Lapland

The Province of Lapland is one of the Provinces of Finland. The municipalities in the province cooperate in a Regional Council, which also makes it the Region of Lapland. It borders the Province of Oulu and the Region of North Ostrobothnia in the south. It also borders to the Gulf of Bothnia, Norrbotten County in Sweden, Finnmark County and Troms County in Norway and to Murmansk Oblast in Russia. In some parts of the world, particularly Britain and Finland itself, it is considered the traditional home of Santa Claus (Joulupukki).

You can choose a trip to Lapland with many different and intriguing sides. Accommodation available ranges from superior hotels to lean-to shelters in the heart of Lapland’s nature.


Finnish Lapland is one of the remotest places in the world or at the centre of all activity – it depends which way you look at it. It is, however, important to know that Lapland is easy to reach from any part of the globe.

Choose how you want to travel to Lapland. You can get here by plane, train, bus, and of course by car. When at the holiday destination you can easily travel from one place to another using the local SkiBus, hire car or even a taxi.


The Lapland road networks are in excellent condition and timetables are easily made to suit your own plans. You should also remember that Laplanders will always gladly point you in the right direction. Don’t be shy, just ask!

Or here are websites for you about how to get to Lapland:
- nova arctic dot com
- Lapland Official website