PYHÄ LUOSTO AND LAMPIVAARA AMETHYST MINE

In the morning you will meet your guide at the hotel reception and the trip begins. Drive will take about one and a half hours.You will travel to Lampivaara amethyst mine with special “snow train” Amethyst Pendolino which is a warmed wagon pulled by a snow machine.

Pendolino will take you to the top of Lampivaara fell where you can enjoy the very top view of the area, over the Pyhä-Luosto National park. Then you will be seated in wooden shelter, shipping warm berry juice and listening the facts and fictions of this fascinating purple gem stone.

During the guided tour you will learn about the geology that created the amethyst, their properties, the history of the mine and some of the uses of amethyst.

After the story moment you will be heading to digging area. A part of the open digging area is covered by roof, so amethyst searching is possible also during the winter time. Each visitor will be able to dig for their own personal lucky amethyst. In the end of the visit there is some time to drop by a small “Amethyst Shop” on site. The amethyst of the area is refined into jewellery and other productions.