up ▁and ▁Jan ne ▁Le ht ip alo , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁aut umn ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁Pl enty ▁of ▁local ▁natural ▁materials ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁building : ▁the ▁flo ors ▁are ▁made ▁from ▁Per tt aus ▁gran ite ▁– ▁the ▁hard est ▁type ▁available ▁in ▁Finland ▁– ▁and ▁from ▁l ime - w ashed ▁L app ish ▁p ine . ▁The ▁ch airs ▁are ▁made ▁from ▁bir ch ▁and ▁rein de er ▁hide . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁visible ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁museum , ▁its ▁glass ▁cor rid or , ▁is ▁ 1 7 2 ▁metres ▁long ▁in ▁all ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁disse cted ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 0 - met re ▁wide ▁K itt il ä ▁highway . ▁The ▁t ube ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁“ G ate way ▁to ▁the ▁North ”, ▁as ▁the ▁entrance ▁fo yer ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁and ▁guests ▁head ▁north ▁when ▁coming ▁in . ▁The ▁exhibition ▁space ▁is ▁shelter ed ▁below ▁the ▁ground , ▁m im ick ing ▁the ▁way ▁animals ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁take ▁cover ▁from ▁the ▁har sh , ▁cold ▁winter ▁by ▁bur row ing ▁under ▁the ▁snow . ▁ ▁Awards ▁According ▁to ▁Top world ▁International , ▁the ▁museum ▁is ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁best ▁travel ▁att raction ▁in ▁Finland . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : S cience ▁museum s ▁in ▁Finland ▁Category : R ov ani emi ▁Category : M useum s ▁in ▁Lap land ▁( Fin land