Kuusamo

Kuusamo (; ; ; ) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in Koillismaa, the northeastern part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

250px|thumb|A view from Rukatunturi thumb|250px|Front slopes in October 2009. thumb|250px|A cottage in Ruka. Rukatunturi () is a high fell and a ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland. Apart from downhill skiing, there are over 500 km of cross-country skiing tracks. Also snowmobiles can be rented to enjoy some of the area's 600 km of snowmobile routes (of which 100 km are safari organizers' private routes). Ruka is also the southern end of the Karhunkierros hiking trail. The total of trails in Ruka and Kuusamo area is: 160 km of hiking trails, 605 km of biking routes, 350&nbsp

national park in Finland

airport in Kuusamo, Finland

2005 edition of the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships

ski jumping venue in Kuusamo, Finland

thumb|right|The Hautajärvi starting point of the Karhunkierros trail.Karhunkierros (Finnish for ''Bear's Round'') is a hiking trail that stretches from Salla to Kuusamo in north-eastern Finland.