Here are some amazing images captured by subscriber Matthew Brown on his recent trip (27-30 Dec) to Finnish Lapland. As short as his trip was he managed to experience the stunning aurora borealis and spectacular arctic sunsets over the towering piles of snow. He told me how -29C was a bit of a shock to the system. You can see for yourself in the images below that the Ylläs region of far northern Finland is quite magical.

 

Thanks to Matt for sharing!

While on the subject of Finland, cold has been building over the past week and temperatures in the very region Matt visited dropped to -41.2C on the morning of January 7.

Then yesterday, an intense ‘sea effect’ snow band dropped an impressive 73cm (31 inches) within 24 hours in Merikarvia (a new national record).

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Tags: arctic cold, finland, finnish lapland, lapland, winter