Bitterly cold in winter, usually not very warm in summer, and sparsely populated, the main draws for visitors are the desolate yet majestic nature and the unparalleled opportunities for trekking and winter sports.Several national parks can be found in Lapland with marked hiking paths and log cabins open to the public for free. But in contrast to Norway, they are only equipped with an oven and wood for heating, no food is provided.
Bear in mind that Lapland consists of largely flat, vast forests and a lot of swamps: there are no soaring mountains or Alpine skiing pistes here, just gentle, rounded fells e.g. arctic treeless mountains, tunturi. In the northenmost regions Utsjoki and Enontekiö you will find also treeless areas, but real tundra is absent in Finland.Mountaineous views are mostly located in "the arm" at Enontekiö, but because of the location of the road right next to the fells, best views are actually towards Sweden. Still there are magnificent environment available for hikers!
Finland's highest mountain, Halti 1328m in the farthest north west end of Lapland is not much more than a higher hill of loose rocks, the lower summit of a mountain with its top on the Norwegian side of the border.
For hikers, fishermans and hunters, there is nice online map of finland with trails and huts marked.
