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Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights
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Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights

By Nordic Adventures
Recommended by 98% of travellers
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€145.00
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Ages 0-99, max of 14 per group
Duration: 4–5 hours
Start time: Check availability
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  • Hotel pickup & drop off
  • English speaking guide
  • Traditional Finnish wood burned sauna
  • Ice swimming / arctic lake swimming
  • Dinner cooked on the open fire (smoked salmon)
  • Towels, slippers for the sauna
  • Northern Lights - if lucky (5pm/EVENING DEPARTURES ONLY!)
What's not included
  • Gratitude (optional)
  • Swimming suit
Departure details
  • Traveller pickup is offered.
  • Tours include a pick up / drop off transfer from centrally located hotels in the area of Rovaniemi. You will receive a separate confirmation email regarding your pick-up time and meeting point. Arctic Circle Wilderness Lodge Hotel, Apukka Resort Hotel & Arctic Snow Hotel for an extra charge of 60€. Missing the pick-up does not entitle you to a refund of the price paid for the services. You are responsible to be ready for pick up at the assigned pick up point from the start of the pick up time in order to not miss our guides when they arrive to pick you up.
  • Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point
  • Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 59425P14
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not recommended for child aged 4 and under
  • Please bring swimming suit
  • Please provide valid phone number
  • Northern Lights are a natural occurrence and we are unable to guarantee activity, vibrancy or colour on the evening of the tour.
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travellers can participate
  • Northern lights can only be seen in October - March, 5pm departure only
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travellers
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
What you can expect during your visit
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
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How much is Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights?
Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights price starts from €151.71. Discover and book Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights on Tripadvisor
What is the Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights cancellation policy?
Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights on Tripadvisor
Which company provides Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights?
Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights is hosted by Nordic Adventures. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Nordic Adventures on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights on Tripadvisor
How much time do I need for Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights?
On average, this experience will take approximately 4h. Discover and book Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights on Tripadvisor
If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 59425P14
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  • You'll return to the starting point
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By: Nordic Adventures
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159sibelm
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Absolutely worth it!
I visited the zoo on a warm (-4°C), sunny monday and was lucky to see most of the Arctic animals. The zoo is an ani…
Z3900BIsvetlanal
Z3900BIsvetlanal
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Very recommended
Excellent service from the request till activity. Interesting and safety programs with the attention to details
PatrickInUk
PatrickInUk
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The most fun and memorable experience of our Finland trip
This turned out to be the most fun and memorable experience of our Finland trip. This “floating in the ice water” w…
kgm67
kgm67
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Superb private location
Great private location. Away from the masses, not the auroras. Friendly folks, both Alex and Robin. Great help with…
SuomiEv
SuomiEv
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Wonderful Lapland experience
It was a pure pleasure to share the Full Day Lapland Tour with Nordic Advetures. We had a fantastic guide Pedro, wh…
nooshinb782
nooshinb782
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Great experience
My guide Robin was very good as it was just me in the tour and he was always so kind to take pictures for me. I en…
wandercue
wandercue
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Go for it! Absolutely
Lovely lovely experience! We will never forget it. Magical location and amazing food. Thanks to Alex for this amazi…
589nadiiad
589nadiiad
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Amazing experience with Aurora hunting
Northern lights hunting by minibus was definitely one of the best tours I’ve ever had. Our guide Alex did everythin…
spoiledyoungandrewk
spoiledyoungandrewk
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Everything you need to know about the city
The guide was friendly and descriptive. Excellent english accent. He answered our questions and gave information an…
anooshka04
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Gréât
Gréât gréât expérience! Got to see the aurora too not too much but because of all the clouds. Special thanks to ou…
Yaeleshkol
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Heavenly experience
Pedro and Tania our hosts were lovely, we came as a whole family as part of my 60th birthday celebrations, and it w…
Z2648LXrodrigom
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Aurora great experience
Great experience! Alex was great, very attentive and helpful! He brought us to the best spot after getting foggy w…
20krishann
20krishann
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Great Sauna and Ice Lake Experience
Great experience and fantastic hosting from Pedro who was enthusiastic and gave a personal experience. Authentic Sa…
AmandaJaneH3
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Reindeer ride by night
We did the reindeer ride via sleigh to see the aurora lights unfortunately no lights to be seen but we had an amazi…
211lesaf
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Amazing Ice Floating experience
Excellent activity for small groups. Friendly driver collected us from hotel, with short drive to secluded cabin an…
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Ana L
19 contributions
The best way to end our experience in Lapland
Feb 2022 • Couples
We highly recommend this tour because it's a full day adventure guided by some of the nicest people we have ever met. We got to see the animals at Ranua zoo which Alex(our guide) was very knowledgeable about. Afterwards, we went to the cabin which is situated in the most beautiful place, in the middle of the forest with a lake in front of it. There we met Tanya, who was extremely nice and told us how the sauna and ice floating works. We tried ice floating for the first time and it was a fun, relaxing experience. They even let us climb on the ice and play around. We got to cross sauna and ice dipping off our bucketlist and it was amazing. Afterwards we ate dinner together(salmon smoked by Tanya herself) and we chatted about different finnish traditions and customs. All in all it was the best way to end our trip to Lapland and we highly recommend you try this experience!
Written 1 March 2022
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Anna A
London, UK1 contribution
Awesome experience with Pedro
Feb 2023
This is one of the first things we did after we arrived in Rovaniemi and set us off to a great start.

Our guide Pedro was kind and friendly and explained everything about how to use the sauna and how to go about dipping in the ice lake if we wanted to.
Felt so energized and refreshed after going in the ice-cold water, definitely want to do it again.

The lunch afterward was some of the best food we had whilst in Finland, definitely the best salmon.
The sun came out halfway through our experience and the already beautiful view of the lake got even more beautiful.
Written 21 February 2023
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Harish N
3 contributions
Finnish sauna is refreshing
Dec 2021 • Friends
It was once in a lifetime experience of diving into a icy cold lake and experiencing the traditional Finnish Sauna. Alex and his wife Tanja were amazing hosts and great at conversations. Really was a worth the time and would recommend it to everyone who wants to experience Finnish Sauna and more...
Written 1 December 2021
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Ceyla Y
Izmir, Türkiye8 contributions
Great Place & Great Experience
Lapland tatilimizin en unutulmaz ve en keyifli aktivitelerinden biriydi.
Tamamen ev sahiplerine özel bir arazide yabancılar tarafından rahatsız edilme derdi olmadan sauna&buz gölü keyfi yaptık.
Ev sahiplerimiz bizi otelimizden aldı ve geri bıraktı.
Ev yapımı sos ile ikram edilen somon şahaneydi.
Gerçekten herkese önereceğim ve tekrar gelmek isteyeceğim bir deneyim.

It was one of the most unforgettable and most enjoyable activities of our Lapland holiday.
We enjoyed the sauna & icy lake without the worry of being disturbed by strangers, on a land completely private to the hosts.
Our hosts picked us up from our hotel and dropped us back.
The salmon served with homemade sauce was marvellous.
It is really an experience that I would recommend to everyone and I would like to come again.
Written 13 March 2023
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David
Dubai, United Arab Emirates4 contributions
Brilliant Experience
Dec 2022
A brilliant experience. I cannot say enough about how enjoyable this was. The sauna and lake swimming is an amazing experience. Two hours of a traditional wood sauna and dips in the lake followed by a great salmon dinner with Lapland sides and delicacies. My wife and I loved it.
Written 31 December 2022
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Isabella
1 contribution
Once in a lifetime experience
Nov 2021
It was an amazing experience and very pleasant evening. I wasn't sure if sauna and going into a frozen lake was a good idea in the beginning, but it was one of the coolest things I've ever done. You really should try it when in Finland, and I would recommend doing it with Alex and Tanja. They were great hosts, set the sauna perfectly and did everything to make us comfortable. Sauna facilities are clean and cozy. We shared it only with another couple, so everything was very private, not too crowded. Dinner was a delicious salmon in a very nice cottage decorated for Xmas. Alex showed us pictures from auroras, the midnight sun and showed us local berries and mushrooms. I couldn't recommend this activiy more!
Written 6 December 2021
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Lauren M
1 contribution
Amazing Lapish experience
Nov 2022
Highly recommend this trip. We had a great time with the wood burning sauna and definitely recommend taking the polar plunge between sauna sessions. Alex was wonderful and pulled over as we headed back into town when the Northern lights made a surprise appearance. He made sure we all had plenty of time to enjoy them. We were lucky that snow had started to fall the week of our trip. I would love to go back end of February- March.
Written 16 November 2022
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Lulu
Pencoed, UK4 contributions
Sauna and Ice dipping
I would highly recommend this trip. It was 100 percent the best out of the multiple excursions we did whilst in Rovaniemi. As we are vegetarian they substituted the Salmon for a lovely freshly cooked chilli con carne.
The sauna and ice dipping was a refreshing activity and something to remember for years to come!
Written 11 February 2023
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Alize ng
10 contributions
Definitely would recommend!
Dec 2021 • Family
Two thumbs up for our host Tanja, and we definitely want to recommend doing this activities with Nordic adventures! Tanja made us feel very at ease and relaxed, from the moment we reached the cottage throughout the whole evening spent there. We love all the activities we tried there, floating in the calm water, traditional sauna, and hearty finnish style dinner, except for the ice dipping which we didn’t do (we were afraid). Tanja also helped us to take plenty of nice photos! The whole experience felt surreal, it better than the other tours because this one is a private experience. Do support them!
Written 27 December 2021
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Larissa B
Brooklyn, NY1 contribution
Exceptional experience-Awesome-Highly recommend
Feb 2023
Awesome experience of finnish sauna with lake swim, snow angels and a nice dinner.
Listen to the instructions of your guide on how to properly prepare for the swim in the lake and follow them 1 by 1. I felt 10 years younger after that sauna, loved every minute of it and would gladly go again.
Written 27 February 2023
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