Saariselkä (village)
Saariselkä (Northern Sami: Suoločielgi, Inari Sami: Suáluičielgi) is a village in Inari municipality, Lapland, Finland. It is located near the western end of the Saariselkä mountain ridge, which it also is named after.
Tourism
Saariselkä is known as a tourist destination, with ski tourism in the winter and wilderness and nature tourism in the summer and autumn. The village has several hotels, restaurants and shopping centers. Saariselkä attracts ski tourists from Sweden, Norway and native Finland. Saariselkä's slalom slopes are located in the mountains of Kaunispää and Iisakkipää, just east of the town. There are also around 200 kilometers of groomed cross country ski tracks.
References
- ^ "Saariselkä". laplandnorth.fi. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
External links
- Media related to Saariselkä (village) at Wikimedia Commons
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Saariselkä.
- Official home page of Saariselkä (Finnish)
- Official home page of Saariselkä (English)
- Accommodation in Saariselkä
- Saariselka Finland - Information on the area and resort
- Saariselkä webcam