Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
A chain of rounded fells, taiga forest and mires in Western Lapland
A chain of fells about 100 km long, the worn-down bases of an ancient folded mountain range, runs through taiga forest and mires north of the Arctic Circle. The northern limit of spruce forest crosses the park, so fell, forest and mire meet in one area.
Things to do
- On footHike the Hetta-Pallas Trail, Finland's oldest marked trail, along fell plateaus and down into ravines
- On footClimb Taivaskero, the park's highest point, on a day trip from Pallastunturi
- On footWalk the Varkaankurun polku Trail to the herb-rich forest at Varkaankuru
- In the snowSki the more than 500 kilometres of ski trails, with lanes for free style skiing near Äkäslompolo and Hetta