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AER & Finnair Lapland North Destinations Fam Trip, November 14-17, 2024

Credits: Inari-Saariselkä

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Lapland North Destinations Finland

AER & Finnair Fam Trip, by invitation only, November 14-17, 2024

Credits: Inari-Saariselkä

Quick facts

Accommodation

Inari
14.-16.11.2024
Wilderness Hotel Juutua

Saariselkä
16.-17.11.2024
Wilderness Hotel Muotka

Flights from/to Destination

Flight details to/from Finland TBC

HEL-IVL AY605 NOV14 16:15 17:55
IVL-HEL AY604 NOV17 13:45 15:20

Good to know

Lapland North Destinations in North Lapland region is a destination management organization, which works in close collaboration with 100 tourism companies and the municipalities of Inari and Utsjoki, the state-owned forest management company Metsähallitus, and other stakeholders.

The North Lapland region covers municipalities of Inari and Utsjoki and the northern part of Sodankylä municipality.

Average temperature in November is between -10 C and -15 C. Hours of daylight is approx. 4 hours per day (from ~10 am to ~2 pm).

Please bring and wear long thermal underwear and good warm socks as well as wool, fleece or similar sweater as a midlayer. Please bring your own warm hat, scarf, and gloves with you. Thermal overall and winter shoes will be provided for you at the destination.

Please bring also a swimsuit for Finnish sauna experience.

Mesmerizing moments in the Northernmost Lapland

We would like to invite you to 'once in the lifetime' experience in Lapland. See the beauty of nature, hear the silence of the fells, feel the magic of the Northern lights, encounter authentic culture and explore the wilderness.

Welcome to find your true nature in Lapland North!

Preliminary program

Thursday 14.11.2024

ARRIVAL

At Helsinki-Vantaa airport, Finnair’s representative Arunas Skuja will meet you at Finnair Schengen Lounge (located near gate 21 at 3rd floor). Please present your ID card at the lounge reception and once entered, turn left and walk till the end – small room is reserved for the group at the very end corner of the lounge. If your transfer time does not allow lounge visit – let’s meet at Helsinki-Ivalo gate.

16:15 Flight from Helsinki to Ivalo.

17:55 Arrival at Ivalo Airport and meet your bus driver with a sign "Lapland North Destinations" at the arrival hall. Transfer to Inari village and to Wilderness Hotel Juutua. Airport transfer time approx. 40 minutes.

Check-in to your Arctic Room. Meet your local DMO representative Ms Hanna Kouri.

20:00 Welcome drink at the hotel’s reception.

20:15 Dinner is served at the Wilderness Hotel Juutua’s award-winning restaurant Aanaar.

Before going to sleep, remember to check the sky! If the sky is clear - and you have a bit of luck - you might see Northern Lights dancing in the sky!

Friday 15.11.2024

SÁMI CULTURE AND MEETING REINDEER AND HUSKIES

07:00-08:30 Breakfast is available in Wilderness Hotel Juutua’s restaurant.

08:30 Meeting at the hotel's reception and getting equipped for the days to come. Thermal overall and shoes will be provided.

09:00-12:00 A visit to local reindeer herder’s camp.
We will take a short bus drive from the hotel to meet the reindeer herder and his reindeer. We will learn interesting things about the reindeer and the life of a reindeer herder. We will also have a possibility to feed the reindeer. Soup lunch is served at the camp by open fire before transfer the Siida Sámi Museum and Nature Centre.

12:00-13:30 First we will make a guided tour in Siida Sámi Museum and Nature Centre.
During the tour we will get familiar with the ancient and vibrant Sámi culture as well as get a good glimpse of the arctic nature. After the tour we will have some free time for shopping in the Siida’s museum shop and visiting the outdoor museum.

13:30-15:30 Time to meet the huskies!
We will take a short bus drive from the Siida Sámi Museum and Nature Centre to meet the energetic huskies and learn interesting things about their life and training. We will also have a possibility to make a short wheel or sledge ride with them, not forgetting photos with our furry friends. After the visit transfer back to the hotel.

17:00-18:30 Now it’s time to experience the Finnish sauna! Wilderness Hotel Juutua’s sauna and meeting venue Koski, located by the beautiful river Juutua, is at our disposal for the relaxing baths. Step out onto the terrace, where you will find a jacuzzi overlooking the wintry river Juutua.

19:00 Dinner is served at the Wilderness Hotel Juutua’s award-winning restaurant Aanaar.

Saturday 16.11.2024

WINTER BIKING, FINNISH SAUNA & AURORA CAMP

07:00-10:00 Breakfast is available in Wilderness Hotel Juutua’s restaurant.

Check-out by 10:00.

10:00-11:30 Transfer from Inari village to Fell Centre Kiilopää.

11:30~13:30 After receiving the correct size of electric bikes, off we go to the snowy nature! Winter biking is a great and fun adventure with the quality electric fatbike assistance. Our guide leads us to explore the beautiful arctic forests and open fell wilderness. The route will be chosen according to the weather conditions.

13:30~15:00 Lunch will be served in a cozy turf hut Maahinen.

15:00 A short transfer from Fell Centre Kiilopää to Wilderness Hotel Muotka.

Check-in to your Aurora Cabin.

16:00-18:00 It’s time to relax in the traditional Finnish sauna, located by the beautiful small stream. Enjoy relaxing baths and take a dip in the refreshing stream water.

18:30~20:30 Buffet dinner will be served in Wilderness Hotel Muotka’s restaurant Tuisku.

20:30~22:00 We will take part to the Aurora Workshop.
After a short walk to the special workshop space, our expert guides will tell us everything we need to know about Northern Lights. The guide will give us a clear explanation of the science behind this phenomenon. We will also hear ancient stories and beliefs associated with the Auroras. Feel free to take your own camera or phone with you and get the settings optimized to capture the Northern Lights. We will then step outside to practice what we have learned. After hopefully a successful Aurora workshop we will return to the hotel for overnight.

Sunday 17.11.2024

FOREST YOGA AND DEPARTURE

07:00-09:45 Breakfast is available in Wilderness Hotel Muotka’s restaurant Tuisku.

Check-out by 09:30.

09:40 A short transfer from Wilderness Hotel Muotka to Arctic Sky Lapland.

9:45~12:00 We will make a visit to Arctic Sky Lapland, where we will first take part to a Forest Yoga session. A unique experience, as not many people have tried yoga in winter overalls in the middle of a snowy forest! After the activity, we will enjoy lunch prepared of local ingredients and served by open fire in a cozy Kota-restaurant.

12:00~12:30 After lunch transfer to Ivalo Airport. It’s time to say goodbye to Lapland North!

13:45 Flight departs.

Regional contacts

LAPLAND NORTH DESTINATIONS
Hanna Kouri
hanna.kouri@laplandnorth.fi, +358 40 709 8999
 

Visit Finland & Finnair contacts

VISIT FINLAND GERMANY
Ulla Hempel
ulla.hempel@businessfinland.fi, +49 176 43 91 53 35 


FINNAIR
Arunas Skuja
arunas.skuja@finnair.com, +370 611 14140

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