After a year it is time to leave the Arctic Circle and head south for the winter. It has been an excellent experience to see Lapland change throughout the year with its dramatic seasonal extremes.
As well as the difference in climate there is also a difference in lifestyle, a more back to basics living. Nature is a large part of living in Lapland and during the long summer days you can make the most of it. To really enjoy Lapland you have to come to terms with the dark and cold days during the winter.
I have shared many of my photographs with you over the year but there are stills some I haven’t. I have compiled a list of the last year, a photograph for each month. Some you might have seen but many you wouldn’t have.
What month (or months) do you like the most?
A Year in Lapland
January

Ice hole swimming in Ylläsjärvi
February

The top of Ylläs
March

Kakslauttanen
April
May

The melting of the ice, Ylläsjärvi
June

The Midnight Sun
Other photographs of the Midnight Sun HERE and HERE.
July
Reindeer are free to roam in Lapland. See more photographs HERE.
August
Featured in my post Three Nations Border Point
September

Äkäslompolo
October
For more Northern Lights
November
December

Rovaniemi