Levi is a small town but is a huge tourist attraction. The downhill skiing here is likely the best in Finland, and there are world-level skiing events held here all the time. On the map below, Levi is just left of center. Last time I was in Lapland, with Rotary in November, I was in Muonio, only 60 km northwest from Levi. Also, both of my current host parents are from Kittilä, south of Levi. We have visited many grandparents and relatives there already.
As I said, we are living in a cabin for the week, like almost every other tourist here. There are extensive cabin neighbourhoods scattered around the mountain of Levi. Well, it´s not really a mountain... in Finnish it is called tunturi and it´s basically a small mountain with very few or no trees on the top. These tunturis make up the landscape of Lapland, the Finnish arctic.
There are two other exchange students in Levi for the week as well, Juan from Mexico and Kathleen from America. I have spent time with them as well as my host family. We have been spending our time downhill skiing, cross country skiing, visiting family and watching movies in the cabin at night. We also have our two dogs and cat with us, so it is a little crowded.
I already have some fantastic photos, but they will have to wait until we get home since I don´t have my laptop or card reader with me! So check again on Sunday to see some amazing Lapland photos!
