There are five key issues in this case: 1 around one-third of Scandinavia lies within the Arctic circle,and while there is potential for tourism in this region, tourism development is characterized by the frontier nature of the region and subject to a series of significant constraints - particularly accessibility and climate.
2 in Swedish Lapland the resource base has allowed winter sports, cultural tourism and ecotourism.
3 In the Norwegian islands of Svalbard tourism is much more constrained and is confined to adventure tourism.