NATURE SIGHTS IN LAPLAND
Northern Lapland
Lemmenjoki gold area
Lemmenjoki Gold Area
The first gold fever attracted diggers to Lemmenjoki already in the beginning of the last century. The actual gold rush, however, was after the war in 1940s, when at the best time there were more than hundred claims in the area. Mechanical gold digging was tried for the first time in the beginning of the 1950s. Today there are roughly as many diggers as during the gold rush, but the use of digging machines has changed the process. The marked trail from Lake Ravadasjärvi via Jäkälä-äytsi to Kultahamina goes through claims of different ages.
Kevo nature reserveKevo nature reserve,712 km²
Kevo Nature Reserve is situated in Utsjoki municipality and it was established in 1956. Hiking is only allowed in marked Kevo Trail which is 63 km long. One can hike the Kevo Trail either starting from Utsjoki-Kaamanen road (parking place along the road) or from Karigasniemi-Kaamanen road (parking place along the road).
The famous island “Ukko” (Äijih)Ukonkivi/ “Ukko” Island is situated about 11 km from the village of Inari at Lake Inari. It is an ancient sacrificial site of the Inari Sámi. Sacrifices of food, game birds, horns and even jewellery were all taken to Ukonkivi, the dwelling place of thunder, to ensure good hunting.