Lapland
A week in surprisingly warm Lapland was great.

One of many reindeer
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There was snow

The raindeer statue by the supermarket

The swing by the frozen lake in Akaslompolo

Snowshoe walking in a meter of snow

The queue for the ski lift

The pavements and bike lanes were well maintained

View over Akaslompolo

Our flat was in there

Mount Rushmore in one of the rooms of the ice hotel

Petra in the ice hotel

The bar had a Santorini theme

Good old Blighty. Notice the deformations.

Status from the Helsinki train station reproduced in ice

The Venetian sleeping lion in one of the bedrooms

An icy Venus de Milo

The northern lights

The northern lights

Hut in the middle of the woods. The toilet is at the back.

Dog sledding, which was great fun

Dog sledding

Cross country skier on the frozen lake

On the snowscooter

The gondola to the top of the fell

View on the top

Land of a thousand frozen lakes

Deliveries to the restaurant are done by snowscooter

Reindeer sledding

Reindeer sledding

Reindeer farm