Winter in Lapland: 8-day Snowshoeing tour with dog sledding, reindeer and the Northern Lights in Finland

Experience Finnish Lapland on snowshoes, with an evening reindeer sleigh ride and a husky sled tour in winter! Join me on this 8-day unique experience in the middle of winter, when the chances of seeing the Northern Lights are very high.

Darkness, lots of snow, sauna, Aurora Borealis, are all words that  spontaneously come to mind when we think of Finnish Lapland.  And although winter is cold here, it is dry, so you feel the cold less than in a more humid climate. At this time of the year, it is dark in Lapland, but even now you have daylight. In July there are already 6.5 to 7.5 hours of daylight, thus not much less than in Central Europe.

There is plenty of snow everywhere, which sticks to the trees and transforms them into various fantasy figures. Yes, and the Northern Lights are there too, although seeing them may take a little more time than going for a sauna!

In the northeast of Finland, far above the Arctic Circle, we will take star-shaped snowshoe tours, most of them directly from the hotel and sometimes a bus will take us to the tour starting point. So you can decide every day, whether you want to participate in the tour or do something different on your own.

We will take our time for snowshoeing, experiencing nature, the silence, the seclusion of the area, and we will also visit a tupa or kota (simple huts), where we kindle a fire, warm up and grill something, if we can. We will probably also see reindeer. It is their habitat and also that of the Sami, originally nomadic people in the polar region of Europe.

On one evening, we can comfortably observe the Northern Lights from a reindeer sleigh ride, as it draws its orbits in different colors in the sky. Finally, we will spend a day with huskies and enjoy the winter landscape from a different perspective. Of course, the sauna is also included in our tour!

We will fly comfortably, with only one flight change, from Zurich to Ivalo. The journey by train and bus would unfortunately take almost half of the week.

I am a multi-lingual hiking guide, and I also speak fluent Finnish. I have personally organized this journey. I have been touring Finland and especially Lapland for many years, so I know the different areas from west to east, north to south and I am always enthusiastic about going there again.

If you want to experience the magic of winter in Lapland, just check the date below and book your place! I will be happy to take you on this once-in-a-lifetime tou in Finland!