It was 4 degrees Fahrenheit at 2:30 a.m. on a crisp winter night as our car pulled up to a working reindeer farm near Kilpisjärvi, a village in the extreme northwest corner of Lapland ...

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03/15/2025 March 15, 2025 What's life like for young people living in Lapland, Finland's northernmost region? Niko Tervo, a reindeer herder, gives us a peek at his daily routine.

Lapland has some of Europe’s most unique and ... Here’s our pick of the best. In northern Finland, the power and abundance of the natural world has birthed an innovative culinary scene that ...

A juniper shrub in Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland, has been dated to 1,647 years old, making it the world's oldest shrub identified by annual rings and the oldest woody plant in Europe using this method.