Husky week in Finland

A week full of adventures and friendly huskies awaits you in a beautiful setting. Become a musher and lead your own dog sled through the snow-covered winter landscape of Finland. Your Husky Week will be rounded off with daily toboggan rides on a 2-day wilderness tour. Experience the simple life in the far north whilst staying overnight in a wilderness hut and get the chance to feel close to nature. Collect countless memories during this time and quickly escape the stresses of everyday life.

Husky Week Finland: The itinerary

Day 1: Arrival
After landing, the transfer will take you to Hotel Saija, where you will be served a homemade traditional Finnish dinner. Let the day fade away and look forward to the adventures that lie ahead.

Day 2: Explore the environment
After a restful night and a hearty breakfast, this day is used to explore the surrounding area. You will receive information about the programme for the next days and will be provided with the appropriate clothes for polar temperatures. Use this free time to arrive and orientate yourself in this wonderful place. Enjoy your own private sauna in your hotel room and relax in a cosy atmosphere.

Day 3: First husky tour
Fill your belly and get ready for this eventful day, because you get to hop on the on the curves of your husky sled. After breakfast, get an introduction to driving your own dog team and get to know the excited huskies. You will quickly feel the joie de vivre of these fascinating animals and let them inspire you to feel the same. The initial excitement suddenly becomes quiet as soon as you leave the husky farm. A silence that accompanies you throughout the excursion and which is interrupted only by the paws of the Huskies on the snow underfoot. Back from this incredible tour, take care of your faithful four-legged companions and head back to the hotel.

Day 4: Dreamlike landscapes of Lapland
After breakfast, return to the husky farm and welcome the friendly huskies already waiting for you. Today's tour will take you some 35km through Finland's breathtaking scenery, dashing through snow-covered forests and open fields and gliding over frozen lakes. Enjoy the unique views that you will witness throughout the day and guide the sled along the curves of frozen rivers. Lunch is served around the campfire. Back at the hotel, a delicious warm Finnish dinner awaits you. Take advantage of your private sauna and let yourself relax.

Day 5: With the sled into the wilderness
On this day you set out with your own husky team into the wilderness of Finland. Surrounded by silence and beautiful nature, you will approach the Harjajärvi rustic wilderness hut. Take care of your dogs and prepare the hut for the night with your group. Keep your eyes open this evening, as you'll be far away from light pollution, you will be in the best conditions to observe the northern lights.

Day 6: Back to Civilization
After a breakfast in the Wildnishütte, prepare your husky team for today's tour. Take in the silence again and enjoy this unique experience. Lunch is prepared around the campfire. Back in the hotel you can enjoy your private sauna again and warm up after this exciting 2-day wilderness tour. In the evening, a hearty dinner will be prepared for you.

Day 7: Free day
Your last day in the far north can be spent at your leisure and can be used for more exciting events or for relaxation, whichever you desire! On one afternoon of your trip, you will have the opportunity to pay a visit to the smoke sauna. Also included in the travel price is a northern lights evening. Plan the day according to your ideas and round off the evening with a last traditional dinner.

Day 8: Departure
Enjoy the last breakfast, surrounded by beautiful nature. You will be taken to the airport and leave with countless new experiences under your belt, as well as wonderful memories that will last a lifetime!

Accommodation:
You will spend most of the nights of this tour in a cosy double room with its own sauna. The hotel is built entirely of wood and conveys a traditional and authentic atmosphere. Located directly on Lake Jokijärvi, this is the perfect starting point for unique excursions. Each room has its own main entrance, separate sleeping and living area, toilet, shower, and sauna. You spend one night in a rustic wilderness hut without running water and electricity. A sauna is available.

Important information
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, there is a special Christmas programme that operates. The New Year's Eve package includes a New Year's Eve party in Saijas Kota. The safety of our guests is our priority; the far north can have fluctuating and unpredictable weather with strong temperature differences. Whilst we strive to follow our routes as closely as possible, we reserve the right to change the order of activities, the route of the safaris and the duration of the excursions if necessary.