NEWS FROM YLLÄS 2017


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#yllasjump


Jump Challenge for all our Ylläs friends!


We here at Ylläs challenge all our friends and visitors to take pho-


tos of their own “Ylläs Jumps” and upload them to social media with the hashtag ‘#yllasjump.’


Get out there with your friends to find the most spectacular snowy jumping spots and immortalise your very own Ylläs jump!


Experience the White Nights of summer


Did you know that it never gets completely dark during Lapland’s clear summer nights? In the morn- ing, the sun has risen high in the sky before the cock crows, moonlight fades away and it will be months before starry skies are seen again. Te contrast with the endless darkness of the Polar night in winter is stunning.


Light therapy all summer long As the days grow longer, people need less sleep. Winter hibernation has passed and people stay up longer, as the night skies are too beautiful to miss. Te migratory birds have returned and their noctur- nal concerts are a pleasure to the ear. However, we must wait for most of May before the world becomes much greener. Only then do the ice-covered lakes around Ylläs begin to thaw.


Midsummer night treks Climbing to the top of the fells to see the midnight sun is a Lapland tradition. Higher up it is visible for longer than down in the villages, from well before midsummer until long aſter it. Nighttime is ideal for exploring the great outdoors, or even spending


the night in a tepee to see a new day dawning. In summer, the best light for photography is during the evening, night and early morning. Bird watch- ers prefer the small hours during spring and early summer, when the birds are more active. Fisherman are also more active in the evening and night.


Late summer mists By the end of July, mist begins to collect over the water as the evenings grow cooler, and this makes the nights seem mysteriously beautiful. Waterfowl chicks spend their nights hidden among the shore- line reeds while nature is resting. Te mists only liſt once the morning sunshine is warm enough. Mornings full of mist and dew are breathtakingly beautiful.


Northern Lights even in August When the nights start to draw in once summer is over, it’s possible to see the Northern Lights, some- times even in August. As well as the splendid autumn colours, you can sometimes see the Northern Lights blazing in the night – and at much warmer tem- peratures than during the hard frosts of midwinter.


Above: August evening in Ylläslompolo. Under: Midsummer night in Äkäslompolo.


Autumn colours and fell Ylläs.


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