Culture & Local Life

Explore the forests from Rovaniemi with a wilderness guide, gather seasonal Arctic berries or edible mushrooms, learn to identify Lapland’s natural treasures, and enjoy hot drinks with freshly prepared snacks inspired by your forest finds around the fire.

Experience Finnish sauna culture in a private winter setting, alternating soothing heat with refreshing ice swimming if you wish to try it. Relax beside the frozen landscape, enjoy the peaceful surroundings, and move through each sauna round at your pace.

Ride an electric fatbike through Rovaniemi and the Arctic Circle while discovering local history, culture, and everyday life. Visit key landmarks, explore forest trails, and experience Santa Claus Village through an active and engaging outdoor experience.

How to catch fish when it’s hiding under a one-meter layer of ice? You will learn that and much more, as we take you ice fishing on a frozen lake amidst beautiful winter scenery.

Travel from Rovaniemi to an authentic reindeer farm, meet the herders and animals, and learn about reindeer husbandry and life in Lapland. When snow conditions allow, drive your own sleigh on a short 400–600 m ride, then enjoy some hot drinks and cookies.

Follow a local storyteller through Lapland’s forests on a gentle hike and discover the creatures of Finnish mythology hidden among trees, rocks, lakes and soil. Let imagination bring ancient beliefs to life, then enjoy a traditional snack around the fire.

Snowshoe through the winter landscapes of Pyhä-Luosto National Park, continue by the heated Amethyst Pendolino, and visit Lampivaara Amethyst Mine. Learn about local geology and search for your own amethyst to take home.

Discover the perfect blend of adventure and relaxation on this ice fishing snowmobile safari in the enchanting landscapes of Ylläs. Hop onto a snowmobile and journey through untouched Arctic wilderness, where powdery snow blankets the forests and fells.

Visit a traditional lakeside reindeer farm near Rovaniemi, meet the animals up close, help with their morning feeding, and discover reindeer husbandry directly from herders.

Discover a foragers paradise on this day trip to a pristine Finnish national park. This excursion is packed with adventure, education, and delicious food.

Enter into a forest filled with wild berries and serene lakeside views. Come and join us on a full-day berry picking tour with a Finnish-style lunch cooked over a fire.

Combine a guided visit to the SnowHotel with a private Finnish sauna experience in the winter wilderness. Admire impressive snow and ice architecture, then relax in traditional heat and enjoy the calm Arctic surroundings at your own pace amid winter calm.

Experience a private journey from Rovaniemi combining a long-established reindeer farm with a traditional lakeside sauna in the wilderness. Meet and feed the reindeer, learn from local herders, and relax inside a wood-fired sauna and cool off in the lake.

How to catch fish when they are hiding under a layer of ice? We will teach you the techniques as we take you ice fishing on a frozen Lake Ylläsjärvi.

Ski Trip to help birds and Wilderness Lunch is a truly unique experience where you can explore the local nature on skis, help birds and enjoy a delicious wild food lunch by the fire. Join this ski trip and be a part of our nature conservation project!

This is a good chance to experience some more snowmobiling and learn a new arctic skill, ice fishing!

Have a half day tour to the amethyst mine with snowshoes. Have a wonderful experience in beautiful landscapes, visit the mine and snowshoe back.

Ride Helsinki Like a Local – Private Bike Tour

Embark on an epic Lapland adventure and live a day like a true local – your dream northern escape awaits!

Step inside the remarkable SnowHotel and explore rooms, sculptures, corridors, and public spaces created from snow and ice. Your guide explains how the hotel is designed and rebuilt each winter while sharing stories about this remarkable polar attraction.