Discover Finland’s Arctic Circle with a family-friendly week at Basecamp Oulanka, featuring gentle snowshoeing, a cross-country ski lesson, husky sledding, reindeer encounters and chances to spot the Northern Lights.
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Cross the Arctic Circle into Sápmi’s winter wilderness.
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Snowshoe Oulanka National Park past frozen rapids and the Kitkajoki River.
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Drive a husky sled through Riisitunturi National Park’s snowy forests.
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Glide across frozen Juuma Lake on cross-country skis.
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Visit a reindeer farm and ride a reindeer-pulled sleigh.
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Walk to Jyrävä waterfall and warm by a campfire.
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Watch for the Northern Lights above the Arctic Circle.
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Build snow forts and go sledging during family snow games.
Basecamp Oulanka overlooks Lake Juuma and Oulanka National Park, with twin rooms across two wooden buildings and a third housing a restaurant and bar with log fire, plus a sauna and outdoor hot tub. It’s sustainably heated by wood pellets and belongs to The Long Run Foundation.