The day a pike pulled the boat

A carved moose head adorns my boat – it’s there to protect me. When I grabbed hold of the cable to pull the net, I knew that this was the big one. Three times we went round the island and it still didn’t lose steam. Darned rascal, if it hadn’t been for that stone I’d still have my boat. And I’d have landed the largest water wolf…

The oldest sculpture discovered in Finland is a wooden moose head, found in Lehtojärvi, Rovaniemi. It may have been a figurehead on a boat. Radio carbon dating has dated it back to 5790 BC.

Stories: Ajatus Oy

Always something new to discover

EXPLORER STARTER KIT
Take the new starter kit with you on your discovery of Finnish Lapland and the Arctic. Try to find the Sámi expression for Donald Duck, learn what the Inuit word Nunatak stands for, and whether you can say what the Arctic Circle is? The kit is automatically part of the Family ticket (25 €) or you can buy it separately 5 €/kit. After the tour the you will get the right answers and a small suprise for the kids.

UNDER THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
See Lapland in all her seasons. With glorious images of nature, the multivision show Under the Northern Lights is presented at the Arktikum every day, at no extra charge.
Shows are in the Polarium at: 11.00 am, 1.00 pm and 3.00 pm
Duration: abt. 10 minutes. Production: Kimmo Kuure http://www.arcticlight.com
The multivision shows are subject to cancellation if the Polarium is otherwise reserved for the conference.

EXHIBITIONS AND HAPPENINGS
The exhibitions at the Arktikum
The happenings at the Arktikum

GOOD TO KNOW
The construction of the new Metsähallitus (Metsähallitus is a state enterprise that administers more than 12 million hectares of state-owned land and water areas) PILKE house has started next door Arktikum. The construction may cause some disadvantages to our customers eg. temporary bus parking is behind the Arktikum parking house or in the Rovaniemi bus station. You will get more information from our info (info(at)arktikum.fi Tel. +358-16-322 3260). We are very sorry about all the trouble caused by the construction site.