The entire Nordkalottleden Trail is 800 km long and a 70-km-section of this
runs through northern Finland in the area surrounding of Enontekiö in the
Käsivarsi region. The other sections of the trail run through Norway (380 km)
and Sweden (350 km). As the trail is so long it can be hiked in sections.
There are 3 starting / end points for this trail. They
are located in northern Norway at Kautokeino, in southern Norway at Sulitjelma
and in Sweden at Kvikkjokk. The Finnish section leads through Käsivarsi Wilderness Area
and Malla
Strict Nature Reserve. You can get onto the trail at the village of
Kilpisjärvi.
The trail offers versatile northern fell landscape. It passes through easy to
travel fell highlands, lush birch forests, glaciers and steep-sided gorges.
There are many parts with abundant fell vegetation.
The portion of the trail, which is in Finland, is a summer hiking trail. The
best time to hike there is from the beginning of July to the middle of
September.
