Ylläs

The Yllästunturi seen in the summer of Ylläsjärvi

The Yllästunturi [ yl æstunturi ː ] (short Yllas ) is a 718 meter high Tunturi ( Fjell ) in northern Finland. It is located in the municipality of Kolari in the west of the province of Lapland.

At the foot of the mountain, there are two villages: Äkäslompolo on the North and Ylläsjärvi on the south side. On Yllästunturi there are two ski resorts: Iso in Yllas Yllas ski in Ylläsjärvi and Äkäslompolo. With a total of 53 km of pistes spread over 61 slopes and 29 lifts is the Yllästunturi one of the largest Skireviere Finland. The ski centers especially benefit from the long season for the northern Location: north of the Arctic Circle, to Yllästunturi prevails from October to May of snow.

Sauna gondola

For more than two years are available at the large gondola sauna gondola, which so far only one of its kind in the world. This cable does not resemble the normal gondolas on the dimensions forth. She's not made ​​of metal but of wood and provides for a 15-minute sauna -course ( as long as it takes for the gondola four kilometers rope from the mountain station to the base station and drove back is ) four people.

Before the sauna gondola is ready for the sauna oven must be heated 30-minute power. The sauna gondola part of the Cafe at the gondola top station. There are an additional sauna, showers and a fireplace room, which may be shared by the Gondola sauna -goers.