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lit with tiny lights like stars, houses over 35,000 volumes, plus other media. Tours last 30
minutes. There are similar Sami parliaments in Finland and Sweden.
Gamlekirke
CHURCH
Finnmark's oldest timber church, constructed in 1807, was the only building in town to
survive WWII destruction.
Activities
Engholm's Husky
ADVENTURE SPORTS
(
www.engholm.no
; 1hr dog-sledding Nkr1000, 1-/4-/5-/8-day winter husky safari Nkr1700/7300/
9800/16,800)
Engholm's Husky, in the lodge bearing the same name, offers winter dog-sled tours. These
are sometimes run by Sven Engholm, one of dog-sledding's most celebrated names. They
can also arrange summer walking tours with a dog to carry at least some of your gear.
Consult the website for the full range of activities.
Turgleder
OUTDOORS
( 91 16 73 03;
www.turgleder.com
)
Run out of Engholm Husky Design Lodge by Sven Engholm's daughter Liv, this fine outfit
offers a year-round range of activities, from four- to six-hour cross-country skiing excur-
sions (per person Nkr950) to 24-hour 'Scout-for-a-day' experiences (Nkr1900).
Ássebákti Cultural & Nature Trail
WALKING
(signed 'Kulturminner' on the highway)
On the Rv92, 12km south of Karasjok heading for Kautokeino, this 3.5km trail (signed
'Kulturminner' on the highway) is well worth undertaking for a taste of the forest, even
though, despite its name, it doesn't actually have much that's cultural. This said, around 25
minutes out (allow two hours for the full out-and-back route), there are traces of trappers'
pits, store mounds and, across the river, turf huts.
