Kittilä, Finland
HaliPuu Forest
A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.
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Kittilä, Finland
A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.
Saariselkä, Finland
Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.
Salla, Finland
Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.
Kemi, Finland
This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Ranua, Finland
Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.
Bodo, Norway
According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.
Tønsvik, Norway
At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.
Tromsø, Norway
The world's northernmost botanic garden has 25 collections of plants from arctic and alpine regions.
Júzcar, Spain
This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.
Grazalema, Spain
A reservation-only highland forest reserve of endangered Pinsapar firs stands above a village in Andalucía.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Palos de la Frontera, Spain
Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.