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FINLAND - Christmas Lapland Winter Magic with private authentic SANTA visit (6 days)

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50 Degrees North

Äkäslompolo, Finland to Äkäslompolo, Finland

Valid for Departures: 24 Dec 2025 - 30 Dec 2025
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Would you like to spend your next holiday in Lapland in a snow-covered village where streetlights are turned off in the afternoon so that you can see the Northern Lights?


The village of Äkäslompolo is located 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, deep in Finnish Lapland surrounded by the peaceful old forests of the Pallas-Ylläs Nature Park.


You will stay in cosy log cabins, each with their own fireplace and sauna. Enjoy great local food and join in some exhilarating winter activities like husky & reindeer sledding, ice fishing and snowmobiling.


You will visit a Lapp Village where the day is spent enjoying winter activities. The highlight of the day is when each family receives an invite for a private visit to Santa's cabin, travelling through the snowy forest by sleigh.


Please note that the daily program may be slightly different for some departures.



Day 1: Welcome to Lapland, transfer to Äkäslompolo village and build your first snowman


Day 2: Day at a Reindeer Farm


Day 3: Visiting Santa in Elämänluukku


Day 4: Dogsledding and lunch at Snow Village


Day 5: Ice Fishing Safari & Snowmobiling


Day 6: Good Bye Lapland

Itinerary

Day 1
Äkäslompolo, Finland

Hotel: Äkäslompolo Cabins
Meals: Dinner

Day 1: Welcome to Lapland, transfer to Äkäslompolo village and build your first snowman


Transfer from Kittilä airport to Äkäslompolo village. In the late afternoon go for a walk to the supermarket where you will be able to purchase breakfast supplies for your cabin (choose your own supplies and pay for these locally). You will then be able to enjoy a relaxing breakfast in the comfort of your own each morning with your family before the day's activities.


Free time for relaxing in your cabin: light the fire, make a cup of tea and watch the kids make their first snowman. You have kick sledges, snowshoes and cross-country skis at your disposal, too which you get when you pick up your winter clothing. Cross country skiing tracks crisscross the village and can be used even during the early evening as some are lit up.


In the evening dinner at a local restaurant.


Enjoy your first evening in Lapland. With no light pollution and no noise you can truly feel the beauty of the Arctic night, admire the night sky and hopefully see the Northern Lights. Hear the silence of the wilderness and breathe in the cleanest air in Europe.

Day 2
Äkäslompolo, Finland

Hotel: Äkäslompolo Cabins
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: Day at a Reindeer Farm


After breakfast, bus transfer to a local reindeer farm. On our visit we will get close to these beautiful creatures. Your guide will tell you about reindeers, their indigenous Sami culture and life in the Arctic.


We will then have a short reindeer sleigh ride along a track through the forest. Afterwards, enjoy a warming soup lunch at the farm before heading back to Äkäslompolo.


In the evening dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 3
Äkäslompolo, Finland

Hotel: Äkäslompolo Cabins
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Visiting Santa in Elämänluukku


Enjoy a leisurely breakfast and spend the morning in relaxing in your cabin or outside.


In the early evening, transfer to Elämänluukku and be greeted by an old shaman who will introduce us to the Arctic Circle Crossing Ceremony. Outside there is plenty of fun snow activities - tandem skiing, snowshoe walking, kick sledging, tobogganing and children's snowmobiling. Decorate gingerbread cookies and make Christmas decorations in Elämänluukku, where we will also enjoy a late lunch.

Each family will receive an invite from Santa with your scheduled time for a visit. Visit to Santa's cabin starts with short snowmobile sleigh ride, followed by a short reindeer ride. Santa's cabin is in the forest and secluded and each family has a guaranteed private visit. Santa reads children's letters and each child receives a small gift from Santa.

Day 4
Äkäslompolo, Finland

Hotel: Äkäslompolo Cabins
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Dogsledding and lunch at Snow Village


Today we will meet our doggy friends, the huskies. Bus transfer to a nearby husky farm where we are greeted by a bunch of friendly barking and yapping dogs, eager to get going! After a very important safety briefing, children will be placed in the guides’ sleighs and the parents will share a dog team. And off we go mushing through the snowy forest!


Later we will visit the Snow Village, a real master piece of ice & snow art with hotel rooms, snow bar and snow sculptures. After a soup, we will return to the Husky Farm and then continue back to our cabins in Äkäslompolo.

Day 5
Äkäslompolo, Finland

Hotel: Äkäslompolo Cabins
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Ice Fishing Safari & Snowmobiling


Today we will have a go at ice fishing and snowmobiling. After a snowmobile drive to a frozen lake you get to experience the traditional way of winter fishing – through a hole in the ice. We will enjoy wilderness lunch, and hopefully you'll be lucky enough to catch your own fish.


Rest of the afternoon free: curl up by the fire with your favourite book and enjoy the view of the winter paradise outside, or take a toboggan or snowshoes and head outside.


It is our last night in Lapland. Enjoy a farewell dinner, share stories and say goodbye to our new friends.

Day 6
Äkäslompolo, Finland

Hotel: None
Meals: None

Day 6: Good Bye Lapland


After breakfast, transfer to Kittilä airport. Ask us about downhill skiing in near by resort, Levi.

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