Pieni Karhunkierros, The Small Bear’s Trail, in Kuusamo is probably the most popular short hiking trail in Finland. Thousands of backpackers visit the 12-kilometer (7.5 miles) hiking trail all year round. Most of the famous sights of the legendary Karhunkierros Bear’s Trail in Oulanka National Park are located on the Pieni Karhunkierros Trail.
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Konttainen Kuhaus Trail in winter in Kuusamo Finland invites you to an incredible crown-snow heaven. Konttainen is almost as high as Valtavaara, the peak reaches 433 meters above sea level. At the top of Konttainen there are several viewpoints from which the scenery opens up to North Kuusamo and Ruka, Valtavaara and Lake Konttaisenjärvi.
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Valtavaara fell in winter is one of the most popular hiking destinations in Ruka, Finland. Valtavaara is the highest protected fell in Kuusamo, the peak reaching 491 meters. In clear weather, amazing landscapes open up from the top of Valtavaara to northern Kuusamo and Russia to the east.
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Sipoonkorpi National Park in eastern Uusimaa is an easily accessible hiking destination in the capital region. From Helsinki, you can reach the national park in less than half an hour. Sipoonkorpi offers beautiful nature to take a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, hiking on forest trails and traditional rural landscapes.
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Sipoonkorpi National Park in eastern Uusimaa is a green oasis for the people living in the capital region. It takes less than half an hour to reach the national park from Helsinki. As its name suggests, Sipoonkorpi (= Sipoo’s Woods) offers deep forests as well as rural traditional landscapes.
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Liesjärvi National Park is located in Kanta-Häme in Finland, in the Tammela, Somero and Karkkila regions along national road 2. It is less than a hundred kilometers from Helsinki to Liesjärvi National Park. Liesjärvi is suitable for outdoor activities all year round. I have hiked and camped in Liesjärvi during the first snows of winter, in November.
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From Suomen Latu Kiilopää's fell center starts one of the most beautiful cross-country skiing track routes, the ‘Luulammen lenkki’. Luulampi cross-country skiing track is a loop route, that runs mostly through Urho Kekkonen National Park. The approximately 19-kilometer journey includes challenging ascents, long and fast downhills, wonderfull winter fell scenery and several nice rest places.
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Soutaja fell is perhaps the most beautiful fell in the Pyhä-Luosto area in Lapland, Finland. Soutaja fell is a great year-round outdoors destination, suitable for snowshoeing, fatbiking and skiing in winter. Due to its magnificent powder snow Soutaja (373 m) is especially popular among snow surfers and off-piste skiers.
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Sipoonkorpi National Park in Finland is a green oasis in Eastern Uusimaa. It lies within easy reach of Helsinki. Sipoonkorpi may be the most forested forest in Finland, and the area consists of wilderness and traditional rural landscapes. Sipoonkorpi National Park is the last wilderness area of the capital region of Helsinki.
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Pyhä Ski Resort is located in Finland's southernmost great fell area in Central Lapland. Pyhätunturi fell’s highest peak is called Kultakero. In winter you can admire the sparkling white crown snow loaded trees and open fell landscapes in Pyhä.
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