{"id":8584,"date":"2025-10-03T15:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/?p=8584"},"modified":"2025-10-03T15:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:03:10","slug":"october-in-muonio-the-magic-of-nature-and-a-turning-point-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/october-in-muonio-the-magic-of-nature-and-a-turning-point-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"October in Muonio \u2013 the magic of nature and a turning point of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"504\">October in Muonio is a true month of transition, as autumn slowly gives way to winter. Nature still offers the last moments of vibrant autumn colors, but soon the leaves fall and the landscape quiets down in anticipation of the coming snow. Morning mist and the crisp air create a fairytale-like atmosphere over the fells and forests.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mistyday__DiscoverMuonio_KoutaKuva_PauliHanninen-300x200.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8585 lazyload\" title=\"Mistyday DiscoverMuonio KoutaKuva PauliH\u00e4nninen\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Mistyday DiscoverMuonio KoutaKuva PauliH\u00e4nninen\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8585\" title=\"Mistyday DiscoverMuonio KoutaKuva PauliH\u00e4nninen\" src=\"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mistyday__DiscoverMuonio_KoutaKuva_PauliHanninen-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Mistyday DiscoverMuonio KoutaKuva PauliH\u00e4nninen\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>This is also the time when you might experience the <strong data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"588\">first snowfall of the year<\/strong>. Often in October, the ground becomes covered with a thin white layer \u2013 like a promise of the winter adventures that lie ahead.<\/p>\n<p>As the nights grow longer and darkness settles in, Muonio reveals another unforgettable spectacle: the <strong data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"842\">Northern Lights<\/strong>. October is an excellent time to see the sky glowing in shades of green, purple, and blue. The peaceful surroundings, clear nights, and silence of the North make aurora watching truly magical.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Northern-Lights-Wildmaker-Lapland-Valtteri-300x213.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4286 lazyload\" title=\"Northern Lights Wildmaker Lapland Valtteri\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Northern Lights Wildmaker Lapland Valtteri\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4286\" title=\"Northern Lights Wildmaker Lapland Valtteri\" src=\"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Northern-Lights-Wildmaker-Lapland-Valtteri-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights Wildmaker Lapland Valtteri\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\"><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>October in Muonio is a blend of tranquility and anticipation \u2013 a moment to enjoy the last brilliance of autumn, breathe in the crisp air, and prepare for the enchanting winter of Lapland.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DiscoverMuonio-square-logo_120.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7104 lazyload\" title=\"DiscoverMuonio square logo\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"DiscoverMuonio square logo\" width=\"196\" height=\"120\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7104\" title=\"DiscoverMuonio square logo\" src=\"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DiscoverMuonio-square-logo_120.png\" alt=\"DiscoverMuonio square logo\" width=\"196\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; October in Muonio is a true month of transition, as autumn slowly gives way to winter. Nature still offers the last moments of vibrant autumn colors, but soon the leaves fall and the landscape quiets down in anticipation of the coming snow. Morning mist and the crisp air create a fairytale-like atmosphere over the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":8586,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[195,198,197],"class_list":["post-8584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-news","tag-autumn","tag-firstsnow","tag-ocotber"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8584"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8587,"href":"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8584\/revisions\/8587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovermuonio.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}