Best Autumn Activities in Lapland | Reindeer, Hikes, & Glass Igloos

Looking for the best autumn activities to do in Lapland? Welcome to your dream stay in Kilpisjärvi, Finland!
(This vlog was created in commercial collaboration with Arctic Land Adventure)
✈️When to travel?
The bursting red and orange colors of Autumn are the brightest during the first 2 weeks of September in Kilpisjärvi.
The last 2 weeks of September you can still see the fall colors on the ground but the leaves have already started to fall off from the trees.
🎯What to do?
Here's a quick list of must-try activities mentioned in the video:
🔹Staying in a glass igloo
🔹Visiting a reindeer ranch
🔹Paddle boarding
🔹Biking
🔹Rowing a boat
🔹Helicopter rude around the tundra
🔹Sauna and hot tub
🔹Hiking (Saana tunturi, Tsahkaljärvi route, Malla nature reserve)
🔹Food & restaurants in Kilpisjärvi
🛏Where to stay?
Arctic Land Adventure will be the perfect stop to do everything you could hope for.
✨Book your stay here: arcticlandadventure.com/en/
Psst…Kilpisjärvi is on the best latitude for seeing northern lights, 75% chance on a clear night during the season😍
While it’s not guaranteed, I highly recommend looking for auroras during your stay.
Which one of these activities would you want to try? Let me know in the comments ⬇️
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[@leonardibrahimi5242]

Finland is the most beautiful country in the world, everyone knows that

[@HerFinland]

So nice that you think that 💙💙

[@karimsalam562]

Very Nice this video varpu finland is a Nice country 💖😘👍

[@HerFinland]

Thank you so much! Glad you like it :)

[@karimsalam562]

@@HerFinland you are welcome varpu 💖🥰🙏

[@elishabaniya6553]

Wow🥰

[@HerFinland]

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[@Vince-ml9gw]

Looks amazing

[@HerFinland]

Thank you 🧡🇫🇮

[@federicorizzi4189]

Thank you so much for this video! Lapland always gives me goose bumps 😍 Kilpisjärvi will surely be my next destination!

[@HerFinland]

So glad you enjoyed it! Kilåisjärvi is one of my favorite placecs 🧡

[@erikaeve8547]

I also like hiking and would love to spend time with the reindeers💙

[@HerFinland]

That's great 🙌

[@albert3274]

Thnks for this video. I was planning to visit Lapland this autumn. I m glad you made this video :) and you have lovely smile.

[@HerFinland]

Thank you so much Albert!🧡🙏

[@Kahvihuone8487]

Beautiful Finland. I haven’t been there but I’ll try to visit soon. So many places here that I need to explore more. Thanks for sharing. Moi from Espoo!🤍

[@HerFinland]

Moi to Espoo! Thanks so much for watching, hope you can visit Kilpisjärvi one day too 😊

[@mrxmax6784]

I love you 😙 and love your channel 🤩 and love your video 😍

[@HerFinland]

Thank you so much!! 🙌

[@IgorCyclist]

I'm cycling soon to Kilpisjärvi, and hope to see there many intersting. I would of course hike and explore the area by boat. And then eat at the restaurant.

[@HerFinland]

That's amazing! Good luck, sounds nice 🙌

[@ArmyLover-lv3ri]

Nice culture & nice country I want to visit Your country❤️

[@HerFinland]

I hope you can one day! :)

[@jean-marcdumas-perrin5324]

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[@HerFinland]

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[@Nina-ry6rc]

i wanna swimming in the water

[@HerFinland]

It was cold 😜

[@emmanuelcordoba1502]

Amazing! did you get a new camera? The video quality is outstanding. I'll continue watching the video ☺

[@HerFinland]

Thanks so much for this compliment! Hope you like the video. It's not necessarily new, but trying to use it for more videos 😊🙏

[@devinderjassal4303]

I will study next year at the International School of Helsinki

[@HerFinland]

That's amazing1 Congrats and good luck :)

[@eltonsalvador7620]

I nees to visit that part of Finland

[@HerFinland]

I hope you can one day 🙏

[@martinatrott]

Hey Varpu! I have just now found your channel. I am planning a trip to Finland in mid November (11-19) and would really like to do some winter activities such as snowmobile, dog sledding and hopefully get some christmas vibes. Do you think it is possible to do that in November? Would you recommend a specific place for those dates? I was thinking Rovaniemi, but I am afraid I won't get enough snow

[@HerFinland]

Hei Martina! I have piled ALL my Lapland tips on my blog: herfinland.com Can recommend @wildaboutlapland if you want to go on an excursion. Hope you have amazing time in Finland!!

[@helloimhellio]

Great place. I would like to know about the Finnish-Swedish and Finnish-Norwegian border. Kiitos

[@HerFinland]

Glad you like it! Great idea, thanks for the idea :)

[@ev721]

So, the reindeer just roam about freely? Would one need extra hiking gear (shoes) for the Saana tunturi trail?

[@HerFinland]

Yes this on the Reindeer Ranch owned by Arctic Land Adventure. They roam around freely on the ranch and the surrounding nature and city. I would recommend hiking boots with ankle support at least since the terrain is very rocky in some areas. Thank you for your questions 😊

[@ev721]

@@HerFinland Kiitos paljon

[@kittyblossom7342]

When did you visit this place? Is it late autumn? I don't see much color.

[@HerFinland]

Late September / early October is the best time for the colors of the autumn in Lapland. As the nature is very rural, there are not too many leafed trees growing up north above the Arctic Circle.

[@bigscarysteve]

"Tsahkaljärvi" strikes me as an interesting word. I know "järvi" means lake, and it's obviously a compound word because the two parts of it don't agree in vowel harmony, but a word beginning with the letters "ts" violates all the rules of Finnish phonotactics that I know about. I tried looking for it on Finnish Wikipedia, and all I found was one mention in the article on Kilpisjärvi, where it was also called "Čáhkáljávri," and when I did an autotranslate into English, I got "Lake Táhkáljávri." I'm guessing it's a loanword from another language, but which? And what does it mean, if anything? Kudos on pronouncing it so well, though! Most English speakers couldn't pronounce a word-initial "ts" like that! I'd have thought it would've taken a native German or Russian speaker to get that pronunciation so accurate!

[@bigscarysteve]

I should say that my guess as to the mystery language of origin for this word is probably one of the Sámi languages.

[@jaakkokoukku]

I think it is Saami also. Čáhkáljávri sounds very ancient finnish. Tsahkal means sahkali= aarteenhaltija and it is something like "treasure keeper" on mythology, so some sort of spirit? of water type a deal. Ts beginning is rare, i know 3, Tsaari = tsar, Tsunami and Tšekki = Czech Republic/ Czechia, so basically loan words.

[@HerFinland]

Yes you're exactly right that this lake's name originates from the Sámi language! :)