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.
  • Cross the Arctic Circle into Sápmi’s winter wilderness.
  • Snowshoe Oulanka National Park past frozen rapids and the Kitkajoki River.
  • Drive a husky sled through Riisitunturi National Park’s snowy forests.
  • Glide across frozen Juuma Lake on cross-country skis.
  • Visit a reindeer farm and ride a reindeer-pulled sleigh.
  • Walk to Jyrävä waterfall and warm by a campfire.
  • Watch for the Northern Lights above the Arctic Circle.
  • 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.