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1 Lapland From Telegraph uk 21.09.2010
Why? The silent plains of Finnish Lapland – the conifers heavy with frost, the sun just breaking over the horizon and casting immense shadows across the sparkling snow – are one of the great winter landscapes. And you have a great chance of seeing the Northern Lights. You can visit as a skier (though the resorts are small and quite limited), but it’s more fun to try husky sledding, reindeer sleighing or, if you don’t mind the engine noise, snowmobile safaris – all of which are widely available, partly because of the large numbers of people looking for things to do after a visit to Father Christmas.
How cold? Typically, the temperature hovers between 10F and 18F (-8 to -12C), but I have experienced -13F (-25C).
Getting there: Inghams (www.inghams.co.uk) has the best selection of holidays of all kinds to Finnish Lapland.
Mythical abode in Deccan Herald, article in English by Sanjay Austa
