Pallastunturi is a group of seven fells in the municipalities of Muonio and Enontekiö in Lapland, Finland. The highest peak is 809m (2,654feet) Taivaskero, which is also highest peak of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park and whole Lapland excluding Käsivarsi area.[1]
The fells are located in the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, which was originally established in 1938. Pallastunturi fells are one of the 27 National landscapes of Finland.[2]
The Pallastunturi Hotel was built near the fells in 1938. This Functionalist style building was destroyed by German troops during the Lapland War in October 1944. A replacement hotel was opened 1948.[3]
See main article: 1952 Summer Olympics torch relay. A second Olympic flame of the 1952 Summer Olympics was lit on the top of Taivaskero fell in the midnight of 6 July 1952. It was lit by the rays of Midnight sun and carried to Tornio, where it was merged with the main flame lit in Olympia, Greece.[4] [3] The Greek flame was flown from Greece to Denmark, then carried by runners on a torch relay via Sweden to Finland.[5]
| Pallas from NE spring 2017.File:Pallas from north 15062017.jpg | Pallas from NE early summer 2017.Pallas_from_Levi_1.jpg | Pallas from LeviPallas_from_Levi_2.jpg | Pallas from LeviFile:Taivaskero & Pyhäkero, Pallastunturi.JPG | Taivaskero and Pyhäkero peaks of Pallastunturi on a winter morningFile:Monument to the Olympic flame on the Taivaskero.jpg | Memorial of the 1952 Olympic flame on top of Taivaskero |