TORASSIEPPI, FINLAND
A typical winter scene in Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park. RIGHT, FROM TOP A farmhouse dating to 1847; an antler as decoration; two of Finland’s 200,000 or more reindeer
For total switch-off this winter, head to Torassieppi Reindeer Farm. Located high above the Arctic Circle in a remote corner of Finnish Lapland, the farm is set amid a pine forest on the frozen shores of Lake Torasjärvi. During winter, the thermometer regularly plunges to -25°C and heavy snows blanket the ground.With mobile phones handed in on arrival, guests are freed from online distractions to fully enjoy activities such as snowshoeing in nearby Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, a wilderness of swirling mists, snow-laden trees and some of the freshest air in Europe. Back at Torassieppi, there are plenty of opportunities to explore the local area by foot, on cross-country skis or in a reindeer sleigh. If the cold gets too much, head into Torassieppi’s 19th-century farmhouse or its small museum, with displays detailing traditional life of Sami reindeer herders. And at day’s end, warm up with a glass of wine by the restaurant’s log fire before tucking into regional specialities such as reindeer stew and salmon soup. If the northern lights are forecast, guests head out on a husky safari, swooshing across frozen lakes in the hunt for the mysterious aurora.
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