Northern Sodankylä's gold museum tells the story of the 19th-century Lapland gold rush and the prospectors who worked the Ivalojoki and Tankavaara creeks.
Ticketed entry to the indoor exhibitions and the outdoor Gold Prospector Village; allow one to two hours. Open across the year, though hours vary by season.
Local tip: Tankavaara sits about 100 km north of Sodankylä on the road to Ivalo; the site café makes a handy lunch stop.
Good to know
- Where: Tankavaarantie 11 C, 99695 Tankavaara, Finland
- City: Sodankylä
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