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Jeris - Design Your Own

Finland
Adults from: £825
Brochure code: 1007
  • Flights London Heathrow to Kittila (Manchester supplements available on request)
  • 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

  • 3 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: £1055

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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Please note that Finnair have recently withdrawn tour operators' fares which means that we have far less flexibility over durations than in the past.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, families and small groups.

Jeris Hotel - Jeris, Finland, Lapland
Jeris Hotel
Jeris Winter Cottage, Jeris, Finland, Lapland
Jeris Winter Cottage Type A
Jeris Winter Cottage, Jeris, Finland, Lapland
Jeris Winter Cottage Type B
Jeris Winter Cottage, Jeris, Finland, Lapland
Jeris Winter Cottage Type C

Jeris Hotel

Jeris Hotel - Jeris, Finland, Lapland
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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
17km Husky Safari

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

 3 17 £95
17km Husky Safari (Christmas Week)

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

 3 17 £95
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
Cross Country Skiing (Christmas Week)

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

 2 - £32
Cross Country Skiing (New Year Week)

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

 2 - £32
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Available  Limited places  On request 
 
Jeris Winter Cottage, Jeris, Finland, Lapland
Jeris Winter Cottage Type A
Jeris Winter Cottage, Jeris, Finland, Lapland
Jeris Winter Cottage Type B
Jeris Winter Cottage, Jeris, Finland, Lapland
Jeris Winter Cottage Type C

Twin Room
Jeris Winter Cottage Type A
Price per person based on 2 adults
  Adult Availability
Departure dates between 3 Nts Ex Nt  
15 Nov and 30 Nov 11 £895 £85
01 Dec and 10 Dec 11 £925 £95
11 Dec and 31 Dec 11 £1075 £95
01 Jan and 31 Jan 12 £925 £90
01 Feb and 31 Mar 12 £945 £95
01 Apr and 12 Apr 12 £975 £95
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Supplements :
Name Adult
Compulsory Christmas half board supplement - 24 Dec 2011 £65
Compulsory New Year half board supplement - 31 Dec 2011 £65
Lainio Snow Village - Based on 2 adults sharing £295
Lainio Snow Village - Single supplement £180
Lainio Snow Village - Suite supplement £80
3rd or 4th adult sharing (extra bed) per person per night (£40)
Single Supplement (3 nights) £180
Single Supplement (Extra night) £60
Overnight in an igloo per person £40
N.B. Prices in brackets denote a price deduction.
Jeris Winter Cottage Type B
Price per person based on 2 adults
  Adult Availability
Departure dates between 3 Nts Ex Nt  
15 Nov and 30 Nov 11 £925 £95
01 Dec and 10 Dec 11 £945 £105
11 Dec and 31 Dec 11 £1095 £105
01 Jan and 31 Jan 12 £945 £100
01 Feb and 31 Mar 12 £975 £105
01 Apr and 12 Apr 12 £995 £105
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Supplements :
Name Adult
Compulsory Christmas half board supplement - 24 Dec 2011 £65
Compulsory New Year half board supplement - 31 Dec 2011 £65
Lainio Snow Village - Based on 2 adults sharing £295
Lainio Snow Village - Single supplement £180
Lainio Snow Village - Suite supplement £80
3rd or 4th adult sharing (extra bed) per person per night (£50)
Overnight in an igloo per person £40
N.B. Prices in brackets denote a price deduction.
Jeris Winter Cottage Type C
Price per person based on 2 adults
  Adult Availability
Departure dates between 3 Nts Ex Nt  
15 Nov and 30 Nov 11 £945 £110
01 Dec and 10 Dec 11 £975 £120
11 Dec and 31 Dec 11 £1115 £120
01 Jan and 31 Jan 12 £975 £115
01 Feb and 31 Mar 12 £995 £120
01 Apr and 12 Apr 12 £1025 £120
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Supplements :
Name Adult
Compulsory Christmas half board supplement - 24 Dec 2011 £65
Compulsory New Year half board supplement - 31 Dec 2011 £65
Lainio Snow Village - Based on 2 adults sharing £295
Lainio Snow Village - Single supplement £180
Lainio Snow Village - Suite supplement £80
Overnight in an igloo per person £40
3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th adult sharing (extra bed) per person per night £60
N.B. Prices in brackets denote a price deduction.
Twin Room
Price per person based on 2 adults
  Adult Availability
Departure dates between 3 Nts Ex Nt  
15 Nov and 30 Nov 11 £825 £65
01 Dec and 10 Dec 11 £895 £85
11 Dec and 31 Dec 11 £995 £85
01 Jan and 31 Jan 12 £895 £75
01 Feb and 31 Mar 12 £925 £85
01 Apr and 12 Apr 12 £945 £85
Click here for activity prices and times
Supplements :
Name Adult
Compulsory Christmas half board supplement - 24 Dec 2011 £65
Compulsory New Year half board supplement - 31 Dec 2011 £65
Lainio Snow Village - Based on 2 adults sharing £295
Lainio Snow Village - Single supplement £180
Lainio Snow Village - Suite supplement £80
Single Supplement (3 nights) £105
Single Supplement (Extra night) £37
3rd adult sharing (extra bed) per person per night (£10)
Overnight in an igloo per person £40
N.B. Prices in brackets denote a price deduction.

Pricing Notes

Lainio Snow village

Adult price based on 2 adults sharing.

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.
 

Getting there

Manchester departures may be available subject to a supplement. Please give us a call on 01670 789 991 to discuss these options.

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 is 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

Our Customers' Feedback

"Wow, what an amazing trip!!!!! Thank you so much to Ali and Lindsey at Activities Abroad for all the advice, this was the perfect trip for our honeymoon. Yes, it is expensive - but it was worth every penny and I just wish we could afford to go every year. Stayed in the Jeris Log Cabins. Hotel location was amazing - better than we could have imagined. Highlight was the snowmobiling and the huskys, but everything else was also fantastic (cross country skiing, snowshowing, ice fishing). Personally we didn't think much of the snow village and I am glad we didn't spend the extra money to sleep there! To round off our trip, we saw the northern lights on our last night...perfect ending to a fantastic trip." Emma Groves - Mar 11

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