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Pasmajärvi is a beautiful and peaceful countryside village. Habitants of the area have made their livelihood mainly by agriculture and forestry but also reindeer husbandry and works in the logging sites.
Sieppijärvi is the second biggest village of Kolari measured by inhabitants. Situated by the lake Sieppijärvi and along the main road E8 towards north it has typically houses with one and half floors.
Vaattojärvi is a living village, where small business is invested in. Eight farms are still on business and new tourist services are growing up.
Village of Venejärvi is protected as a national cultural landscape with it´s traditional houses and old forests. As a star of this beautiful village there is a Rantapaviljonki- dancing pavilion by the lake, where at the summertime nationally famous artists play traditional finnish dances.Village is the southernmost point of the duckboard Telatie.
Accommodation
Lapin Kievari- Inn (Vaattojärvi) has accommodation,- food,- and event management services for travellers and it is specialised also to disabled travellers. Accommodation services of the Ylläs area are also avalaible, there is possibility to arrange tranfers to and from Pasmajärvi-Sieppijärvi-Vaattojärvi-Venejärvi area.
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Service:
Lapin Kievari
Accommodation in local farm, hand made local ceramics on sale, event management
Contact:
Maaret Rantapelkonen
Vaattojärvi
www.lapinkievari.com
Email: lapin.kievari@jippii.fi
tel. +358 16-350466, +358 40-5892291
Outdoor activities, programs
Local services are Samin Porotila- local reindeer farm producing event services connected to the reindeer husbandry, Sinitorpan ratsutalli- horse holiday farm and a village shop. Laestadius- hiking route is aimed to be tourist attraction to the area (Sieppijävi-Lappea) as soon as completed. Christmas time traditions such as lighting up the big Christmas tree is one of the examples of active villages society work and a mark of living village.
Service:
Sami´s Reindeer farm
Genuine reindeer farm open all year around in the village of Venejärvi. In winter reindeer safaris to the wilderness, and reindeer round up shows with over 100 reindeers. In farm’s Art-gallery You can see Your hostess paintings about reindeers and seasons. We sell our own hand made art and souveniers about reindeers: antlers/horns, skins. It`s also possible to buy meat to bring home. Here You can feel the real life and see the genuine reindeer herders in their everyday work.
Contact:
Venejärvenkylä
Sami ja Marjut Tiensuu
www.saminporotila.fi
Email: sami@saminporotila.fi
tel. +358 16-547 763, +358 400-185340 (Sami) or +358 400-756781(Marjut)
Sinitorpan talli , Horse holiday farm
Horse holidays in the farm. Riding treks to the lappish nature, riding lessons, accommodation in cottage.
Contact:
Jouko Vaattovaara
www.vaattojarvi.fi/sinitorpantalli
Email jouko.vaattovaara@pp.inet.fi
tel. +358 40 538 7147
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Nature
Landscape in so called “lakeland villages” varies from crystal clear lakes to ridges and wetlands. Farming and forestry have been earlier the main livelihood, and this can be also seen in a landscape as a traditional agricultural appear. Venejärvi is the southernmost point of the duckboard Telatie. From Kurtakko and Teurajärvi you can hike cross the Teuravuoma swamp-area to Venejärvi on guided tours.
Events & Local Heritage
As a memorial of Second World War Venejärvi has “Kärsimysten maja”-hut, which consist two dugouts and old tomb. There is a historically remarkable piece of evidence about the tar burning traditions near by the end of duckboard. Tar burning-traditions are still kept living by the active villagers and tar burning shows are kept as a part of local events.
Pasmajärvi has Tirroniemi summer camp,- and children’s camp centre in a beautiful peninsula by the lake of Pasmajärvi, and old historical mill of Siikajoki-river. Pasmajärvi has own village shop and the snowmobile track runs through the village from Ylläs to Rovaniemi. There is renovated old school ”Elf school”- where some events are held for tourists at Christmas time and catering services by reservation.
Villagers’ society in Siepijärvi works actively for organising Rökäs- skiing event and at summertime for locally well-known Rökäs- paddling event. Laestadius- hiking route is supposed to be tourist attraction to the area as soon as completed.
Handicrafts
Wooden items out of lappish wood are produced in Kolari and Vaattojärvi. Unique souvenirs and useful products are handmade, motifs are usually related to lappish nature.
ASVA puutuote, wooden products
Handmade souvenirs and useful business gifts made of Lappish wood. Wood is warm and living material, wooden products are an unique gift for all.
Asko Vaattovaara
Vaattojärvi
www.vaatojarvi.fi/asvapuutuote
asko.vaattovaara@asvapuutuote.inet.fi
Tel.+358 40 5650991 +358 16- 548175
Wood Jewel, gifts from lappish wood
Wood Jewel manufactures and sells all kinds of authentic handmade Lappish jewels,business gifts, souvenirs and other gift products made from pure Finnish wood. A handmade wood product is carefully finished and reflects the warmth of wood. The motifs of the products are primarily related to nature. Animal motifs are the most popular. Our products are becoming increasingly popular both in Finland and abroad.
Contact:
Kauko Raatiniemi
www.woodjewel.com
Email : info@woodjewel.com
tel. +358-16-547960, fax.+358 -16-547966
Links:
About the area and Lapland:
www.kolari.fi
www.yllas.fi
www.lapinliitto.fi
Home pages of the villages:
www.kurtakko.fi
www.vaattojarvi.fi (only in finnish)
www.sieppijarvi.fi (only in finnish)
About the nature and hiking:
www.luontoon.fi
www.metsa.fi
Connectios and timetables:
Flights:
www.finnair.fi
www.blue1.com
www.soder.fi
Train:
www.vr.fi
Bus:
www.matkahuolto.fi