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Finland

Finlandintropic The resorts are small, friendly and very well run. You are a long way north, which means the weather can be harsh, and daylight is at a premium in midwinter, but by the time it gets to Easter, the sun doesn’t set until 11pm. The fells are, compared to the Alps, relatively low-lying, so runs tend to be short. Be prepared for a lot of drag lifts. But the snow is good and the terrain offers some good, fun skiing and boarding. Another big plus is the lack of queues. There are also lots of other winter activities to try, from husky sledging to cross-country skiing. And watch out for the Northern Lights.

Finnish Lapland

Unique and diverse

It’s sleepy, its skiing is tame, and it gets bone-chillingly cold, but spoilt-for-choice ski writer Patrick Thorne still ranks Finnish Lapland’s unique and diverse snowsports experience in his worldwide top ten

Winter Adventures in Finland

FinlandHuskies Arctic North

A rising star of family-friendly skiing, Finland has much more to offer than gentle slopes, cheap lift passes and side trips to see Santa. Joanne O’Brien explores one of Europe’s last true wildernesses in the country’s Arctic north.

Destination of the month

Lying at the heart of the massive Three Valleys ski area, Méribel is one of the most popular resorts in the Alps. It has 200 lifts and 600km of well groomed pistes and is ideal for intermediates – but like all the big resorts, caters for the less experienced extremely well. Boarders and free skiers have two parks and access to five more in the other Three Valleys resorts. The main village kept a rustic chalet feel during the building boom of the Seventies and many of the traditional buildings have been recently refurbished to the highest standards. The resorts is famous for its high spirited après scene.