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By plane
Kittilä airport (IATA: KTT, ICAO: EFKT) [url=http://www.finavia.fi/airport_kittila?airport_url=%2Flentoasema_kittila]]is some ten south from Levi. Airport has direct connections to [[Helsinki[/url]] by Finnair and (during season) Blue1 and to [wiki=c16c50f34911d1f5d3924c8267409904]Riga[/wiki] by Air Baltic. Busses coming from south travel via airport to Levi. You may also use taxi.
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By train
Overnight trains operate from [wiki=8449280a23f8c4fcfb13469f6dc19592]Helsinki[/wiki] and [wiki=527fcbf9d80a049cd345b36ab98ee010]Turku[/wiki] to [wiki=c2d4002e23db5407916c21f28fafadb0]Rovaniemi[/wiki] and [wiki=7d1cb5afba09cf31cda6fbecdd74a0cd]Kolari[/wiki] (getting from Turku to Kolari require change in Tampere). From these you have to take bus. Trip takes 2:30 hours from Rovaniemi and 1:15 hours from Kolari.
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By bus
Busses operate from Helsinki to Levi requiring change in Rovaniemi. Trip takes over 16 hours!
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filter_dramaGet aroundLevi has internal bus traffic. In the Levi center you may easily walk or ski around. For longer trips to the forests, hire a . a driving licence is not required it's illegal to drive snowmobile if you're under 15 years old or drunk.
A lot to see and to do like snowmobile safaries, husky safaries, reindeer rides. -
filter_dramaDoWinter sports. There are 230 kilometers of skiing tracks and 886 kilometers of snowmobile routes. For downhill skiing Levi has 45 pistes longest piste being 2500 meters long and maximum vertical drop is over 300 meters. Piste information is available at Levi.fi [http://www.levi.fi/pages/index.php?id=58&language=eng_win].
Most of the tour operators have summer activities available too.
Fintravel Levi (Tour operator), Leviraitti 2, ☎ +358 403 447 755 (levi@fintravel.com, fax: +358 403 447 771), [url=http://www.fintravel.com].]
Hotel Levitunturi [http://www..fi/english/hotel.html[/url] has a spa.
*A number of summer as well as winter activities are on offer. Reindeer safaris, snowshoeing, ice fishing, fox snare hunting, or rounding up of reindeer are available in winter, while fishing trips, marking reindeer calves, bog hikes, cycling, sauna evenings and goose hunting in summer. A restaurant is also available there, where you can enjoy home-style delicacies, such as reindeer casserole or salmon soup in a Lappish hut.
*Husky safaris in winter, guided in summer. Siberian wolves, reindeer, Arctic foxes, small dogs, history about huskies and sled races. -
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filter_dramaEatLocal restaurants offer good variety of local delicacies. Especially worth of trying are reindeer (poro) in all its forms, willow grouse (riekko) and several fishes such as salmon (lohi) arctic char (nieriä) and common whitefish (siika). These are usually fried or smoked and eaten with mashed potatoes.
In addition to local specialities also , pizzas and kebabs are available.
*IceGallery: Snowcastle with ice chapel, snowhotel and icebar Natural Spa: Underground sauna and ice sauna with warm and cold baths outdoors Teepee restaurant: Cosy restaurant with delicious Lappish food.
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filter_dramaSleepBeing one of the largest resorts in Finland one could think there will be no problem to get bed in Levi. However, during the holiday season it may appear surprisingly difficult to find one! Most popular times are around christmas and New Year, Easter and Finnish winter holiday held during three weeks period in March. Right after the New Year, when local people get back to work, skiing resorts get crowded with Russian tourists. There are (incredible) 20,000 beds available making Levi actually one of the largest human concentrations in Lapland. Accommodation alternatives vary from camping to luxurious cottages and spa hotel.
Hotelli Hullu Poro [url=http://www..fi/poro/esivu.php?alue=Hotels&kieli=en]]tel. +358 (16) 6510 100
Hotelli K5 Levi [http://www.k5levi.fi/etusivu/index.php[/url] Kätkänrannantie 2 99130 Sirkka
tel. +358 (16) 639 1100
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*Over 900 apartments and a large number of hotel rooms.
*Next to the fell chain of Pallas-Yllästunturi on the shores of Jerisjärvi lake. Affordable accommodation in rooms for 1-2 persons,
and cottages. In Rauhala one can also make guided day- and week long tours in summer hiking or with canoes and bikes. In winter time also
ski tours, snow shoe and other winter activities.
More information from:
Levi
5, 99130 LEVI, FINLAND
Tel. +358 (0)16 6510 100
Fax +358 (0)16 641 568
E-mail: hotel@hulluporo.fi
*In a central location in Levi, with different beers, stout and ale on tap. As well as a large selection of spirits. There is a friendly, local atmosphere and sports are played on television daily. There is also a pool table and occasional live music. -
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