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Few shots from Kittila airport

Then it was leaving day, to continue our trip. Next stop Helsinki One thing I noticed was the huge number of poms visiting Lapland. It seems to be very popular with the English, certainly at this time of year at least This was especially noticeable when we returned to the local airport for our...

Was it booked direct with the airline or via a 3rd party such as a travel agent?

Can dogs smile? No visit to lapland is complete without a husky mushing experience. We arrive at the husky park and it's super cold, -26. The dogs are already rigged up in their harnesses, literally jumping with excitement. There's several sleds ready to go. We take off through the woods and...

From the top of the mountain looking at the midday colours, and a plane out of Kittila airport emerges from the cloud deck below us I've uploaded this one in 4k. Zoom in and spot the plane Just on the temperature thing, we struck a particularly cold week, albeit with no wind and mostly clear...

As our cabin has a fully equipped kitchen, we checked out the supermarket in the village and grabbed some supplies for a home cooked dinner! Next morning it's -23C! Should we go skiing? Of course! Once you're up on the mountain, away from the village, it is a completely surreal experience at...

The next day entails a visit to a nearby reindeer farm Reindeer agriculture is, and always has been a big part of the economy of the local indigenous Sami people up here. We take a tour with about a dozen people, which takes us about 20 minutes away, where we meet a Sami lady who introduces us...

Next day we decide to have a ski. Right at the base of the hill is Zero Point. This location has cafes, ski hire, ticketing, shops and so on. We hired some skis and then headed out for our first time skiing in the Arctic circle. It's -13C and the snow is nice and dry. I mentioned earlier...

Hunting the northern lights at midnight. You can walk about 10 minutes away from the village to get clear of the street lights and then find very dark skies. There's also a designated viewing area on a frozen lake just across from the tourist info centre. They deliberately keep this area dark...

We then get a short taxi ride from the airport into the village of Levi. It's around -4C So why Lapland? It's one of western Europe's last true wildernesses. There's something special about the soft Arctic light against the landscapes. There's activities such as skiing (both downhill and...

Do you mean when crediting the flights to the JAL Scheme or Qantas scheme? AFAIK, and it may have changed, but JAL Mileage Bank gives you full credits whether the flight is operated by JAL or another Oneworld partner carrier. Is this still the case? Whereas QF changed their system several...

Next morning and it's back to the terminal for the <2hr flight up to the Arctic circle. The destination airport is Kittila, which services the resort villages of Levi and Yllas. It would be the last time we see the sun* for a week or so Getting darker as we head north Drifting sports...

We arrive at Helsinki late afternoon of the same day, and check in to the Airport Hilton. Our flight to Lapland is early the next day

As we flew over the polar ice cap, a very angry and loud announcement comes over the PA. It was to the effect of "A passenger has been caught smoking in the toilets. We remind you this is a criminal matter and any such conduct will be referred to law enforcement" The flight was otherwise...

For the next flight, Narita early AM departure was very smooth and quick through immigration and security JL47 pushed back just 8 minutes late and, incredibly, they made an apology over the PA! View of the terminal from the Villa Fontaine Economy meal, way better than QF Villa Fontaine...

Starting at the beginning, we departed out of Sydney. The outbound flights were: Syd - HND (Tokyo) as a paid fare 2 nights layover in Tokyo HND - HEL on JAL Awards 1 night layover in Helsinki HEL-KTT (Kittila in Lapland) Finnair paid fare So Qantas out of Sydney was a bit of a trainwreck...

As a bonus, we got to fly the polar route to Europe on this trip JAL resumed the polar route for some destinations a couple of years back, to avoid Russian airspace. Threading the needle between US and Russia

We have been planning a winter trip to Lapland in Northern Finland for a number of years, and I managed to find some award flights for the whole family from Tokyo to Helsinki, and return award flights from Paris back to Singapore. With that, a trip was born. Travelling party is a family of 2...

You only said "points earn", not "increased points earn".

Already does. I daresay some people earn the bulk of their points flying QF International