The municipality of Savukoski is located in the Eastern Lapland. Our neighbouring municipalities are Sodankylä, Pelkosenniemi and Salla. Savukoski shares a border with Russia, which stretches 65 kilometers in length. Our coordinates are 67° 17′ 30″ N, 28° 9′ 40″ E.
Savukoski is one of the most sparsely settled regions in Europe. There are 12 times more reindeer than people here.
The magical Korvatunturi (“Ear fell”) is situated north to the Urho Kekkonen national park, in the middle of large wilderness areas. The coordinates are 68°04′25″N, 029°18′55″E. Cover picture: Irene Erkkilä.
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Korvatunturi - Savukoski
savukoski – far away, but not out of reach
Train goes from Helsinki by way of Oulu and Rovaniemi to Kemijärvi, where you can find a bus connection to Savukoski. The closest airports are in Rovaniemi, Kittilä, Kuusamo and Ivalo.
How to get from the center of Savukoski to the Korvatunturi? Getting to the top requires some work, namely acquiring the border zone permit and traversing 28 km in the wilderness. There is a way to see the Korvatunturi without going to the border zone, for example in Korvatunturi’s Murusta.