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    What’s it like at the intersection of Sweden, Finland and Norway?


    What’s it like at the intersection of Sweden, Finland and Norway?

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    2. purplecow on

      It’s a bit out of the way. Have to hike for a few hours from the nearest town or take a boat and then hike for only half an hour. There’s a concrete pedestal you can then take a photo with.

    3. No-Objective5656 on

      Kilpisjärvi – three country cairn. A monument is erected here which can be reached only through finland if i am not mistaken.

    7. sapiencus on

      I had a lil family vacay there some like 5+ years ago and one main thing I remember is the little store before the border on Finland’s side had a lot of Norwegian customers. I imagine it’s lower prices for some products at least. But beautiful area! The lake had a massive fog roll in and it was ethereal.

    9. Welshie_Fan on

      My cousin lives there. They have had some cold (-29°C) and colder (-39°C) days lately.

    11. ZzZ_Lullaby_ZzZ on

      Not many trees there, and if there are, they are quite short. Some mountains and hills.

    12. samsony_huakia on

      If you’re interested in the local village Kilpisjärvi I lived there for a year.

      If you’re into outdoor activities it’s hard to beat. Access to nature is probably best in finland especially if you’re into hiking. The open vast fells span out to the horizon, you can also easily travel to sweden and norway for forests, mountain ranges and fjords.

      The village only has about 100 inhabitants. You get to know them relatively quickly. During peak seasons there are significantly more tourists than locals and the local economy depends on tourism.

      Only one small shopping centre so goods are going to be more expensive than other places in finland.

      Shipping can be problematic. For example if the pakettiautomaatti is full. Matkahuolto will deliver to the nearest pick up point. Which is 1.5h by car in karensuvanto.

      Not as dark as people think. Only over-cast days are dark in the winter. Otherwise starlight and aurora really brighten things up and full moon can illuminate everything to where you can clearly see all the fells and mountains in the distance in the middle of the night.

      You can drink basically any stream/lake water. The ground water that is tapped is also best I’ve ever had. Crisp, light, cold super refreshing.

    15. Highonu on

      I’m half Finn/Norwegian and it’s on my bucket list to stand there, one foot on Finnish ground the other one on Norwegian and piss on Sweden.

    17. TraditionalUse1052 on

      I had watched some videos on yt people riding bikes and just going on a grocery run in Sweden whilst living in Finland in that narrow stretch.

    18. theangryprof on

      Lots of reindeer. My family drove from Finland to Norway on that route a few years ago

    20. Brilliant-Most-1801 on

      The intersection between Finland, Russia and Norway is actually a tiny bit further south then the intersection between Sweden, Finland and Norway it’s a fun fact.