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| Main street Ivalo |
Ivalo in northern Lapland is really a one reindeer town of around 3000 people built on the banks of the picturesque Ivalo River.
Once a bustling gold town, the Germans burnt the town to the ground in 1944 when retreating from Russia to Norway. Today it is just one main street with a handful of shops and cafes, but does have Finland's most northerly airport.
With the Russian border just 30km to the east, the Russian influence is strong.
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Ivalo River
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It came as a nice surprise to see the local bottle store stocking a good range of New Zealand wine and not just Savignon Blanc. Like all alcohol in Finland, it is expensive, but no more so that wine from other parts of the world.
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| Russian Orthodox Church |
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