Just Lapland

Lapp Village in Yllas Lapland is situated approximately 25 minutes walk from the cabin. In the heart of the Lapp village lies the Poro restuarant. Poro is known as the Northern Lights restuarant, poro is the finnish name for Reindeer, as a reminder of how much the lappish food culture is cherished. Next to the restuarant is of course Santa's house. In December Santa and his elves can be observed busily working hard for the special Christmas season. Santa will meet with the children and adults too, upstairs in his very own workshop, each child has a one to one with Santa and a special gift. It truly is a magical experience, one that children and adults will never forget. After visiting Santa you can spend time in the special shop that is full of typical Lappish handicrafts made of course by the elves. The shop has many wonderful unusual hand made crafts and there are lots of beautiful hand made toys and soft toys for the children.

Behind Poro restaurant the elves, gnomes and earth spirits will take you to the world of huskies, reindeers and northern lights. The husky of Nastweather will tell you everything he knows about siberian husky dogs, you can then go on an exilerating two kilometer ride, you will then all have a photo taken together with the huskies that you will treasure forever.
Poro restuarant has a host of delights all of it's own. The food is second to none and there is a large variety to choose from. The children again are well catered for and there is a range of childrens meals to everyone's taste. For the adults the steaks and tenderloins are the most well known, you can also have a taste of bear and elk meat. These kinds of courses are rarely on offer anywhere else and so are well worth a try. There is also a wide variety of fish dishes, there is a wide variety of white fish dishes and salmon dishes that come in many forms. There are lighter meals on offer for those of you wanting snacks, Poro is a fine restaurant and if you are in Lapland you really must visit. The Reindeer elf Bungler are ready to take you on an unforgetable reindeer ride. The 1km ride will give you the chance to experience the magic of the reindeers and you will learn all sorts of interesting facts about the Reindeer.

There is also a new attraction in Lapp village called the Northern Lights path. In the dark snowy forest there are ten different Northern Lights to see illuminated electrically or with lantrerns. You will experience a magical Northern Lights walk through the forest. The walk is about 300 meters long and is ideal for children and families. There is a northern lights exhibition back at Santa's house where if you wish you can purchase the most beautifiul northern Lights pictures and lamps, perfect for a cosy winters evening.