Kolari is a municipality in Finnish Lapland, best known as the northernmost railhead in Finland, with overnight trains from southern Finland. Most tourists continue from the town itself to Ylläs or other resorts.
Yllästunturi by Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park 35 km away is the most important tourist destination nearby. Otherwise the municipality is largely forest and swamps (including an important bird site) with some fells in the west.
- Kolari church. Built 1965.
- Kolarinsaari church. Built 1818–1819.
- Kolarinsaari
- Lukkarinvainio nature trail starting from the Kolarinsaari church
- Snowmobiling; a day hut, lean-to shelters and similar service along the route not far away, the routes extend to most of Lapland.
- Teuravuoma-Kivijärvenvuoma Protected Mire Area. Three aapa mire complexes, including open fens and forested pine bogs and spruce swamps (58 km²). One of the best bird watching sites in central Lapland. Easy routes with duckboards, lean-to shelters, campfire sites and observation towers. The observation tower at Teurajärvi, 1.4 km from the road, gives a very nice view. Kurtakko, another trailhead near Kurtakontie (1.5 km), is a 13 km hike away (i.e. 16 km in all with public transportation). Get mosquito repellent.
- Library, Isopalontie 2, +358 40-489-5014. M-Th 11–19, F 10–17, Sa 10–15. Also computers and Wi-Fi.