Best Lapland Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“Jeg svarer dig af min Eenfoldighed vel, At Satan paa Folk ved at giøre Forskiel, Og efter Personer sig føye; ...den Gierning er hannem ey tung eller suur, At hielpe et Menniskes Legem ved Cuur, Hvis siæl hand i Længden vil vinne.”

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Book:The Trumpet of Nordland

Source: The Trumpet of Nordland

“Each February/March the entire country takes a "ski week". The schools shut down, parents take off work, dogs go to the in-laws, and Finland's middle and upper classes go on holiday. But not all at once. They can't have the entire country gandala-ing up to Lapland at one time (AVALANCHES!). So the country takes turns. The best region goes first: Southern Finland. Then the second best: Central Finland. Then the reindeer herders and forest people take a week off from unemployment and go last: Northern Finland.”

Winter Regions Holidays Finland Lapland Ski Week

Book:How to Marry a Finnish Girl

Source: How to Marry a Finnish Girl

“She was in the only place she wanted to be right now. She was home.”

Holiday Romance Northern Lights Lapland

Book:The Christmas Wish

Source: The Christmas Wish

“Oh my God, he looks exactly like Santa!” she squeaked, unable to contain herself. Zach grinned and replied in a low voice behind his hand. “He is Santa, that’s why.”

Christmas Romance Holiday Romance Northern Lights Lapland

Book:The Christmas Wish

Source: The Christmas Wish

“When you get to my age you’ll realize that life is too short to waste on anyone who doesn’t completely worship you.”

Christmas Romance Holiday Romance Northern Lights Lapland

Book:The Christmas Wish

Source: The Christmas Wish

“Where’s that?” “Surprise us!” “Oh, we do like a magical mystery tour,” someone else shouted.”

Christmas Romance Holiday Romance Northern Lights Lapland

Book:The Christmas Wish

Source: The Christmas Wish

“Rot,” Hortense said. “I keep telling you, Esme, the direct approach. It’s the only way. Churchill didn’t win the war by waiting for Hitler to come and talk to him.”

Christmas Romance Holiday Romance Northern Lights Lapland

Book:The Christmas Wish

Source: The Christmas Wish

“I’ve wasted too much of my life already trying to please a man who can’t be pleased. It’s about time I pleased myself.”

Christmas Romance Holiday Romance Northern Lights Lapland

Book:The Christmas Wish

Source: The Christmas Wish

“You should not take more than you nees”

Finland Lapland Sami

Author:Sami Saying

“You should not take more than you need”

Finland Indigenous Peoples Lapland Sami

Author:Sami Saying

“Linnea.... A plant of Lapland, lowly, insignificant, disregarded, flowering but for a brief space - from Linnaeus who resembles it.”

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Author:Carl Linnaeus

“I thought of a great way to celebrate my Finnish heritage at home. I'm going to look into opening a chain of strip clubs, and I'll call them Lapland!!!”

Way Looks Home Clubs Opening Celebrate Chains Heritage Finnish Lapland

Author:Pamela Anderson

“Cheerfulness ought to be the viaticum vitae of their life to the old; age without cheerfulness is a Lapland winter without a sun.”

Age Sun Ought Winter Old Age Cheerfulness Lapland

Book:Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

“Norway, too, has noble prospects; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England!”

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Author:Samuel Johnson

“Travelling with work. I went to Iceland with GMTV last year and I went to Lapland twice with Classic Gold. I also went to America with Keith Chegwin, which must have been a nightmare for the crew, as we're both hyperactive.”

Years Has Beens Lasts America Gold Classic Nightmare Last Year Crew Keith Iceland Lapland

Author:Tony Blackburn

“But an old age serene and bright, and lovely as a Lapland night, shall lead thee to thy grave.”

Love Age Night Time Quiet Aging Lovely Graves Old Age Thee Birthday Serene Lapland

Author:William Wordsworth