Winter Week Experience
Lapland Holiday in a Log Cabin Under the Northern Lights
6-Day Lapland Holiday in a Private Log Cabin
Discover Lapland with our Winter Week Experience – 6-day holiday combining private log cabin accommodation, small-group guided activities, and everything you need for an unforgettable Arctic adventure.
Winter Week Experience is designed for travelers looking for a balance of adventure and independence in the Arctic wilderness with a budget friendly price.
- Duration: 6 days / 5 nights
- Arrival: Saturday or Sunday
- Departure: Friday or Saturday
- Group size: 2–8 guests per week (private cabin, small-group activities)
- Location: Muonio, Lapland (30 min from Levi)
- Price: 2 080 € / person (incl. VAT 14%)
What’s Included
- 5 nights in a private log cabin with sauna & fireplace
- Airport transfers from/to Kittilä airport
- Winter clothing set (overalls, boots, mittens, balaclava, hat) for the entire stay
- Husky Safari 15 km
- Wilderness Snowshoeing in Pallas–Yllästunturi National Park
- Luxury Ice Fishing
- Northern Lights Evening – campfire & pancakes under the Arctic sky
- Reindeer Farm Visit – learn about reindeer & local culture
- Lunch during all activity days
Not included
- Flights to Lapland
- Travel insurance
- Breakfast and dinner (self-catering in the cabin)
Weekly Schedule (Example)
Day 1 (Sat/Sun):
Arrival at Kittilä Airport, transfer to your private log cabin, grocery stop on the way. After arrival picking up the thermal clothing.
In the evening enjoy sauna and free time to explore the area.
Day 2:
Luxury Ice Fishing
Experience the Finnish way of relaxing on a frozen lake. We’ll reach the best fishing spots by snowmobile and enjoy fishing next to a heated tent with a wood-burning stove – comfortable even in a snowstorm. Fresh fish, fresh air, and pure Arctic calm.
Day 3:
Reindeer Farm Visit
Meet a local reindeer herder and learn about modern reindeer husbandry. Travel by snowmobile sled to the feeding grounds, where hundreds of reindeer gather each morning. Walk among them, take photos, and enjoy lunch in a 100-year-old herder’s cabin. Suitable for all ages.
In the evening
Northern Lights Evening with Photography
We gather around a bonfire, make Finnish pancakes on fire, and learn how to spot and photograph the northern lights. Even if they don’t appear, the starry night sky is unforgettable
Note that we will arrange the Northern lights Evening on the night with the highest chance to see them.
Day 4:
15 km Husky Safari
Drive your own team of huskies through snowy forests and frozen swamps. You’ll share a sled with a partner, switching between driving and sitting as passenger. After the ride, meet the dogs and take photos. Small groups mean a more personal and unforgettable experience.
Day 5:
Wilderness Snowshoeing
Explore Pallas–Yllästunturi National Park on snowshoes and enjoy breathtaking views of the ancient fells. We’ll prepare lunch by an open fire in a wilderness hut, and ascend above the tree line for panoramic scenery. A true Lapland adventure in deep snow.
Day 6 (Fri/Sat):
Check-out and transfer to the airport for departure.
Extra night optional: add before or after the package based on availability
All of the activities included in the Winter Week Experience are all low-level activities: easily approachable and suited for both the young and the old. Some require physical effort, but not too much. All the activities include transportations, lunch and a professional wilderness guide.
We will add more grocery store visits as needed.
Good to know
Minimum 2 guests, maximum 8 guests per week.
Private cabin for your group, activities shared with small groups of max 8 people.
Self-catering for breakfast & dinner (grocery stops included).
FAQ
Yes, you can book them separately from our webpage. You can also book our accommodation and activities separately. You will need to rent a car as well to reach us.
We provide full winter clothing. Bring warm base layers, personal items, and travel insurance.
Yes! Wildmaker is a very family friendly company. For the children to be able to participate on the activities they should also have the fitness level explained above.
To be able to participate on the activities you should have a normal fitness level. You should be able to walk without help. If you can take walks in the nature and walk up a hill then you have sufficient fitness level.
Finland is one of the safest countries in the world. In the wilderness the biggest hazards are getting lost in the winter time without having skills to survive. Don´t worry, during the activities you always have a professional wilderness guide with you to take care of safety. You can also contact us 24/7.
Lapland is pretty cold place during the winter but it all depends on your clothing. Even -40°c can be warm if you have warm clothing. On our tours we will provide you with thermal clothing that will keep you warm outside but it is a good idea to bring a base layer that you can wear under your normal clothes.
On our package tours the minimum number of guests is 2. You can book alone but the price is for 2 people.
The nearest airport is Kittilä airport about 60km from us. There are direct flights to Kittilä from Helsinki daily. There are also direct flights from other cities in Europe for example from London and Paris. We will arrange a pick up for you from Kittilä airport.
Lapland is a great place to see the Northern lights and our location is perfect to see them. Compared to tourist areas like Levi and Rovaniemi we dont have any light pollution so if the Northern lights are visible you can just walk outside and see them. The Northern lights are a natural phenomenon so we cannot guarantee that you will see them. They require clear skies and activity from the sun. If the skies would be clear all the time the Northern lights would be visible in our location every other night. The season when it is possible to see the Northern lights is from the end of August until April. The last nights of April are already too bright to be able to see the Northern lights.
We have been operating since 2019 and so far 100% of our package guests have seen the Northern Lights.
Activities
15 km Husky Safari
A team of huskies pull you across snowy forests and frozen swamps. The dogs love it as they were born to do it. There is something very magical in exploring the wilderness with a pack of dogs pulling your sled.
You will get your own team of huskies that you are in charge of. I will show you how to drive the team. Basically the dogs do most of the work but you are in charge of their speed and breaking. Don’t worry, it is quite simple. You will share one sled with another person from your group. One will be driving and the other one will be sitting as a passenger. Halfway through the safari you will change places. After the safari you will get to meet some of the dogs and take photos. Later we will enjoy lunch.
Maximum number of guests in this safari is 8. On a normal husky safari there can be as many as 24 guests and 12 dogteams at the same time. When one team has a problem the others need to wait. With a small group the quality of the tour is just so much better.
Duration of this activity is about 2,5 hours.
The driver must be over 13 years old.
The safari is approximately 15km.
Northern Lights Evening and Photography
Have you ever seen the Northern lights? At our location way above the arctic circle they are very common. If the sky is clear, you can usually see them approximately every other night. You will be staying far away from the light pollution so your possibility to see the Northern lights will be a lot higher compared to the busier tourist areas in Lapland.
In fact, if the northern lights are visible, you can just walk outside your cabin to see them.
When you arrive I will teach you how to predict the northern lights. We will choose a night when we have the best chance for clear skies and good northern lights activity.
In the evening we will gather around a bonfire and prepare Finnish pancakes on the fire. You will learn about the Northern lights and also about other things on the night sky. If we are lucky the northern lights will appear!
There is no light pollution so the night sky looks just amazing with its millions of stars. For some people this is the first time in their life that they see the Milky Way.
It is a powerful experience to witness the northern lights dancing on the sky with the only sound coming from the crackling fire.
The timing of this activity depends on the activity of the northern lights. It will be arranged on the night when there is the best chance to see the Northern lights.
If you have a DSLR camera we will teach you how to take amazing photos of the northern lights!
Please note that the northern lights are a natural phenomenon it is not guaranteed that you will see them.
Luxury Ice Fishing
Ice fishing is the most Finnish thing you can do in Finland. When you understand ice fishing you have dug very deep into the essence of Finnish people.
The basics are simple. You need a frozen lake. About 5 centimetres of ice is enough to carry you. On a normal winter we have about 60 centimetres in Lapland. To get through the ice you will need an ice drill. Then just a rod and a worm and you are set. You sit on the beautiful frozen lake, enjoy the nature and relax your mind. It is almost like meditation.
There are plenty of different species of fish on the lake. Fish does not get fresher than this, and it never tastes as good as when you have caught it yourself.
Why do we call it Luxury Ice fishing? Its because we go to the best fishing spots with a snowmobile and a sled, we have an amazing spacious ice fishing tent with a wood burning stove that keeps it very warm. You can even fish inside the tent. That is why the fishing is enjoyable even if there would be a snowstorm outside.
Duration of this activity is approximately 3-4 hours
Reindeer Avenue
Experience a day with a local reindeer herder and learn the basics of reindeer husbandry.
The local reindeer herder, with an english speaking guide, introduces the modern reindeer husbandry and reindeer feeding, and tells about the year of reindeer husbandry. You will be taken with a sled pulled by a snowmobile to the feeding place of the reindeer of the local area. They come to eat here every morning from the wilderness and there can be hundreds of reindeer at once. During the tour it is possible to take pictures and walk among the huge pack of reindeer in their natural habitat. After the tour we will enjoy lunch in a 100-years old reindeer herders cabin.
Program suites all ages and does not demand physical activity.
Wilderness Snowshoeing
In the deep snow you can’t walk with your normal shoes. You will sink in and get stuck. With snowshoes you can go anywhere! It is a perfect way to go on an adventure during the winter.
We will go to Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park where you will learn how to use the snowshoes. We will then walk into the wilderness.
The National Park is an ancient mountain chain that millions of years ago was as high as the Alps. What we have left of those mountains are the mystical Pallas fells. You will enjoy the breathtaking views that the national park offers while you learn about the nature and culture of the area.
We will prepare lunch in a small hut around an open fire. From this hut we will start ascending above the tree line to see even more amazing views. If there is someone in your group that is physically not fit enough to ascend the fell it is okay to wait in the hut around the warming fire until we return with the rest.
The duration of this activity is approximately 4-5 hours
Please note that this activity requires some physical effort from the participants.
Log Cabin Accommodation
You will stay in one of our real Finnish log cabins with a sauna and a fireplace. In the kitchen you have everything you need to cook food.
The cabin is heated with electricity but there is also a fireplace that gives heat and creates a nice and cozy atmosphere.
A log cabin in Finland is not complete without a sauna. Sauna is a very important part of Finnish culture and most of the Finns bathe in a sauna every week. There is a sauna in your cabin so you have a chance to go to sauna everyday. If you are brave enough you can cool off by rolling in the snow.
The nature starts right when you step outside. Put on the snowshoes and go explore the magical forests and frozen lakes and swamps. There is no light pollution so the sky is very clear. If the northern lights are in the sky you can see them from your doorstep.
There is a wifi in the cabin.
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Price
We believe that the quality of our tour is just so much better than on a normal tour, but we don’t want that the cost of the trip to get too expensive for our guests. We have cut down our expenses on this tour by not including breakfast and dinner. We also believe that travellers get more out of their trips abroad by cooking their own food from local ingredients. In your accommodation there is a fully functioning kitchen and you will have a chance to visit a local grocery store.
Winter Week Experience
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Wilderness snowshoeing
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15km Husky Safari
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Northern Lights evening and photography
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Luxury ice fishing
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Reindeer Avenue
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Accommodation for 5 nights in Log cabin with a sauna and fireplace
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Transportation to airport and to activities
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Lunch during the activities
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Personal guide
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Thermal clothing (overalls, large mittens, winter shoes, balaclava, hat)
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Equipment needed for the activities