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Introducing Lemmenjoki National Park
At 2855 sq km, Lemmenjoki (Sámi: Leammi) is the largest national park in Finland. Saariselkä is much more popular with trekkers, but the Lemmenjoki experience is more diverse: slush through desolate wilderness rivers, explore the rough landscape and bump into gold-panners in the middle of nowhere. The Morgamjoki is the main gold-panning area, and there are several old huts where gold-panners still sleep in summer.
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The Lemmenjoki Nature Centre (0205-647 793; 9am-5pm Jun-Sep) is just before the village of Njurgulahti (often just called Lemmenjoki), about 50km southwest of Inari. It has a small interpretative exhibition and a powerful set of binoculars, and you can purchase maps and fishing permits here. There is food and accommodation in the lakeside village.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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