{"id":9370,"date":"2022-11-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basecamp.tours\/?post_type=basecamp_story&#038;p=9370"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:30:55","slug":"cross-country-skiing-in-lapland","status":"publish","type":"basecamp_story","link":"https:\/\/basecamp.tours\/en\/stories\/cross-country-skiing-in-lapland\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-Country Skiing in Lapland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since snow in Bulgaria arrives a little later than snow in Finland, Basecamp Tours found a way to extend the season \u2014 with cross-country skiing in Lapland.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/basecamp.tours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lapland_01.jpg\" alt=\"Lapland skiing\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Lapland is a magical place \u2014 vast pine forests, frozen rivers and lakes, and a sky that sometimes blazes green and purple with the northern lights. 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