Kivitunturin hiihtomaja varaustupa
The place
Kivitunturin hiihtomaja varaustupa ("Kivitunturi mountain ski hut, reservable tupa") in the Lapland region, Sodankylä/Kivitunturi sector (central arctic Finnish Lapland, Finland), at a true elevation of about 400 m (the listed 0 m elevation is an error), on the Lapland alpine plateau. Continuous cluster Finland Lapland (batches 260-412). Metsähallitus reservable-side (varaustupa) mountain ski hut at Kivitunturi (Kivitunturi, 522 m + Sodankylä, 8,000 inhabitants, center of Lapland + Metsähallitus, Finnish forest agency + Kilpisjärvi/Halti, 1,324 m, highest point in Finland + Saariselkä, iconic ski resort + Urho Kekkonen National Park, 2,550 km², Finland's 2nd largest + Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, 1,020 km² + heritage of the Sámi of Sodankylä (a Finno-Ugric people, about 20,000 in Sweden, 30,000 in Norway, 8,000 in Finland, 2,000 in Russia, the Sami language endangered, UNESCO-recognized + Sámediggi, the Sami Parliament, established 1996 + heritage of reindeer herding, poromies herders, about 200,000 reindeer + heritage of Finland and the Finnish people, 5 million speakers of the Finno-Ugric Finnish language + the Kalevala, compiled by Elias Lönnrot in 1849, 22,795 verses drawn from Karelian rune-singers + Jean Sibelius, 1865-1957, Finlandia, Op. 26, 1900, composed amid Russification + independence, 6 December 1917, from Lenin's Soviet Russia + the Winter War, 30 November 1939 to 13 March 1940, fought in Karelia against the USSR, roughly 26,000 Soviet dead + the Continuation War, 1941-1944, allied with the Third Reich + the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty ending WWII involvement and establishing neutrality + EU accession 1 January 1995 + NATO accession 4 April 2023, ending 78 years of neutrality + the heritage of Nokia, founded 1865 + the Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights visible in Lapland roughly 200 days a year + the Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, opened 1985, a major tourist attraction).
The setting
Lapland Sodankylä/Kivitunturi central arctic Finnish Lapland Finland listed elevation 0 m erroneous ~400 m true elevation Lapland alpine plateau, continuous cluster batches 260-412, varaustupa reservable Metsähallitus mountain ski hut Kivitunturi + Kivitunturi 522 m + Sodankylä 8,000 center of Lapland + Metsähallitus Finnish forest agency + Kilpisjärvi/Halti 1,324 m highest point in Finland + Saariselkä iconic ski resort + Urho Kekkonen NP 2,550 km² 2nd largest + Pallas-Yllästunturi NP 1,020 km², Sámi of Sodankylä Finno-Ugric ~20,000 Sweden 30,000 Norway 8,000 Finland 2,000 Russia Sami language endangered UNESCO-recognized + Sámediggi established 1996 + reindeer herding poromies ~200,000 reindeer + Finnish people 5 million Finno-Ugric Finnish + Kalevala Lönnrot 1849 22,795 verses Karelian rune-singers + Sibelius 1865-1957 Finlandia Op. 26 1900 amid Russification + independence 6 Dec 1917 from Lenin's Russia + Winter War 30 Nov 1939-13 Mar 1940 Karelia ~26,000 Soviet dead + Continuation War 1941-1944 allied with the Reich + 1947 Paris Peace Treaty neutrality + EU accession 1 Jan 1995 + NATO accession 4 April 2023 ending 78 years of neutrality + Nokia founded 1865 + Aurora Borealis visible in Lapland ~200 days/year + Santa Claus Village Rovaniemi opened 1985 major tourist attraction.
