Paistunturi is a large wilderness area with stunning sceneries of taiga and tundra in Northernmost Finnish Lapland, in Utsjoki. This area is one of the world´s oldest mountain regions. With 3 billion years of erosion and ground movements, the sharp mountains have turned into gentle rolling fells, crossed by deep carved river valleys and canyons. From the highest fell tops, you get a great view over the entire 1500 km2 large wilderness area, as far as to the fells in Norway. The indigenous Sámi people still practice their traditional livelihoods of reindeer herding, hunting and fishing in this region.
On our snow safari to Paistunturi wilderness area, you get to travel in a sled pulled by a local guide´s snowmobile. On this tour, you get to see the spectacular nature of the region (birds, wildlife, snow formations), but also learn why the untouched wilderness is an important cultural landscape of the Sámi and how the local culture is rooted in nature through nature-based livelihoods.
We have planned a shorter and longer snow safari to Paistunturi wilderness area. This is the longer tour, about 4 hours, and we drive deeper into the wilderness area and enjoy a wilderness lunch at a wilderness hut. (You can reserve the shorter, 2-hour snow safari via email at arctic@travelutsjoki.com or directly from our webstore. We recommend families with children to reserve the shorter snow safari.) All tours include pick-up max 5 km from Utsjoki village, extra winter clothes and helmets.
