Inari

Inari (the town) is the main place in Finland to get Sami culture. Situated on the shores of beautiful Lake Inari, it makes an excellent winter resort retreat, despite the cold. Lake Inari is bizarre in its own right: more than half of the lake is not open water, but rather a maze of islands (over 3300, apparently!) When the lake isn't frozen over, you can rent a kayak or canoe and head out onto it to go fishing.... and the sense of solitude is nearly overwhelming. You can go out here for days and not meet anyone.