Finland
Adults from: £995
Children from: £745
Brochure code: 1007
  • Return flights from London to Kittila or Ivalo (Manchester departures available on request)
  • Return airport transfers
  • 7 nights en-suite hotel room or apartment
  • Half board
  • Choose from our extensive range of activities (The order of activities you select is subject to change)
  • Cold weather clothing for the duration of your stay
  • Fully qualified wilderness guides and instructors

NB. A full driving license is required to drive a snowmobile in Finland.

 

Sample Itinerary - Travelling in January 2012

  • 7 nights accommodation including half board
  • Return flights from Heathrow to Kittila (via Helsinki)
  • Return transfers
  • Cold weather clothing for the duration of your stay
  • 17km husky safari
  • Northern Lights snowmobile safari
  • Ice fishing

Price per person based on 2 sharing: £1193

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Situated 230kms north of the Arctic Circle, the hotel combines Scandinavian style accommodation, the warmest of welcomes and a great range of activities designed to take you into the very heart of Lapland's winter wilderness.

Quite simply, we love this place and judging by the feedback, so do our clients. Located on the banks of the Muonio River (cross it when it's frozen and you find yourself in Sweden) the hotel's unforgettable safari programmes will take you into the very heart of Lapland's winter wilderness.

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"Just a note of thanks to you and your colleagues. Another great trip to Harriniva, it’s just such a great place, the rest of the family were suitably impressed. We (you) organised the trip to help celebrate my Dads 90th birthday. He wishes he could have tried snowmobiles a tad younger but drive it he did if only for a short while. New Year was memorable again.  I have a sneaky feeling we’ll be back."  The Peppercorn Family - December 2010

Suitable for

Anybody aged 5 years or over.

Harriniva Wilderness Hotel

Harriniva Wilderness Hotel, Harriniva, Finland, Lapland

Situated in the heart of Lapland near the remote town of Muonio, Harriniva encapsulates the very best of Finnish Lapland. This family run hotel has 64 Scandinavian style en suite bedrooms. Most of the rooms accommodate two or three people but there are some larger bedrooms suitable for families (subject to availability).

The hotel has three cosy dining rooms (including one with a log fire) and a pub ideal for a relaxing drink after your activities. Naturally, this being Finland, there are two large saunas and a family sauna within the main building. For a bit of pampering, the Aurora Wellness Centre offers therapies such as massages and a variety of facials. On the riverbank there are two jacuzzis, two steam baths and an ice hole - for the very brave!

Safari Houses and Cabins

On our longer overnight husky and snowmobile safaris you spend some nights in shared safari houses or cabins with full access to all the hotel’s facilities. Each safari house or cabin has its own shower, toilet and sauna and provides the perfect place to bond with your fellow adventurers before your safari. All of your meals will be served in the main building.

Wilderness Cabins

Any holiday that incorporates an overnight safari will include at least one night in a wilderness cabin.

Some of the cabins can be basic (no electricity or running water) but they are all comfortable and cosy, especially once the fire is burning and dinner is cooking. Sleeping arrangements are in dormitory style areas.  Despite their far-flung locations, there is always a sauna available - after all, this is Finland!

The cabins are generally so remote that there is little or no light pollution creating the best possible chance of seeing the Aurora Borealis.


Design your own holiday

Our tailor made programmes allow you to design your own holiday. Simply decide when you want to travel and for how long then match your stay to the activities available. Tailor made holidays are based on a minimum stay of three nights, flights, transfers and half board.

We’ve given you a brief overview of what’s possible and a sample itinerary for some inspiration.

Please note: Activity schedules are subject to change and times are approximate and include all transfers and breaks.

Weekly activity programme for Design your own.
Name Duration (hours) Distance (km) Adults from Children (5 - 14) from
Husky Safari (Overnight)

Take control of your own team as you drive out to a wilderness cabin and spend the night miles from anywhere.  This is without doubt the most popular safari at Harriniva. Approx 40 kms.

48 50 £415 -
Snowmobile Northern Lights safari

With headlights on full you enter the snowy forest for a two hour night safari but with any luck it will be the Northern Lights that illuminate your path. Hot drinks will be served around a campfire.  Approx 20 kms.

2 20 £75 £45
Lappish Culture and Short Reindeer Safari

You will visit the Lapland Manor where you will learn about the Lappish way of life and a year in the life of a reindeer. This is followed by a 3km safari with lunch, coffee and cake served in a warm kota (teepee).  Approx 4 hrs.

4 3 £120 £73
Reindeer Farm and Safari

You will visit a local reindeer farm where the herders will tell you about the animals and their importance in Lapp culture. After learning to lasso your reindeer you start a 10km safari pausing for coffee and cake by an open fire.

3 10 £145 £87
Snowshoeing

An opportunity to explore the wilderness.  Snowshoes allow you to move amongst the trees very quietly enhancing the possibility of spotting the local wildlife.

2 - £32 £19
Ice Fishing

You may wonder what the appeal of sitting by a hole in a frozen lake is – well this can easily be explained by the excitement of your first catch! Add in some stunning scenery and great company and you have a great arctic outing!

1.5 - £28 £17
Introductory Husky Safari (Christmas week)

An introductory 9km safari lasting approximately one and a half hours. Two people share a sled and dog team. Guides, instruction and equipment included.

1.5 9 £55 £33
17km Husky Safari (Christmas week)

A 17km safari. Two people share a sled and dog team. Guides, instruction and equipment included.

3 17 £95 £55
Snowmobile Panorama Safari (Christmas week)

A truly exhilarating way to experience the winter wilderness. 

2 30 £75 £45
Snowshoeing (Christmas week)

An opportunity to explore the wilderness.  Snowshoes allow you to move amongst the trees very quietly enhancing the possibility of spotting the local wildlife.

2 - £32 £19
Cross Country Skiing (Christmas week)

You will receive ample tuition before trying a short skiing trip. A hot drink included.

2 - £32 £19
Lainio Snow Village & Kellokas Nature Centre (Christmas week)

Round off your tailor made winter activity holiday in style. We will arrange a taxi transfer from Harriniva to Lainio Snow Village.

Each year it takes around 1000 truck loads of snow to create the Snow Village. This magnificent complex constructed from ice and snow changes shape every year but the artistry, handicraft and breathtaking design always leaves a lasting impression.

The Snow Village covers an area of approximately 7,500 square metres and consists of a restaurant, bar, lobby, hotel rooms and suites.

6 - £100 £60
Ice Fishing (Christmas Week)

Your guide will show you how to drill through the thick ice in order to feed your line and bait into the icy water below.
 

1.5 - £28 £17
Snowmobile Northern Lights safari (Christmas week)

With headlights on full you enter the snowy forest for a two hour night safari but with any luck it will be the Northern Lights that illuminate your path. Hot drinks will be served around a campfire.
 

2 20 £75 £45
Snowmobile Panorama Safari (New Year week)

A truly exhilarating way to experience the winter wilderness.

2 30 £75 £45
Snowshoeing (New Year week)

An opportunity to explore the wilderness.  Snowshoes allow you to move amongst the trees very quietly enhancing the possibility of spotting the local wildlife.

2 - £32 £19
Cross Country Skiing (New Year week)

You will receive ample tuition before trying a short skiing trip. A hot drink included.

2 - £32 £19
Lainio Snow Village & Kellokas Nature Centre (New Year week)

Round off your tailor made winter activity holiday in style. We will arrange a taxi transfer from Harriniva to Lainio Snow Village.

Each year it takes around 1000 truck loads of snow to create the Snow Village. This magnificent complex constructed from ice and snow changes shape every year but the artistry, handicraft and breathtaking design always leaves a lasting impression.

The Snow Village covers an area of approximately 7,500 square metres and consists of a restaurant, bar, lobby, hotel rooms and suites.

6 - £100 £60
Snowmobile Northern Lights safari (New Year Week)

With headlights on full you enter the snowy forest for a two hour night safari but with any luck it will be the Northern Lights that illuminate your path. Hot drinks will be served around a campfire.

2 20 £75 £45
Ice Fishing (New Year Week)

You may wonder what the appeal of sitting by a hole in a frozen lake is – well this can easily be explained by the excitement of your first catch! Add in some stunning scenery and great company and you have a great arctic outing!

1.5 - £28 £17
Northern Lights (sled pulled by a snowmobile) (Christmas Week)

Your chances of seeing the famous Aurora Borealis are great on this night safari by snowmobile pulled sled. The tour takes you to the top of a nearby fell, where you will enjoy some warm drinks.

2 20 £40 £24
Northern Lights (sled pulled by a snowmobile) (New Year Week)

Your chances of seeing the famous Aurora Borealis are great on this night safari by snowmobile pulled sled. The tour takes you to the top of a nearby fell, where you will enjoy some warm drinks.

2 20 £40 £24
Northern Lights (sled pulled by a snowmobile)

Your chances of seeing the famous Aurora Borealis are great on this night safari by snowmobile pulled sled. The tour takes you to the top of a nearby fell, where you will enjoy some warm drinks.

2 20 £40 £24
17km Husky Safari

A 17km safari. Two people share a sled and dog team. Guides, instruction and equipment included.

3 17 £95 £55
25km Husky Safari

A 25km safari includes lunch by a campfire out "on the trail". One person per sled and dog team. Lunch is included.

5 25 £155 -
Snowmobile Panorama Safari

A truly exhilarating way to experience the winter wilderness. All of our snowmobile safaris whether 1 or 24 hours long include a full safety briefing and instruction

2.5 30 £75 £45
Snowmobile Wilderness Safari

3.5 hours of exhilaration and fabulous scenery as you drive over frozen lakes and through snow covered forests. A hot drink around a campfire is included.  Approx 50kms.

3.5 50 £125 £75
Snowmobile Extreme Safari

A 5 hour trip covering approximately 80kms of snowy landscape.

5 80 £155 -
Cross Country Skiing

You will receive ample tuition before trying a short skiing trip. A hot drink included.

2 - £32 £19
Visit Father Christmas (Christmas Week)

Depart from Harriniva in a snowmobile sled, sing along as you drive through the beautiful snow covered forest.

After approximately 10-15minutes drive you will see a candle lit path to a log cabin in the middle of the forest. Santa’s elf will greet you in the sled and guide you one family at the time by foot the last meters to the cabin.

Santa will spend a moment of his precious time with your family in the warmth of the fireplace in his cabin, you can leave him your wish list or just give him a hug, he would like that!

On request and subject to availability - Minimum of four people.

1.5 - £70 £43
Snowy Trails Snowmobile Safari (Christmas week)

A short snowmobile tour of 20kms with the option to sit in the guides sled and really enjoy the scenery!
 

2 20 £55 £33
Visit Father Christmas (New Year Week)

Depart from Harriniva in a snowmobile sled, sing along as you drive through the beautiful snow covered forest.

After approximately 10-15minutes drive you will see a candle lit path to a log cabin in the middle of the forest. Santa’s elf will greet you in the sled and guide you one family at the time by foot the last meters to the cabin.

Santa will spend a moment of his precious time with your family in the warmth of the fireplace in his cabin, you can leave him your wish list or just give him a hug, he would like that!

On request and subject to availability - Minimum of four people.

1.5 - £70 £43
Introductory Husky Safari (New Year Week)

An introductory 9km safari lasting approximately one and a half hours. Two people share a sled and dog team. Guides, instruction and equipment included.

1.5 9 £55 £33
Introductory Husky Safari

An introductory 9km safari lasting approximately one and a half hours. Two people share a sled and dog team. Guides, instruction and equipment included.

1.5 9 £55 £33
Snowy Trails Snowmobile Safari (New Year Week)

A short snowmobile tour of 20kms with the option to sit in the guides sled and really enjoy the scenery!

2 20 £55 £33
Cookie Baking (Christmas week)

This free activity is fantastic for getting all the kids together and in a really Christmassy mood. Duration 1 hr.

1 - - -
Search for Christmas Tree (Christmas week)

There is nothing that signifies Christmas more than the Christmas Tree. As a group you can venture into the forests around Harriniva and select a Christmas tree to bring back to the hotel and decorate. Duration 1-2 hrs

1.5 - - -
Jingle Bells Husky Safari (Christmas week)

You will be given a guided tour of the sled dog centre at Harriniva.  A short 6km husky ride will allow you to experience the joy of a husky safari. This is an ideal trip for families with young children. Duration 1 hr.

1 6 £43 £26
Jingle Bells Husky Safari (New Year week)

You will be given a guided tour of the sled dog centre at Harriniva.  A short 6km husky ride will allow you to experience the joy of a husky safari. This is an ideal trip for families with young children. Duration 1 hr.

1 6 £43 £26
Lainio Snow Village & Kellokas Nature Centre

Round off your tailor made winter activity holiday in style. We will arrange a taxi transfer from Harriniva to Lainio Snow Village.

Each year it takes around 1000 truck loads of snow to create the Snow Village. This magnificent complex constructed from ice and snow changes shape every year but the artistry, handicraft and breathtaking design always leaves a lasting impression.

The Snow Village covers an area of approximately 7,500 square metres and consists of a restaurant, bar, lobby, hotel rooms and suites.

6 - £100 £60
Available  Limited places  On request 
 
Price per person based on 2 adults sharing with 1 child
Depart Adult Child (5 - 14) Availability
20/11/2011* £1035 £775
27/11/2011* £1035 £775
04/12/2011 £995 £745
11/12/2011 £1045 £745
21/12/2011** £1215 £895
27/12/2011** £1215 £895
02/01/2012** £1045 £775
08/01/2012 £995 £745
15/01/2012 £995 £745
22/01/2012 £995 £745
29/01/2012 £995 £745
05/02/2012 £1045 £745
12/02/2012** £1095 £825
19/02/2012 £1045 £745
26/02/2012 £1045 £745
04/03/2012 £1045 £745
11/03/2012 £1045 £745
18/03/2012 £1045 £745
25/03/2012 £1045 £745
01/04/2012* £1195 £825
08/04/2012* £1195 £825
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Supplements :
Name Adult Child (5 - 14)
Lainio Snow Village - Overnight stay (based on 2 adults sharing) £225 £80
Family apartment or room with sauna (min 2 adults) per room per week £280 -
Lainio Snow Village - Single supplement £150 -
Manchester & Bristol departure (subject to availability) £40 £40
Overnight in an igloo per person £40 £20
1 child sharing with 1 adult (deduct from adult price) (£70) -
Lainio Snow Village - Suite supplement £80 £80
3rd adult sharing per person (£110) -
Single snowmobiles (up to 3.5hrs) pp £28 -
Single snowmobiles (over 3.5hrs) pp £50 -
Single supplement - 20 & 27 Nov 2011; 04 Dec 2011; 02 Jan 2012 £195 -
Single Supplement - 11 Dec 2011; 05, 19 & 26 Feb 2012; March & April 2012 departures £260 -
Single Supplement - 21 & 27 Dec 2011; 12 Feb 2012 departures £220 -
Single Supplement - 08, 15, 22 & 29 Jan 2012 departures £230 -
N.B. Prices in brackets denote a price deduction.

Pricing Notes

Lainio Snow Village

Opening dates: Thursday 8 December 2011 until Sunday 8 April 2012.

Price includes: Overnight stay, transfers, dinner in the ice restaurant and cold weather clothing.
 

Christmas and New Year festivities

21 & 27 December 2011 departures include Christmas and New Year festivities respectively.

Getting there

Flights

All dates are based on direct charter flights from Gatwick to Kittila except:

*7 nights duration with scheduled flights from Heathrow to Kittila (via Helsinki)

**6 nights duration with scheduled flights from Heathrow to Kittila (via Helsinki)

Tourism in Finnish Lapland has become the main income source of employment and income replacing traditional industries such as forestry.

Development from a period of extractive industry to an industrial society has come about quickly. In 1950 the largest part of Lapland’s inhabitants lived in rural areas and more than half the workforce worked in forestry and agriculture. Today 65 % of the workforce are in the service industry, 22 % in processing and 10 % in primary production.

This huge growth in tourism and service provision has been developed in conjunction with a long-term sustainable tourism plan with one of the primary objectives being to maintain nature in its natural state while guaranteeing the traditional way of life. Much of this has been achieved along with membership of EU development programmes, aimed at diversifying sources of livelihood, effective usage of resources and to increase export.

Approximately a quarter of Lapland’s 100 000 strong workforce was unemployed in 1997. Promoting entrepreneurship, ongoing re-education of the workforce and development of the educational system to suit the needs of enterprises is continuing.

The target is to diversify the sources of livelihood, increase the value of refinement production and develop new enterprises particularly in the area of tourism. National measures as well as EU-programme measures support this objective. We embrace this philosophy, employing local activity providers and using only locally owned hotels. In this manner we help to maintain jobs in an area where unemployment was, until recently, very high. Additionally, the use of local suppliers ensures that the tourism spend filters through to local economies via the tourism multiplier effect.

Stephanie Eddy - Activities Abroad
Our Opinion

"There's something about Harriniva that is unlike anywhere else in Scandinavia and it seems that our delighted clients agree.  You really feel as if you are in the wilderness here but it's a wilderness with home comforts.  You can be dog sledding in the morning and enjoying a glass of wine in an outdoor hot tub by late afternoon.  Despite being surrounded by wild winter terrain you'll find that Hariniva offers great service, spa facilities, a fabulously laid back ambience and exhilarating winter safaris.  I love this place."    Stephanie Eddy