5 Sights in Sodankylä, Finland (with Map and Images)

Sokosti is the highest of the fells in Saariselkä. It is located in the Urho Kekkonen National Park, east of Lake Luirojärvi in the municipality of Sodankylä. Sokost has several side peaks and its highest peak is at an altitude of 718 meters. Sokosti is a popular hiking and hiking destination. It is part of the UK-puisto-Sompio-Kemihaara-Natura 2000 nature reserve. The distance to Lake Luirojärvi is about six kilometers and the difference in altitude to the surface of Lake Luirojärvi is about 435 meters.

Wikipedia: Sokosti (FI)

Kiilopää is a 546-metre-high fell in the Urho Kekkonen National Park, in the Raututunturi area of Saariselkä. Kiilopää is on the border of Inari and Sodankylä and is part of the UK-puisto-Sompio-Kemihaara-Natura 2000 nature reserve.

Wikipedia: Kiilopää (FI)

Andreas Alariesto, was a Finnish painter from Sompio, Lapland, who worked in the naïve style. He also made miniatures and sculptures about miniatures, and was also a photographer. He had no formal artistic training.

Wikipedia: Andreas Alariesto (EN)

The Sodankylä Church is the 19th-century grey stone church located in the Sodankylä municipality in Lapland, Finland. The building was designed by Ludvig Isak Lindqvist, and it was completed in 1859. It is located about 100 meters from Sodankylä's old church, built in 1689.

Wikipedia: Sodankylä Church (EN), Website

The University of Oulu is one of the largest universities in Finland, located in the city of Oulu. It was founded on July 8, 1958. The university has around 13,000 students and 2,900 staff. 21 International Master's Programmes are offered at the university. The university is often ranked as one of the best universities in Finland and in the top 400 worldwide.

Wikipedia: Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory (EN), Website