Film Friendly Lapland

Dear readers,

As you all might have noticed everyone in Hullu Poro considers Lapland to be the best possible place to live. We love to be surrounded by the breath taking landscapes and the calm atmosphere. We are lucky to live in one of the last paradises on this planet.

Locals are not the only ones that consider our nature to be beautiful. Almost every year there are people who visit our region just to capture the moments spent in wilderness of the north.  These “gadget nerds” carry their equipment on top our highest mountains just to show the world that the sky has no limits after the Arctic Circle. These people are commonly known as Film Crews.

Hullu Poro is one of the local companies that have been trough the Film Friendly training by Finnish Lapland Film commission. This means that our personnel has knowledge of the special needs film crews may have and is willing to accommodate them as thoroughly as possible. 

You can read more about Film Friendly status from here.

If you are proud of something you have you might as well share it with the rest of the world! ;)

Welcome and remember to bring your camera.

The Faraway Land of Lapland

In the near future far far away, in distant lands there was a place called Lapland. There were rumours about ancient magic, stories of thousands reindeers and chilling green fire burning in the sky in the winter’s night. Some say the rumours are true because they have witnessed the wonders of Lapland with their own eyes. Some say that they are false because they won’t believe what they haven’t seen.

If you wish to be enchanted by the green fire in the sky and feel the magic of Lapland we welcome you with open arms. If it feels like the distance is unbearable do not feel troubled. There are many ways to reach Levi and it is not as expensive as you would think.

If you wish to fly straight to Levi there are many charter flights all over Europe to choose from. This winter season there is over 35 000 people arriving to Kittilä Airport from abroad. From November till April people can fly straight to Kittilä from Copenhagen, London, Manchester, Zürich, Amsterdam, Moscov and many other big cities of Europe.

Kittilä Airport is located 15 km from Levi and is one of the northmost airports in the world. 

You can also travel via Helsinki. And if you wish to see more of Finland you can also take the train from Helsinki all the way to Kolari. From there you can continue your journey to Levi with a bus or just by renting a car.

Here are few links that will help you to plan your travels:

Lapland Travels UK

Lapland's own travel site.

Wikitravel

Where is Hullu Poro? Check our location from here and receive more information about how to reach us. 

Welcome to Levi!

Tax free shopping in Levi

In Levi people come and seek the whole experience of Lapland’s own culture. Mostly people seek an adventure in the snow and culinary experiences. In the end people come here to enjoy their hard earned free time. There are also many other ways to spend your time in Levi. You can spend a day in the Day Spa, go on a snowmobile safari or just go shopping.

Shopping especially is something that most women love to do on their vacation. (Well there is also exceptions in men who seek new purchases while on holiday. If not for themselves, souvenirs for wife or a girlfriend is always in order.) Usually people do their last minute shopping in the airports but there plenty of nice gift shops and clothing stores in Levi where you get the same tax free discount.

Shopporo is an exclusive clothing shop that sells brands like Guess, Cream and Jackpot. The most exquisite plus side is that you can receive the same tax free discount that you do at the international airports. You take the receipt from Shopporo at the Global Blue exchange point (there is one at the Kittilä airport) and get money back from your purchases.

You can calculate your savings in Global Blues own website.

More information of the newest products is available on Shopporos own Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shopporo/

Shopporo's contact information

Welcome to enjoy tax free shopping! 

Winter is now here

“Oh the weather outside is frightful, 


But the fire is so delightful,


And since we've no place to go,


Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”

- Sammy Cahn

For the past two weeks we’ve received quite a lot of snow. Last year there was so little of it that we had doubts if there was even going to be a white Christmas. However, this year it’s more than obvious that we will have great skiing season and a very white Christmas.

Snowfall is also great news for the FIS Ski World Cup committee and for all the locals in Levi.  Next week the whole town is filled with excited crowd, press and of course international skiing professionals including our very own Tanja Poutiainen.

Winter is what makes Levi come alive in its true form. We’ve had a gorgeous summer this year and we love the warmth of the summer season. But nothing beats the feeling when the first snowflakes start to fall from the grey sky.  Everyone in Levi has a feeling that this winter is going to be amazing.  Welcome to join us in our winter wonderland!

More about us, www.hulluporo.fi

More about Levi ski centre: www.levi.fi

The Beauty of Northern Lights

”They are the signs from God” whispered the elders of the old times. Thousands of years later the modern  man discovered that those amazing lights in the sky are caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere.

Aurora Borealis in Levi

Aurora Borealis was named after a Greek’s Goddess Aurora (Goddess of Dawn) and Borealis the north wind. These amazing lights make most foreign people stop and stare in the sky with wonder but they do make us locals smile as well. There are certainly many benefits when it comes to living in Lapland.

You may as well start planning your exotic holiday by clicking here. We wish you all welcome to wonder the nature’s own light show next winter.