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Enontekiö

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Enontekiö [1] is a large, mountaineous municipality in Finnish Lapland.

[edit] Villages

  • Hetta (Heahttá in Sami) - Hetta is the main village and administrative centre of the province so the names Hetta and Enontekiö are used interchangeably.
  • Kilpisjärvi (Gilbbesjávri in Sami)

[edit] Get in

[edit] By plane

Enontekiö airport [2] is situated near the main village of Hetta. Currently it is only served by Finncomm airlines [3].

[edit] By car

Usually people arrive to Enontekiö by car, either from the south or from the nearby neighbouring countries, Norway and Sweden.

[edit] Get around

Practically there are two ways to get around in these parts of Finland. Either by your own car or by bus, which runs one or two times every day from Rovaniemi.

[edit][add listing] See

Views and nature. Large part of the area is beyond the treeline.

  • Pallas-Yllästunturi national park [4]

[edit][add listing] Do

  • Hetta Ski Resort (Hiihtomaa), Hetta Hiihtomaa Peuratie 23, 99400 Enontekiö, +358 40 586 4428, [5]. 10am-6pm. Located on the slopes of a small hill near the centre of the village, Hetta's ski resort has several gentle pistes (no drop greater than 100m) suitable for skiing and snowboarding serviced by drag-type ski lifts. There is also an illuminated cross-country ski track which starts here and can be used free of charge. Equipment hire and lessons available from the portacabins at the bottom of the main slopes. Due to the low number of customers and gentle slopes this is a perfect place to try skiing or snowboarding for the first time.  edit

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[edit][add listing] Sleep

  • Ounasloma Luxury Cabins, Ounasloma Oy Ounastie 1 99400 Enontekiö, +358 16 521055, [6]. Ounasloma has 13 luxury cabins located in a small area just off the main road and very close to the lake. All mod cons and underfloor heating to keep it nice and toasty when it's -35 centigrade outside! Run by a nice man called Alpo who is also a great source of advice for local activities. From 58 euros per night. (68.38584196816322,23.60459804534912) edit

[edit] Get out

See the neighbouring countries Sweden and Norway. Especially road to Skibotn in Norway has incredible canyon sights.

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