SUOMUTUNTURI
Suomu is located on the Arctic Circle and is known as Santa’s official ski resort. Top-level slopes in the centre of beautiful forests, a location close to the Lake Kemijärvi waterway, offers enjoyment, challenges and relaxed thrills for people of all ages.
Suomu is regarded as being a destination that is safe and sufficiently small, which makes it a popular place for families. Night life is focused around the dinner table, as both hotels in Suomu have top-level chefs and the home-cooked meals served at the Tuulenpesä Café have received praise from all over the country.
Treasure among the trees
Suomu is located in the Kemijärvi Municipality in the middle of a vast forest region in the heart of the wilderness. The destination lies among a densely wooded area that provides shelter for cross-country and downhill skiers, with plenty of soft snow, while other resorts have hard and icy conditions. On some small swamp ponds lying between fell highlands on Lake Kemijärvi’s southern shores are swans that nest each spring.
Summertime sees people gathering in Suomu’s heath forests and pond banks to collect berries – blueberries and lingonberries. Traditionally, the region is a reindeer husbandry area and hikers will often see reindeer feeding on lichen grounds.