2015 Dec. Finland. Saariselka.

Saariselka was a short bus ride from Rovaniemi. When we arrived at Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort, we were greeted by the resident Santa Claus! This guy is pretty good, came in complete package with nicely decorated house, a wife, reindeer on leash outside, and working elves. Far more convincing and superior than the rip off guy at Santa Claus Village gift shop that EU Holidays “brought us” to for photoshoot, who did not even wear proper matching pants and charged 20€ for a photo. Oh well, that’s “get real” commercial Christmas magic, ho ho ho. 果真是做戏得要做全套，赞！:)

Had a simple but nicely prepared 3-course set dinner provided for the group by the resort. A creamy vegetable soup, followed by fish main course, and completed with berry mousse dessert. I guess it is all about luck when it comes to hotel food, some can be so bad but some can offer such delightful surprise!

When we checked into our newly-built Kelo glass igloo, WOW it was impressive! Huge log cabin with supersize bed, spacious lounging area with fireplace, attached glass igloo and two mechanised recliner bed for comfortable aurora viewing, plus… a kitchenette and sauna! Really did not expect the kelo glass igloo to be so nice, of cos I am not complaining. =)

At daybreak, we realised how beautiful the resort was! The brand new kelo glass igloos were sited quite a distance from the main reception and restaurant building, but the stunning scenery more than made up the effort of walking in the snow.

Went on snow mobile safari for the night, wishing for our last chance of an even more spectacular aurora display, but alas, no luck on this cloudy evening.

Spent the night at Riekonlinna Saariselka Hotel. The temperature dipped down to -17 deg Celsius, the lowest of the entire trip.

The final activity in Lapland was husky ride. The huskies were simply awesome and excited to run and run and run. What a wonderful and unforgettable experience, steering a huskies sleigh through the snowy landscape.