Located by the Swedish border, Muonio has always been a lively village where merchants have crossed the state borders between Finland and Sweden, or stopped on their way to North. There is a water connection from the Bothnic Bay to Muonio.



In Olos ski resort you can practice down hill skiing and snowboarding, there is an excellent network of trails for cross country skiing all over Muonio.

In summer the hiking, trekking, fishing and kayaking possibilities are great. Wild salmon migrates many hundreds of kilometers during the summer all the way from the Botnic sea to Muonio.

If you are looking for a relaxation and wellbeing in nature, you should head to Pallas fjell, in summer or winter. This chain of ancient mountains, 60km long, stretches all the way to Enontekiö. This protected area is actually a national park. You can access the park from several locations and get advice from the nature center located close to the hiking paths. The park is ideal both for day trips and longer trips that even include overnights in the wilderness huts. In the fall the park is a perfect place for berry picking. Yes, in Finland, it is allowed and possible to pick blueberries and lingonberries directly from the nature, because they are not polluted and our law allows it. In winter, you can go skiing on-piste or off-piste. If you like to discover the nature in a different way, try the arctic speed of huskies or take snowmobile safari. Harriniva organizes many kinds of safaris with dog teams or snowmobiles.

In summer, river Muoniojoki invites you to experience water adventures. It is one of the free running protected rivers in Lapland with many great rapids. River rafting, kayking and fly fishing are at your hand. Harriniva will take you for a river adventure. Fell Trek will take you for a canoeing or hiking trip.

Muonio municipality
Fell Lapland - Muonio tourism site

Enontekiö offers you nature experiences in every season in original environment. The local people are very friendly and lead their own way of life. You can see reindeer herders going to work with their dogs sitting on snowmobiles or quads.



In this Northern corner of Finland the global politics or modern trends feel quite remote. Daily livelihood is more important here where the winter lasts 200 days, and average temperature of the year is below zero celcius degrees.

Enontekiö’s small villages close to the wilderness areas are good starting points for every kind of trip in summer or winter. The largest village is called Hetta, and one of the most popular hiking routes in Finland starts from Hetta and leads to Pallas in Muonio. Enontekiö is a paradise for cross country skiers. You can start the season already at the end of October in Hetta hiihtomaa and ski the last kilometers in May in Kilpisjärvi. Up in the fjells there is snow even in June. Mid-Summer is celebrated in Kilpisjärvi on skis! There is an excotic summer ski competition open for everyone. By the way, the highest mountains or fells in Finland are to be found from Kilpisjärvi area, the jewel of Finnish Lapland.

In spring time local people enjoy ice-fishing and you are most warmly welcome to join our ice-fishing competition week in April. In March there is a lively Saami event in Hetta called Marian Päivät. There is Lapp lasso throwing competitions, reindeer racing, music and films. It is an old tradition for the Saami people to get together in Hetta.

Today approximately 9% of the inhabitants of Enontekiö are Saami, and Enontekiö belongs to the official homeland of Saami people. It means that the Saami have the right to have education and municipal services in their mother tongue Saami. Saami is one of the official languages in Enontekiö. There has been Saami people living in Souterhn parts of Lapland and even in Southern parts of Finland, but they had to move towards North when more Finnish people populated their areas where they practiced traditional livelihoods such as hunting and fishing.

Enontekiö municipality
Enontekiö tourism site