Kolari: Tie 21 - Pohjasenvaara - Kilpisjärvelle
Kolari combines the quiet scale of a Lapland municipality with the wider connections of a borderland transport route in a way that reflects its geographic position beside the Tornio River on Finland’s western frontier. National Road 21, part of the E8 corridor, runs through the municipality toward the Norwegian Arctic, following a landscape of boreal forest and river valleys. Kolari faces Sweden across the river, while the Ylläs fell area in the south of the municipality is one of Finnish Lapland’s best-known centres for skiing and outdoor recreation. Long-distance rail services also reach Kolari, reinforcing its role as a northern terminus for travellers from southern Finland.
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Built around the Muonio River valley, Kolari grew into a northern Finnish municipality where lowland river country meets the fells of Lapland. The Muonio forms part of Finland’s border with Sweden, giving the area a broad, sparsely settled frontier character. Kolari is the northern terminus of Finland’s rail network, a practical link between this remote district and the rest of the country. To the east, Ylläs rises above the villages of Äkäslompolo and Ylläsjärvi; its slopes and the nearby Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park make the municipality a base for skiing, hiking and cross-country routes. Explore other webcams across Finnish Lapland to compare river valleys and fell country around Kolari.
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