Kemi Snowcastle
The SnowCastle of Kemi is the biggest snow fort in the world. It is rebuilt every winter with a different architecture in Kemi, Finland. In 1996, the first snow castle drew 300,000 visitors.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Annual snow fort in Finland
- Also known as: “SnowCastle of Kemi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto and Kemi Church.
Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto
Park
Photo: Juhm, Public domain.
Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto is a football stadium in Kemi, Finland. It is the current home of lower division club PS Kemi. Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto is situated 460 metres northwest of Kemi Snowcastle.
Kemi Church
Church
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kemi Church is a Finnish Evangelical Lutheran church of the Diocese of Oulu. The church is located in the centre of the town of Kemi in Northern Finland. Kemi Church is situated 630 metres north of Kemi Snowcastle.
Kemi Swimming Hall
Sports venue
Photo: Lijonama80, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kemi Swimming Hall is a sports venue, which is situated 580 metres northwest of Kemi Snowcastle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karjalahti and Syväkangas.
Kemi Snowcastle
- Categories: castle, building, and tourism
- Location: Kemi, Kemi-Tornio, Sea Lapland and Torne River Valley, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.72706° or 65° 43′ 37″ northLongitude
24.56719° or 24° 34′ 2″ eastOpen location code
9GQ6PHG8+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1097443144OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1746596
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Kemi Snowcastle” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ձյունե ամրոց”
- Basque: “Lumilinna”
- Chinese: “凯米冰雪城堡”
- Chinese: “凱米冰雪城堡”
- Czech: “Sněhový hrad v Kemi”
- Finnish: “Kemin lumilinna”
- Finnish: “Lumilinna”
- French: “château de glace de Kemi”
- French: “Château de glace de Kemi”
- German: “Schneeburg von Kemi”
- Japanese: “ルミリンナ”
- Russian: “Снежный замок (Кеми)”
- Russian: “Снежный замок”
- Swedish: “Snöslottet i Kemi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mansikkanokan matkailuvaunualue and Möllärinpuisto.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kemi Snowcastle”. Photo: Dmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.