A land of Golden Cloudberries and Arctic Salmon, of a thousand lakes, majestic forests, inspired architecture and civilised living. In winter, Finland means Lapland, legendary home of Father Christmas and a vast ruggedly beautiful place spread above the Arctic Circle,where the snow falls in some parts from as early asSeptember and a white Christmas is all but guaranteed. And this is a world so quiet that you can hear the silence,all the more so if you live in or close to a city.
The Lapps or Sami as they are more correctly calledwelcome travellers with a genuine hospitality. In Nellim,where Inari, Skolt and Northern Sami peoples have mingled for centuries, you can enjoy snowmobile and husky safaris; try your hand at snow shoeing or cross country skiing and camp out on Lake Inari waiting for the Northern Lights. At Kakslauttanen you'll find the finest example of dead wood pine log cabins to be foundanywhere in Lapland, an Igloo village with glass and snow igloos as well as Santa's Resort where Elves guide you around and show you how to pan for gold.
Harriniva on the banks of the Muonionjoki is altogether something special and unique being the only place inLapland where everything you do is on your doorstep, be it husky safariing, snowmobiling, driving a reindeer sleigh; tobogganing; ice fishing and much more. Everything here isowned by the Pittakainen family: the hotel itself, husky breeding kennels; snowmobiles and all services provide by longstanding local staff.
In Korpikartano overlooking Lake Menesjarvi, the silence is palpable; a quiet so clear that you constantly ask yourself what it is. And there's just no end of things to do from snow shoeing to skiing and ice fishing to ice dipping. Andwhen you've finished with your adventures you can discover the rejuvenating powers of the Sauna and the native cuisine built around Arctic Salmon, water fowl, wildmushrooms and Arctic berries.
If you can't find exactly the Finnish Lapland adventure you're looking for let us use our experience to design an itinerary tailored specifically to your requirements.
Discover a silence you can hear in the wilderness around Lake Menesjarvi and the Lemmenjoki River close to the Sami village of Inari. Enjoy a snowmobile adventure safari across frozen lakes and spend time with people whose way of life and belief system is unchanged from that of their nomadic ancestors. Meet a Sami reindeer herder and help him feed his herd in the wild. Kick sled down to the lake shore and wait patiently for the Northern Lights to appear. And above all enjoy the silence
Sundays Dec - Apr
Enjoy the authentic atmosphere of Finnish Lapland high above the Arctic Circle in our favourite log cabin hotel. Safari by reindeer, husky and snowmobile by day and enjoy Lappish hospitality and cuisine by the restaurant’s open fireplace at night.
Daily Jan - Apr
Daily Jan -
Discover the wild, rugged beauty of the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park at Jeris set down on its very edge. Enjoy days of snowmobile, husky and snow shoe safaris followed by the soothing warmth of a lakeside pool overlooking the frozen vista of Lake Jerisjarvi. Choose from either the conviviality of the hotel itself or the privacy of a cabin with its own sauna and open log fire.
Sundays Jan - Apr
Enjoy the informal family hospitality of one of Lapland’s oldest wilderness hotels by the Muonionjoki marking the border with Sweden and home to the largest husky breeding kennels in Europe. Thrill at mushing your own husky team; snowmobile, reindeer safari and ice fish against a backdrop of the wild rugged beauty of Finnish Lapland’s western fell country.
Sundays 2 Jan - 14 Apr
Lake Inari is infused with the mysticism of Sami culture and the village of Nellim lies at its very heart. Here in this most tranquil of settings, an Inari Sami family create a warm and magical atmosphere for you in which to enjoy snowmobile and husky safaris and practice the ancient Sami arts of snow shoeing and skiing.
Sundays Dec - Apr
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