Finland
Adults from: £945
Children from: £675
Brochure code: 1007
  • Duration: 7 nights
  • Flights from London Gatwick to Kittila or sceduled flights from Heathrow to Kittlia (via Helsinki) (please see pricing box)
  • Return airport transfers
  • Accommodation in en suite hotel rooms or winter cottages
  • Half board
  • Please choose your activities from our extensive range
  • Cold weather clothing for the duration if 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 in a winter cottage A including half board
  • Return flights from Heathrow to Kittila (via Helsinki)
  • Return transfers
  • Cold weather clothing for the duration of your stay
  • 30km snowmobile safari
  • 9km husky safari

Price per person based on 2 sharing: £1175

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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 below.

Tailor made holidays at Jeris are based on a minimum stay of three nights in en-suite hotel rooms.

Please note that Finnair have recently withdrawn tour operators' fares which means that we have far less flexibility over durations than in the past. It also means that a seven night stay based around direct charter flights from the UK to Kittila represents far greater value than using Finnair's services via Helsinki for shorter durations. If you do wish to use Finnair's services, we will require the full flight cost as a deposit at the time of booking as we are now required to pay the airline immediately.

Jeris Hotel and Winter Cottages enjoy an enviable setting overlooking beautiful Lake Jerisjarvi in North West Lapland.

The proximity to the Pallas-Ounas National Park makes it the ideal choice for an active winter holiday in a genuinely unspoilt environment. We get consistently excellent feedback from clients who travel to Jeris - the location is just spectacular and the staff are fantastic. You can choose between delightful winter cottages and en suite hotel rooms.

With an excellent restaurant, a lakeside spa and a fantastic activity programme, make this the perfect place to mix comfort with fun-filled and adventurous winter sports.

 

 

Suitable for

Singles, couples and small groups.

Jeris Hotel

Jeris Hotel - Jeris, Finland, Lapland

The hotel has 27 Scandinavian style en suite bedrooms all of which have a clothes drying cupboard, TV and telephone.

The excellent restaurant serves traditional Finnish dishes as well as international cuisine. The bar, with its open fireplace, is the perfect place to unwind before dinner or you can wind down in the lakeside spa pools.

The wellbeing area is ideal after an active day outdoors. You can lie in one of the small heated pools while enjoying views of the snow covered lake or warm up in the real Lappish wood heated smoke sauna. For the really brave, there is an illuminated ice pool.

Lainio Snow Village (optional night)

Lainio Snow Village is built and run by our good friend Rami Kurtakko and is approximately 200km North of the Arctic Circle. In Snow Village, you can spend a night in the SnowHotel, have a dinner in the IceBar or enjoy the igloo disco with drinks served in ice glasses. Or you can just marvel at the magnificent sculpture art all around the area.

Snow Village is located in Western part of Finnish Lapland, in close proximity of Ylläs and Levi ski-resorts and easily reachable from the international airport of Kittilä.

An overnight in one of the cold bedrooms or suites is an unforgettable experience.


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
17km Husky Safari

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

3 17 £95 £55
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
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 -
Cross Country Skiing

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

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
Cross Country Skiing (New Year Week)

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

2 - £32 £19
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 -
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
Ice Fishing (Christmas 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
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
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
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
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
Lainio Snow Village and 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
Lainio Snow Village and 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
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
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
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
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
Snowmobile Extreme Safari

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

5 80 £155 -
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
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. Approx 20 kms.

2 20 £75 £45
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
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
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
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
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
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
Snowy Trail 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
Visit Father Christmas (Christmas & New Year Week) (available on request)

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 - - -
Snowmobile Panorama Safari

The perfect introduction to the snowy winter landscapes and a great way to quickly acquaint yourself with the area surrounding your accommodation.  You will travel aound 30km on this snowmobile adventure and enjoy some fantastic views.

2.5 30 £75 £45
Snowmobile Panorama Safari (Christmas Week)

The perfect introduction to the snowy winter landscapes and a great way to quickly acquaint yourself with the area surrounding your accommodation. You will travel aound 30km on this snowmobile adventure and enjoy some fantastic views.

2 30 £75 £45
Snowmobile Panorama Safari (New Year Week)

The perfect introduction to the snowy winter landscapes and a great way to quickly acquaint yourself with the area surrounding your accommodation. You will travel aound 30km on this snowmobile adventure and enjoy some fantastic views.

2 30 £75 £45
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 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 children. Duration 1 hr.

1 6 £43 £26
Lainio Snow Village and 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 
 
Jeris Winter Cottage Type A
Price per person based on 2 adults sharing with 1 child
Depart Adult Child (5 - 14) Availability
20/11/2011* £1075 £705
27/11/2011* £1075 £705
04/12/2011 £975 £675
11/12/2011 £1095 £675
21/12/2011** £1275 £845
27/12/2011** £1275 £845
02/01/2012** £1135 £725
08/01/2012 £1045 £675
15/01/2012 £1045 £675
22/01/2012 £1045 £675
29/01/2012 £1045 £675
05/02/2012 £1095 £675
12/02/2012** £1145 £775
19/02/2012 £1095 £675
26/02/2012 £1095 £675
04/03/2012 £1095 £675
11/03/2012 £1095 £675
18/03/2012 £1095 £675
25/03/2012 £1095 £675
01/04/2012* £1245 £775
08/04/2012* £1245 £775
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Supplements :
Name Adult Child (5 - 14)
Overnight in an igloo per person £40 £20
Manchester and Bristol departure (subject to availability) £40 £40
3rd adult sharing (extra bed) per person (£185) -
Single Supplement - 11 Dec 2011; Feb 12; March 2012; April 12 £300 -
Single Supplement - 20 & 27 Nov; 4 Dec 2011 departures £200 -
Single Supplement - 21 & 27 Dec 2011; January 2012 departures £265 -
N.B. Prices in brackets denote a price deduction.
Jeris Winter Cottage Type B
Price per person based on 2 adults sharing with 1 child
Depart Adult Child (5 - 14) Availability
20/11/2011* £1095 £705
27/11/2011* £1095 £705
04/12/2011 £995 £675
11/12/2011 £1145 £675
21/12/2011** £1325 £845
27/12/2011** £1325 £845
02/01/2012 £1165 £725
08/01/2012 £1065 £675
15/01/2012 £1065 £675
22/01/2012 £1065 £675
29/01/2012 £1065 £675
05/02/2012 £1125 £675
12/02/2012** £1175 £775
19/02/2012 £1125 £675
26/02/2012 £1125 £675
04/03/2012 £1125 £675
11/03/2012 £1125 £675
18/03/2012 £1125 £675
25/03/2012 £1125 £675
01/04/2012* £1275 £775
01/04/2012* £1275 £775
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Supplements :
Name Adult Child (5 - 14)
Overnight in an igloo per person £40 £20
Manchester and Bristol departure (subject to availability) £40 £40
3rd or 4th adult sharing per person (£200) -
N.B. Prices in brackets denote a price deduction.
Jeris Winter Cottage Type C
Price per person based on 2 adults sharing with 1 child
Depart Adult Child (5 - 14) Availability
20/11/2011* £1125 £705
27/11/2011* £1125 £705
04/12/2011 £1025 £675
11/12/2011 £1175 £675
21/12/2011** £1345 £845
27/12/2011** £1345 £845
02/01/2012** £1175 £725
08/01/2012 £1095 £675
15/01/2012 £1095 £675
22/01/2012 £1095 £675
29/01/2012 £1095 £675
05/02/2012 £1145 £675
12/02/2012** £1215 £775
19/02/2012 £1145 £675
26/02/2012 £1145 £675
04/03/2012 £1145 £675
11/03/2012 £1145 £675
18/03/2012 £1145 £675
25/03/2012 £1145 £675
01/04/2012* £1295 £775
08/04/2012* £1295 £775
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Supplements :
Name Adult Child (5 - 14)
Overnight in an igloo per person £40 £20
Manchester and Bristol departure (subject to availability) £40 £40
3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th adult sharing per person (£220) -
N.B. Prices in brackets denote a price deduction.
Twin Room
Price per person based on 2 adults sharing with 1 child
Depart Adult Child (5 - 14) Availability
20/11/2011* £1045 £795
27/11/2011* £1045 £795
04/12/2011 £945 £745
11/12/2011 £1075 £745
21/12/2011** £1225 £925
27/12/2011** £1225 £925
02/01/2012** £1045 £795
08/01/2012 £1015 £745
15/01/2012 £1015 £745
22/01/2012 £1015 £745
29/01/2012 £1015 £745
05/02/2012 £1065 £745
12/02/2012** £1095 £825
19/02/2012 £1075 £745
26/02/2012 £1075 £745
04/03/2012 £1075 £745
11/03/2012 £1075 £745
18/03/2012 £1075 £745
25/03/2012 £1075 £745
01/04/2012* £1125 £845
08/04/2012* £1125 £845
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Supplements :
Name Adult Child (5 - 14)
Overnight in an igloo per person £40 £20
Manchester and Bristol departure (subject to availability) £40 £40
3rd adult sharing (extra bed) per person (£110) -
Single Supplement - 20 & 27 Nov 2011; 04 Dec 2011 and 02 Jan 2012 departures £195 -
Single Supplement - 11 Dec 2011; 5, 19 & 26 Feb 12; March 2012; 1 & 8 Apr 12 £260 -
Single Supplement - 21 & 27 Dec 2011 & 12 Feb 2012 departures £220 -
Single Supplement - January 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.
 

 

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 sceduled flights from Heathrow to Kittlia (via Helsinki)

**6 nights duration with sceduled flights from Heathrow to Kittlia (via Helsinki)

Manchester and Bristol departures may be available subject to a supplement.

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 Laplands 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

"This is what a winter holiday is all about, spending the day in the wilds of Lapland before returning to a winter cottage, throwing a few logs on the fire and relaxing in a steaming hot sauna before dinner. What I like about these cottages is that they are set in the woods a short walk from the main building, so although it may sound corny, you can actually hear the silence. On one occasion, I returned to my cabin for a nap before my evening meal only to wake up 12 hours later in time for breakfast. Tranquil is the operative word". Stephanie Eddy