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Return to Saariselka or try something new?

Bolton, United...
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Last year I visited Saariselka for 3 days in the run up to Christmas and fell in love with the place. We didn't see the northern lights so have opted to return to Lapland in February 2013 for 7 days with the hope that there will be a slightly better chance. The problem is that I can't decide whether to return to Saariselka or try Levi or Yllas.

Nowhere could be more magical and quaint than Saariselka but I'm worried that 7 days will be too long for Saariselka (my husband gets back pain if we are out skiing for more than a few hours and I doubt he'd be willing to walk up to the top of the toboggan run more than once). If we return to Saariselka and get bored, I'm worried the magic will be lost. If I try another resort, will the experience be entirely different and thus less enjoyable? Will there be a little more to do in the vicinity? (without having to pay for too many exorbitant excursions)

We'd like to do a bit of x country skiing and down hill skiing(beginners), snowshoeing and a nighttime snowmobile trip. A night, it would be good to find a bar/restaurant with live music or go somewhere where we can sit outside in the snow with our own drinks and nibbles.

Any help would be much appreciated x

Arsy, France
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I have been to all three, starting and falling in love with yllas, then we went to levi and last of all to saariselka and I loved saariselka more than yllas which I thought would never happen - for me, I would go back to saariselka if I had the option out of the three

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Out of the resorts you named Levi is the biggest and busiest, so there may be a bit more going around than in Saariselkä - you can also visit the Snow Village from there. On the other hand there's also e.g. Santa's Resort Kakslauttanen near Saariselkä and you could also make a day trip to Inari and visit the Sami Museum Siida and Culture Centre Sajos there.

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Thanks both of you. Saariselka it is. O need to get to the gym now to get me ready for climbing the fell at night!

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