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The first night frosts have arrived to Lapland, which also means that the cranberry harvest is now starting to be at its best. In this blog post, I will introduce this late fall sour berry in a little more detail.
There has been such a small mistake on the side of our blog that in the fragrance of everything, we haven’t really had time to introduce our town itself at all. Well, this error is corrected in this blog post where we introduce Ranua in more detail specifically as a locality.
In the second guest blog of the history of Stories from Ranua, entrepreneur and enthustiastic hunter Ilpo Leppänen, gives us his own views on what kind of time the autumn in Lapland is in terms of hunting.
The first snow of autumn 2021 fell in Lapland at an early stage, as the statistical first snow fell in Salla on Tuesday morning. During the day, the snowfall only intensified and at the same time moved further south. The Finnish Snow Center was seen in the afternoon between Kemi and Oulu, where the landscapes were like from a Christmas card.
Finnish Lapland has become a more and more popular destination for international travelers. Lapland is well known for its beautiful nature and stunning landscaped but also for the fact that we are a remote location with lots of “own space”. These are also one of the main reasons, why many international celebrities have also decided to visit Finland. In this blog post, we will introduce 15 famous people, who have visited Finnish Lapland in recent years.
The approaching winter in Finland is a magical time of the year, which makes especially Lapland worth visiting. There are plenty of things to do and see during winter season and in this travel guide we will give you 10 reasons, why you should visit Finnish Lapland especially in winter.
More than 200 thousand reindeers live in the northern husbandry area of Finnish Lapland, which is actually more than people. For much of this reason, this animal, also known as Santa’s helper, has established itself as a true symbolic animal in Lapland, which definitely deserves its own text in a blog focusing on Lapland traveling.
Rain, swamp, twigs, pine cones, sleet, snow and ice. The four seasons in Finland and the eight seasons in Lapland offer very varied weather conditions for moving around in nature. Because of this, it is no wonder that fat bikes have gained a lot of popularity among mountain biking enthusiasts in recent years. In this blog post, we’ll talk a little more about this trendy hobby.
The harvest season in Finland has already progressed to the point that with the beginning of the autumn, the berry picking season has moved to lingonberries aka cowberries. This time, our blog will introduce this healthy super berry a little more closely. We will also take a look how this autumn’s berry harvest looks like.
Northern lights aka Aurora Borealis are known as perhaps the most famous single phenomenon in the Arctic Circle, which also involves a wide variety of mystics as well as a huge number of frequently asked questions. In this blog post, we answer a total of eleven frequently asked questions about the Northern Lights.
The moose hunt started in Lapland and in the municipalities of Kuusamo and Taivalkoski on 1 September. Elsewhere in Finland, this traditional form of hunting will begin in early October. In this blog post, we tell you some general information about moose hunting, as well as how it is safe to move around in nature even during hunting season.
September has now started and we will continue wit the hugely popular hiking and trekking theme on our blog. This time we will list the best and most popular hiking routes and trails in Finnish Lapland. In these destinations, the hiker is accompanied by both the rugged landscapes of the Lapland wilderness as well as the silence that helps to calm down in the middle of our busy everyday life.
The fall is just ahead of us and this is the real peak season for hiking and trekking. In this blog post, we share our views on what to pack and consider when you are preparing for a couple of days hike in the nature. In the text, we also present the responsible side of hiking and some of the best hiking trails in Finnish Lapland.
Autumn in Finnish Lapland, in addition to the northern lights, is also known for ruska a.k.a fall foliage, which in turn take care of the wonderful splendor of colors during the daytime. Since we have previously focused strongly on the northern lights on this blog, it is appropriate to get to know this second autumn natural phenomenon a little more closely at the dawn of autumn.
The second last weekend of August is a real super weekend for our neighbor city Rovaniemi as two major events will be held at the same time. The world’s largest orienteering event Jukolan viesti (Jukola relay) will be held in Rovaniemi on August 21-22, and the largest rock festival in the north, Simerock, will resonate on August 20-22.
The purpose of the Stories from Ranua travel blog is to make our entire community and the companies operating here as well known as possible. We put a lot of effort in our content and write each of our blog posts with real passion. With high-quality and passionate content production, our goal is to turn the Stories of Ranualta travel blog into the best travel and tourism-related blog in Finland. Highly appreciated Feedspot has lister our blog in Top 100 blogs in Finland.
Tuomas Haapala, born in Ranua, is responsible for the blog posts and editing of the stories on the Stories from Ranua travel blog. Tuomas, who is also our digital marketing specialist, mainly works from Helsinki. Despite his relatively young age, Tuomas has been writing both as a hobby and work for more than 15 years already. Before Stories from Ranua blog, Tuomas has experience on writing content for many different blogs, articles and websites. You can get to know Tuomas’ writings in more detail, for example, on his Medium profile.
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