Crossing the border into Finnish Lapland

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Lapland is also called Samiland, it includes parts of Norway , Finland and Sweden. The Sami people are indigenous people of northern Scandinavia and their history dates back to prehistoric time. We got a great education with visits to a Sami reindeer farm and the Siida museum.

Reindeer on the road, our bus had to stop. There are no wild reindeer in Scandinavia, they are all owned by Sami people. Reindeer free roam for half of the year and then are rounded up and counted. The reindeer farmers have a limit to the size of their herd. Once the numbers increase that dictates how many can be sold and butchered. This keeps the population under control.
We stopped for lunch at a campground that rents cabins and has a restaurant. It is a Sami family that owns and operates the rustic resort.
This is a land of beautiful lakes, rivers, and forests.
We stayed in cabins for two nights that had a glass ceiling. This is so we can hopefully see the Northern Lights.
Inside of our cabin.
This is a side view of our cabin, notice the glass roof on the right side.
We saw the light!
More lights, I could bore you with anymore pictures. The first night was the best. The lights started about 10pm and they were the best about 1:30am.
Just one more for your enjoyment!
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Rod and Patty Jenkins are retired and enjoy traveling. We hope you enjoy our posts as we we see different locations around the globe.

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