There's a place in the eyes of the midnight sun shines. Lapland is a province in Finland which has an area of 98 946 km² and a population of 187 777 inhabitants in 2002. Its capital is Rovaniemi. This province has a unique phenomenon that is beautiful to look at, which is the sun in the middle of the night. Because the location polar circle, for 24 hours in two months every year this province sunny all day without stopping. This phenomenon is called the midnight sun or the midnight sun.
This phenomenon occurs every June and July. Travelers who visited Lapland can see the unique light of the midnight sun, which does not give the boundary between day and night here. This allows the traveler to Lapland mountain climbing at night or even doing the sport of golf for 24 hours.
One of the favorite places for tourists golf tours in Lapland is Bjorkliden GC, a golf course located at the north of the province. Bordering the mountainous border of Sweden and Finland as well as Lake Tornestrask.
In addition to golf midnight, the other is a popular tourist activity in Lapland is skiing in Riskgransen, which is the most northerly ski resort in Europe. Unlike other ski resorts in Europe, Riksgransen not have cold temperatures, so skiers need not fear the cold.
This is due to the phenomenon of the midnight sun before, which makes the sun shine that makes this region stay warm at the same time still have snow for skiers skating. Lapland is also home to the first and largest ice hotel in the world. in this hotel, guests will sleep between chunks of ice that coated sheets made of deerskin.
Start of wax to a chair and a table, everything in this hotel made of ice. The hotel was built in 1989, in the small village of Jukkasjarvi. This hotel was built by the local ice carvers from this hotel. Usually the Ice Hotel is only open in the winter only. Special for this year, the Ice Hotel is open also in the summer. As usual, the water to make ice blocks is derived from the Torne River, which is not far from the hotel
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