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Top 3 Questions on the Northern Lights
What are the Northern Lights?
The Northern Lights are a light phenomenon that occurs in the arctic sky on clear, dark nights. The Northern Lights vary in color from pale whites and greens to vibrant pinks and red. The most co... -
Coldest temperature this winter
The cold records for this winter are setting in Finland this week. In Ylläs the temperature is around -30 degrees Celsius.
Kaamos (polar night) has ended and the winter sun makes the scenery specially beautiful on a frost day.
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Ylläs Jazz Blues Program is now published
Ylläs Jazz and Blues festival
Over the years Ylläs has become renowned for its yearly cultural events, with the Ylläs Jazz and Blues festival being one of them!
The Ylläs Jazz and Blues festival is the bigges...
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Aurora activity is rising
A glimpse of the northern lights, the Aurora Borealis, has been a relatively rare treat in Finland over the past few years, except in Lapland. That is changing now as auroral activity has been on the rise this autumn.
Statistics show tha...
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Ylläs is opening the first slopes today!
The official kick-off event weekend for the winter season is in November 25th-27th. There are lots of happenings during the opening weekend.
Ylläs opens the first slopes on the both side of Ylläs fell. Also the first three ki...
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Lapland Odyssey is the most watched movie in Finland 2010
The movie Lapland Odyssey was filmed in Ylläs and directed by awarded finnish director Dome Karukoski. Lapland Odyssey was the most watched movie in Finland in 2010 with 330 897 viewers since it premiered in October.
You can read more abou...
