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Useful Information about Kuusamo

• Air fare prices are around £233 in July which is typically the cheapest month to travel to Kuusamo

• The best fare found on Just the Flight departing from the UK was £233 leaving the week of 03 Jul 2016

• Airlines which offer the cheapest fares to Kuusamo include Finnair, British Airways and Air France with the most popular being British Airways

• Kuusamo's time zone is 2 hours difference from the UK

• Passengers staying for 7 days and travelling on a Monday tend to find the best fares to Kuusamo

Celebrating the Summer in Kuusamo

The Finnish destination of Kuusamo receives the highest amount of snowfall in the country, with the ground being covered in snow for almost seven months in the year. The advent of spring and midsummer are causes for great celebration. Juhannus is one of Finland’s national holidays with the annual celebration of midsummer and the summer solstice.

The city of Kuusamo is set on a low plateau surrounded by hills, dense coniferous forest and crystal clear lakes. The winter months in Kuusamo draw thousands of winter sports enthusiasts and professionals to the area. The packed snow on the hill slopes are perfect for skiing, dog-sledding and snowmobile competitions. The frozen lakes make Kuusamo a sport-lover's destination but it is the advent of summer that brings out the best and the most colourful celebrations in the country. Finland’s proximity to the Arctic Circle means that the sun shines on Midsummer Day for 24-hours. People take the opportunity to commemorate the occasion with feasting and a warm fire to ward off legendary wood-sprites. In ancient times, the town would gather around to fire to forecast the next harvest. Today, townsfolk meet with friends and family to celebrate their allegiance and love of nature as well as the warmest days of the year.

This celebration, set amid Kuusamo’s natural beauty, has traditions of grass-gathering by young women. This practice is said to reveal a person’s lover to her in her dreams. The festival is also known for individuals bathing in the midsummer night dew in the hope of making a dream come true. These traditions, and the festival of Juhannus, make it a great holiday destination.