Lapland

[April, 2006] The other day, I was asked if there are any photos from Helsinki. I have not been there, but I have been to north in Arctic Region. It was April 2006, so the…

[April, 2006] This is taken on the last day in Inari. In Inari, there was a shop selling Sami people’s craft. Embroidered costumes or rucksacks made from reindeer’s skin were very attractive, but as you…

[April, 2006] This is the place where the dogs are. I saw little ones here, too.

[April, 2006] From Inari, we went to Ivalo, which is a little bigger town with an airport to ride the dog sledge. I was astonished when I was told ‘You drive’ by a man who…

[April, 2006] This time we took a sled pulled by a snowmobile. In the forest, there was a small wooden church surrounded by deep snow.

[April, 2006] These are reindeer those Sami people keep. Reindeer are necessity for their lives.

[April, 2006] This photo was taken while riding the reindeer sled. It was slow most of the time, but towards the end it started running and I was nearly thrown off. That was a great…

[April, 2006] After wearing the boots made of reindeer fur, we went out to ride the reindeer sled. This couple were our hosts and she looked much older than him.

  [April, 2006] Visiting Sami people’s house through travel agent was one of the highlights of our trip to Finland 2006. They showed us their colourful costumes and then let us wear their reindeer fur…