Mountain lake kilpisjärvi

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Mountain lake kilpisjärvi

A mountain lake kilpisjärvi is up on a mountain plateau about 50 km south of the Norway coastal town Skibothn, at 473 meter altitude, the mountain lake also has a small town on it’s Eastern shore bank named after the lake.  Translated into English, kilpis-järvi means kilpis-lake. The location of the kilpis-lake is about 50 km south from the Norway town of Skibothn, and 150 km from Norway Tromssa. 280 North West of Kittilä airports, and some 429 km North West from the town of Rovaniemi.

 Mountain climate

The kilpis-lake climate is characteristically a mountain climate, with occasional strong gusts of winds, with thick and heavy snow falls. The seasonal temperatures also reflect the high altitude.  Kilpis-lake enjoys a cool mountain climate, with a long winter snow season stretching out well into the spring season April-May. The winter sub-zero temperatures start in October with the average low temperature for the month being -3.2 ‘C. The daily mean sub-zero temperatures last for 8 months until June the following year, with average low temperate being 3.6’C according to the Kilpis-järvi climate data.

Recreational activities at kilpis-lake

There are lot of recreational activities at kilpis-lake at all seasons of the year, currently it is the spring season in early April, so I will cover the winter snow activities here more in detail.

• cross country skiing.
• telemark skiing
• snowboarding
• snowmobile safaris
• northern lights watching
• ice fishing
• peaceful cottage holidays
• honeymoon etc

Cross country skiing at kilpisjärvi.

The most common style of skiing at kilpis-lake is cross country skiing, there are ready made and groomed trails made for the cross country skiers.  One such trail is to the three border point, the landmark where the three borders meet.  Norway, Sweden and Finland border.  The cross country ski trail from kilpis-järvi hotel to the three border point (kolmen-tasavallan-raja-tolppa) is 38km there and back  combined. The Kilpis-lake is a long narrow lake, therefore there are many trails along on the frozen ice of the lake, which the snow has covered the ice over time. The other significantly interesting cross country trail is around the Saana Tundra fell, there is also a day hut along the trail with fireplace and firewood for the traveler to warm up if needed and to cook something or to boil a cup of water.  The cross country trail starts near the kilpis-lake hotel and heads over the main road towards East, around to the back of the Saana Tundra. There is also a small tundra mountain lake behind the Saana tundra, which is barely noticeable unless really looking for it, because of the thick ice cover and the snow on top of the ice.

Mountain lake kilpisjärvi Accommodation

There are many types of accommodation available at kilpisjärvi, there is one Lapland hotel near the lake shore west of the town center.   Tundrea Lomakeskus (Holiday center) is another accommodation with facilities for caravans and cottage services. Then there is Majatalo Haltinmaa to name a few. There are also many log cabin style cabins and cottages that can be rented privately or from the Kilpisjärvi and Käsivarren eräämaa.  It is translated Kilpis-lake and the Wilderness area of the  Northern Finland forearm. A Government organization that takes care of the day huts and the overnight log cabins in the National park. You can visit their Facebook page and make inquiries on the available accommodation on the link provided here, it is also for the summer season.

https://www.facebook.com/KilpisjarviJaKasivarrenEramaa?fref=nf

Ice fishing is very popular on the mountain lakes.

The most common fish being sought after are Arctic char and Grayling.  The fish are sought out during the winter season and also the summer season.  A portable ice drill is being used to bore through an ice that may be 75cm to 100cm thick at places. The fishing line with a lure is then dropped into the ice hole and into the lake below, and with some jiggling the fish is being tempted to take a bite of the lure, and in so doing getting caught by the hook, the basic logic of fishing.

For more information on the fishing expeditions visit the website Grayling Land.  http://www.graylingland.com/ There are also links to a YouTube channel, where the fish caught can be see on video and at times by choice being released back into the water.

Mountain lake kilpisjärvi as a holiday destination

Mountain lake kilpisjärvi is truly a unique location to visit, it is a high altitude mountain lake town, that in itself says a lot about the character of the location and climate.  Clean fresh water in the tundra lakes makes it a very healthy location to live in and to enjoy the life in the great outdoors. Yes, the winters are long, from October to May, and the snow starts to fall in November and keeps falling at times until April. It is the beginning of April right now and there is one meter of snow on the ground, so you can tell that the winter truly has come here to say the full season. Thank you for visiting Lapland guide.org, and I hope his article has been helpful for the information that you were seeking. For more images of the Kilpisjärvi visit photo gallery Arctic Finland Holiday destination from this link provided. Thank you for your visit.