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Kilpis-lake Adentures
Kilpis-lake adventures location. Far North-West Finland.
Three Country Cairn. Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Three-Country Cairn
Finnish: Kolmen valtakunnan rajapyykki, Northern Sami:Golmma riikka urna, Norwegian: Treriksrøysa, Swedish:Treriksröset Cairn des trois royaumes.
The cairn.
Coordinates 69°03′35.9″N 20°32′55.1″ ECoordinates: 69°03′35.9″N 20°32′55.1″E
Kilpisjärvi Finland. 69°01′N 020°49′E
Kilpis-lake Finland is mountain plateau lake at the 473-meter altitude, great location to experience the real Arctic environment.
Kilpis-lake Finland is located at the corner of three borders, Norway, Sweden and Finland, The exact parallel line location of the kilpis-lake with the coordinates are: 69°02′57″ North. 20°47′40″East. it 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.
Kilpis-lake Finland services
There are all the necessary services available at kilpis-lake, including number of restaurants and food services available. Many of the accommodation have a restaurant on their property to service their customers.
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.
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
- tele-mark skiing
- snowboarding
- snowmobile safaris
- Northern lights watching
- ice fishing
- peaceful cottage holidays
- honeymoon suites etc
Read more here: http://laplandguide.org/2015/04/01/mountain-lake-kilpisjarvi/
Accommodation and Services:
Here is a list and a website links of the accommodation and services near the Kilpis-järvi township.
Arctic Polar Holiday Village
http://www.arcticpolar.fi/
Kilpisjärvi Hiking Center
http://www.kilpisjarvi.info/
Kilpisjärvi Fell Cabins
http://www.tunturimajat.fi/
Lapland Hide
http://www.laplandhide.com/
Lapland Hotel Kilpis
https://www.laplandhotels.com/FI/lapin-hotellit/kilpis/lapland-hotels-kilpis.html
Majatalo Haltinmaa
http://www.kilpisjarvi.com/
Saivaara Cottages
http://www.saivaaramokit.fi/
Santa’s Chalets Rakka
http://www.santashotels.fi/
Tundrea – Kilpisjärvi Holiday Resort
http://www.tundrea.com/
Villa Kilpisjärvi
http://www.villakilpisjarvi.fi/