Location
Siida is situated in the village of Inari, in the heart of the Sámi Area of Finland. The village is the second largest population centre of the municipality of Inari, and it provides travellers with a range of high-quality services. Accommodation and programme services are available both in the centre of the village Inari and in the surrounding villages. You can find more information on the services of the village Inari and its neighbourhood at the website “Inari Lapland”.
By bus to Siida
Will you spend the night in Saariselkä or Ivalo? Do not worry, you can also come to Siida and Inari by public transportation. Siida has arranged for return transportation to Ivalo and Saariselkä on Wednesdays throughout the year.
You can take a regular bus to Inari from Saariselkä and Ivalo. We have arranged for a bus to take visitors back to Ivalo and Saariselkä on Wednesdays throughout the year. Sign for the return transportation on the day before at the hotel receptions in Saariselkä, at Saariselkä Central Booking Agency (Saariselän Keskusvaraamo) or at Siida. The bus that takes you back leaves from the front of the Siida Building at 16.15. You will pay the fare at Siida when you buy the ticket to the museum. The fare for the return trip is EUR 10 to Ivalo and EUR 14 to Saariselkä.
Timetable for 2012
Regular bus service
Saariselkä-Ivalo-Inari
Saariselkä 9:25 12:20
Ivalo 11:00 12.50
Inari 11:35 13.40
Price: Normal fare for regular bus service
Return transportation with a charter bus on Wednesdays
Siida-Ivalo-Saariselkä
Siida, Inari 16.15
Ivalo 16.45
Saariselkä 17.15
Fares: Ivalo EUR 10 / Saariselkä EUR 14
Siida’s location and distances
Siida is situated on the European main road E75 in the village of Inari in Norhern Finland (Province of Lapland), just north of the bridge over the River Juutua.
Distances: Ivalo 40 km, Ivalo Airport 50 km, Saariselkä 75 km
Nearest airport: Ivalo
Nearest railway station: Rovaniemi
Further information & bookings:
Siida Customer Service, tel. +358 (0)400 898 212, fax +358 (0)205 64 7750, siida(at)samimuseum.fi
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