Kautokeino, Norway

In the winter, with it's arctic night with northern lights, and in the summer with constant daylight and midnight sun, you can experience the at its most extreme in Kautokeino. Spend a winters night in a lavvu (lappish tent) or a summer evening at one of our numerous lakes fishing or wathcing a reindeer.

Experience a different and exotic culture. The Sámi culture is vivid and authentic. The famous Easter festival in Kautokeino is a yearly event with historical traditions. Easter was traditionally the time of year when Lapps from all over the Sapmi region congregated in the reindeer capital Kautokeino. The end of a long, cold and dark winter was celebrated and one took part in the religious feasts and the high season of weddings.

Take a break here, feel the hospitality and tranquillity of the region.

As we put it; Time doesn't pass, it comes.

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