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Saariselkä is known as a tourist destination, with ski tourism in the winter and wilderness and nature tourism in the summer and autumn. The village has several hotels, restaurants and shopping centers. Saariselkä attracts ski tourists from Sweden, Norway and native Finland.
The northern lights made a rare Illinois appearance on Monday, Oct. 7, and lit up social media. But the colorful, dancing, atmospheric light show's sequel could be even better.
Saariselkä (Inari Sami: Suáluiščielgi; Northern Sami: Suoločielgi; lit. ' island-ridge ') is a fell area in Lapland, northern Finland. It is located in the Inari, Savukoski and Sodankylä municipalities. The highest point is 718 meters (2,356 ft) high Mt Sokosti. [2] The range is mostly two-billion-year-old granulite. The last ice age ...
Northern lights most commonly refers to the aurora borealis, a natural light display in Earth's sky. ( The ) Northern Light ( s ) may also refer to: Arts and entertainment
Because the sun passes to the south of most observers in the northern hemisphere, north light is the light coming from the sky, rather than directly from the sun.This is the reason for its diffused nature, as well as why it casts softer shadows than direct sunlight and remains more consistent in colour than light from the east or west (which would be affected by sunrise and sunset respectively).
1,000 Places to See in the US and Canada Before You Die (ISBN 0761147381, 2007) is a book written by Patricia Schultz as a follow-up book to 1,000 Places to See Before You Die.
Operation Nordlicht (German, 'Northern Light') was a German operation during the end of World War II.After Finland had made peace with the USSR, the Germans planned to fall back to defense lines built and equipped in advance across Finnish Lapland (Operation Birke).
Battery A was organized Peoria, Illinois and mustered in May 23, 1861 for state service under the command of Captain Peter Davidson. The battery was subsequently mustered into federal service for a three years service on August 17, 1861 at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri.