Europe #2: Rovaniemi, Finland

LOMA-VIETONEN VILLAGE

Our home for 2 nights 

Our backyard 

HAHA and i fell after that. 

Still our backyard :) 

Frozen lake right outside our apartment :) 

Snow mobile 

Reindeer Sleigh 

caught the auroras from our backyard :) 

Back to Rovaniemi City Center 

 Aurora Hunting 

Had to climb up a snowy hill, no joke. TIRING HAHAHA 

Roasting sausages while waiting for auroras 

Ounasvaara Ski Resort Rovaniemi 

Left a part of me in Rovaniemi. Hands down the best part of the trip. 

The frozen lake just right behind our room is so vast, so white and so still.

My limited vocabulary will never be able to describe how i felt. 

HAHA 

Sitting by the fire at night, just waiting patiently for the auroras, absorbing the stillness.. 

it was amazing. I really don't know how I can actually describe it? but still really hope to be able to write this down so I won't forget it. HAHAHA 

Finland has been a trip of many firsts. 

First snowfall 

First reindeer sleigh

First Snowmobile 

First aurora 

First ski 

First -20degrees 

First sausage roasting in the cold 

First time climbing up a snowy hill with a skiing stick just to hunt for auroras 

First time tasting snow 

First time visiting Santa's home 

First time wearing 3 layers of heat tech 

First time spending so much. HAHAHAA 

First time seeing a wild reindeer galloping across the snow?! I froze because... idk if the reindeer would attack us?? HHAHA and there weren't any guides or locals with us, we were alone!! 

It was an amazing sight nonetheless :) 

I should have taken a picture.. but like I said, I frozen when the reindeer turned at look at us. HAHAHA  

5 days 4 nights, 

2 nights in Loma Vietonen 

2 nights in the City Center 

Loma Vietonen Village is a must go :) 

Free aurora right outside our doorsteps (the ones in the pictures), don't have to spend 80 euros just to hunt for auroras (which we didn't even catch any!) 

How do I describe it?

It was just us 30 human (at most)  in such a biggggggg area. 

Imagine how quiet and how still it is? 

Slightly intimidating but definitely breath-taking. 

Can't wait to explore more of Finland already!!!!