Lapland

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ISBN-10: 1841622354

ISBN-13: 9781841622354

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Table of Contents

PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION

Chapter  1 Background information
Geography and climate, History, Government and politics, Sámi economy, People, Language, Religion and mythology, Culture, Natural history

Chapter 2 Practical information
When to visit, Highlights – and distances, Tour operators, Red Tape, Embassies, Getting there and away, Health and safety, Women and gay travellers, What to take, Money and banking,
Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Arts and entertainment, Media and communications, Time

PART TWO THE GUIDE

Chapter 3 Swedish Lapland: Luleå to Riksgränsen

Chapter 4 Narvik and the islands

Chapter 5  From the Gulf of Bothnia to the Arctic Ocean

Chapter 6 Finnish Lapland: Rovaniemi to the Finnmark Plateau

Chapter 7 Norwegian Lapland: Tromsø to Kirkenes

Appendix 1 Language

Appendix 2 Glossary of Finnish, Norwegian, Sámi and Swedish terms

Appendix 3 Further Information

Index

About the Author

James Proctor is a freelance travel writer and author of several guides to Scandinavia including the Bradt guide to the Faroe Islands. He has lived in Sweden where he worked as the BBC’s Scandinavian correspondent. He now divides his time between the South of France and his log cabin in the heart of the Swedish forest.

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