Äkäslompolo
Äkäslompolo is a lake in Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland. Äkäslompolo is situated nearby to the locality Muotkaniemi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jounin Kauppa and St. Laurentius chapel.
Jounin Kauppa
Convenience store
Photo: Motopark, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jounin Kauppa is a supermarket and family business in the village of Äkäslompolo, Kolari in Finnish Lapland. The supermarket operates under the K-Market chain and brand, part of the Kesko conglomerate.
Yllästunturi Visitor Centre Kellokas
Ranger station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Äkäslompolo.
Äkäslompolo
Photo: Heikki Immonen, CC BY 3.0.
Äkäslompolo is a resort town and a village of 600 inhabitants in Finnish Lapland, around the namesake lake in the municipality Kolari. It is a hub for travellers of the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park both in the summer and winter, part of the Ylläs ski resort and also a destination of its own, with a large track and trail network for skiing, snowmobiling, hiking and mountain biking.
Äkäslompolo
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Akaslompolo”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
67.61041° or 67° 36′ 38″ northLongitude
24.15801° or 24° 9′ 29″ eastElevation
215 metres (705 feet)Open location code
9GV6J565+56GeoNames ID
661644
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In Other Languages
“Äkäslompolo” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Äkäslompolo”
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