Lapland, Finland
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Yes. And there are even threads/posts here on FT from some.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/nordi...mas-paris.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/nordi...mas-paris.html
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I visited Inari and Kakslauttanen (the famed glass igloos) over the past winter. Beautiful and pretty isolated, there just aren't that many people there.
Transport and activities are pretty expensive though. Think EUR80 for a 2 hour aurora-chasing experience.
Transport and activities are pretty expensive though. Think EUR80 for a 2 hour aurora-chasing experience.
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With converting points for gift/debit cards/card-bill-payment, Americans have lots of options to pay for an entire trip on points -- if only the provider of the local service in Finland accepts US debit cards, preferably with a PIN.
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You surely are aware that it gets COLD there in the winter. Think -40 degrees (C or F) and that's without the wind chill factor.
The good news is, that the sun already comes up for an hour at noon
To visit Lapland and experience "winter" it's best to come in March or April.
The good news is, that the sun already comes up for an hour at noon
To visit Lapland and experience "winter" it's best to come in March or April.
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You surely are aware that it gets COLD there in the winter. Think -40 degrees (C or F) and that's without the wind chill factor.
The good news is, that the sun already comes up for an hour at noon
To visit Lapland and experience "winter" it's best to come in March or April.
The good news is, that the sun already comes up for an hour at noon
To visit Lapland and experience "winter" it's best to come in March or April.
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But sure, to chase the aurora borealis, it's probably best in winter. Having said that I saw it in an April, while freezing my family treasures off
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It wasn't that rare that I saw American friends and relatives wearing shorts in -20C weather when going to school in the US. Sure, they would have a nice jacket on their upper body when walking to/into school, but bare legs no problem.
It's the wind that bothers me more than the ambient cold. It's more windy in winter in say the UP than it is in parts of Lapland.
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