
A visit to the Husky Park
One of the tourist attractions of Lapland is a visit to a husky park and a husky sleigh drive. Husky is a general name for a sled-type of dog used in northern regions, differentiated from...grandma-in-lapland.com
The animals of Ranua zoo in Lapland give me s...
I love the Lappish nature with lakes, swamps, rivers and forests, specially in winter time. And the animals of Lapland give me so much pleasure, both...grandma-in-lapland.com
Auttiköngäs is full of geological history and...
Last week I decided to try out Auttiköngäs nature trail. Auttiköngäs is situated 70 km from Rovaniemi along the road to the east. It is easy to reach...grandma-in-lapland.com
While waiting for the snow and ice to come to...
It is October 2016. This month is unusual warm and even if we are in the middle of the month there is still no snow on the ground in Lapland. As I...grandma-in-lapland.com
Ice-fishing expedition to the Upper North of ...
I have just returned from this year’s ice-fishing expedition to the “arm” of Finland. It was an expedition that lasted for 5 days...grandma-in-lapland.com
The village of Inari in Lapland
I have finally visited Inari/Aanaar, a village in the north-east of Finland. As I many times already have been visiting the north-west part of...grandma-in-lapland.com
Still winter in Lapland
Many places in South of Finland and Sweden are already declaring the spring’s arrival by showing people pictures of flowers in the social medias. Here in Lapland we know very little...grandma-in-lapland.com
