Dec 2023
Christmas Calendar 2023
24 days 24 amazing raffles on @laplandnorth Instagram!
December in Lapland North Destinations’ Instagram is filled with Christmas magic!
Amazing prices from 1st of December until Christmas Eve.
Experiences, accommodation, gift cards and much more on our calendar to share joy to our followers.
Everything is leading up to the biggest gift of the year, a week in Lapland North Destinations in summer 2024!
Companies giving out joy this year:
Wilderness Hotels & Safaris – Nellim, Inari, Juutua, Muotka, Nangu
Visit Inari Safaris & Accommodation
Siida Sámi Museum and North Lapland Nature Centre
Inari Onnela Wilderness Services
Renniina Reindeer Family & Workshop
Star Safaris – Star Arctic Hotel
Accommodation Saariselkä Kuukkeli
Youth and Holiday Centre Vasatokka
Santa Ski Day 2023
On the December 25th it’s time for Santa Ski Day! Dress up as Mr. or Mrs. Santa and get a 50% discount on your 3 hour or 1 day ski pass!
Meet-up at 13:00 in front of the Service Centre. After a group picture, the Santas take the chairlift up to the top of fell Kaunispää and ski down the slope number 4 together.
Please note that you need to wear more festive clothing than just a Christmas hat or single accessories, and that it is not possible to collect the discounted lift-pass after the meeting time.
Additional information: info@skisaariselka.fi
Jan 2024
Jul 2024
Kaldoaivi Ultra Trail
2024 will see the 5th edition of the popular Kaldoaivi Ultra Trail event in Utsjoki, the world’s most northerly ultra race for trail runners and mountain bikers. Since its beginnings, this demanding endurance competition has attracted over one thousand athletes to the pristine Kaldoaivi wilderness area in northern Finnish Lapland. Still something of a hidden gem, the trail event is growing in popularity and recent years have seen increasing numbers of competitors from the Nordics and countries further afield, like Spain, Belgium and Greece.
The next Kaldoaivi Ultra Trail will be held on the weekend of 26–27 July 2024 with online registration beginning 1st November 2023. Prices start from 59 euros. Various trail runs are open, from the 12km “Nuorgam landscape tour” all the way up to the punishing 85km. There’s even the ‘Trailrun double’ spanning 142km with an elevation of 1950m. Not for the faint-hearted! In the mountain bike category, competitors can choose from various series starting at 57km. The double MTB series will see competitors covering 215km over Friday and Saturday with an elevation of 3300m.
Competitors have described Kaldoaivi Ultra Trail as true adventure, while organisers warn runners and riders that the rugged wilderness of Finland’s borderland region makes for a challenging experience. Mountain biking and trail running off-road routes are exceptionally unique: competitors will cross the largest open fells in the wilderness, fast-flowing waterways, swamps and through fairytale-like birch trees. Sauna and drinks await the finishers!
Competition founder Simo Kurku says that the most important values of Kaldoaivi Ultra Trail are respecting the unique natural environment, providing a top-class experience in nature, and making sure of a well-functioning and safe event. Join Kaldoaivi Ultra Trail weekend for a bucket-list kind of adventure.
Find out more in Finnish and English at www.kaldoaivi.fi. Follow Kaldoaivi Ultra Trail on Facebook and Instagram. Registration began 1st November 2023.
