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1. Ruka
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By GallowaysOnTour2912 - Seaford, United Kingdom
We visited Ruka AGAIN!!! 3rd year in a row over Christmas. We travelled with our 2 teenage boys and younger daughters. Ruka, has something for everyone, hence why we have returned 3 years in a row. This trip was for 2 weeks, we sampled most of the activities and we hired a people carrier and ventured out to Lammintupa, which is a MUST!!! Fantastic value where reindeer rides and husky rides cost you €15 & €25, plus snowmobile rides for the kids and there is also a restaurant onsite that is great! Overall, Ruka is a fantastic place to visit.
2. Urho Kekkonen National Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 175 reviews
Reviewed By Minion_adventurer - Southern Finland, Finland
As the second biggest National Park in Finland this park offers peace and tranquility just few steps from the center of Saariselkä village. You have easy walking routes coming to the border and then short and longer snowshoeing trail. Short one you can do on any weather but the longer one takes you up on the fjell so you don't want to take that in a bad weather. Skiing tracks are going more deeply inside the park. At the summer hiking routes are going everywhere.
3. Salpa Line Hiking Trail
4. Ukko-Koli Hill
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 97 reviews
Reviewed By 755piias - Massu, Estonia
We weren't sure what to expect but the views from these hills are absolutely stunning! Special thanks to perfect weather and golden-red-green palette of autumn! Wonderful surprise, highly recommend.
5. King's Road
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
6. Yllas Ski Resort
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 116 reviews
Reviewed By FinnishMom - Southwest Finland, Finland
The slopes are well maintained, safe, broad and I’d say this skiing was the best I have had in Finland during my 25 years of skiing and the kids liked it, too. When you go during late March-April it is not too cold either, and you can continue skiing until late in the evening - the sun sets at 9 pm and the slopes close at 7 pm!
7. Ruka
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 379 reviews
Ruka-Kuusamo is surrounded by National Parks, pure nature and comprehensive services. In Ruka-Kuusamo area you can go active on adventures or relax in well-being services, enjoy good food and quality accommodation in stunning sceneries all year round.
Reviewed By KevinT162 - Cardigan, United Kingdom
Second year in Ruka, stayed in the new Ruka Valley hotel, which is literally right on the doorstep to the ski school on the opposite side of the hill to the town. This isnt a problem though as a gondola runs wetween 9 and 7 to and from the town to the valley where ski school is held. Plenty of blue runs for beginners. The hotel has a resteraunt and bar which is open until 10pm, good quality food run by very friendly staff. Slopes are very good and well maintained, the main reason we initially chose Ruka is the guarenteed snow, cold and the wide range of excursions available. It was actually cheaper to get here and stay in this wonderful hotel than it was to get to corfu last year, however, the excursions, lift passes, equipment hire and food and drink soon make up for that. Overall, plenty of places to eat, all excelllent quality and easy access to wherever you want to go. Keep it quiet tho, currently the most attractive part of this place is how quiet and laidback it is. All this makes it a fantastic place to visit. If there is one negative, its the volume of snowboarders has increased significantly on last year ,it can be a bit intimidating for skiers still learning, would be good to,see at least 1 slope where snow boarders are prohibited. Booked with Crystal Ski first week February.
8. Salla Ski Resort
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 144 reviews
Ski Resort: 15 Slopes, 6 lifts, Skirental and service, Skischool, Sport Shop, Cafe.*Salla - In The Middle of Snowhere*
Reviewed By JariJK - Kouvola, Finland
We had a wonderful winter holiday in Salla Ski Resort, Sallatunturi, although we didn't take part in downhill skiing. Instead of it we tried many other activities: cross-country skiing, electric fatbikes, snowshoes etc. They lend the necessary equipment in Salla Ski Resort. So you can borrow them there and you don't need any own equipment. There are 160 kilometers of cross-country skiing tracks (43 kilometers of them are illuminated), 3 winter biking tracks (each 12-16 kilometers), 2 snowshoe trails (2.5-5 kilometers) and 3 winter walking trails (2-5 kilometers) in Salla Ski Resort and the nearby nature with fell views. All tracks and trails are maintained very well with snowmobiles. The most wonderful winter walking route starts from Sallatunturintie 4 Parking (next to Salla Sports Center) and more precisely from the northern side of the black slope (Kilparinne). This route goes on the top of Fell Small Sallatunturi (Pieni Sallatunturi). The route follows the sides of the black slope and the northern slope and ends to the observation tower of Fell Small Sallatunturi. There is also a Lapp hut named Peak Hut (Huippukota) next to the observation tower. There is a campfire site in the hut. The route is about 2 kilometers in one direction. It is maintained so well that you can walk with normal winter shoes. However, the slope is very deep. So you should walk slowly and have much time. Best snowshoe trails and winter biking tracks start from the northern side of Tunturikummuntie Parking. This snowshoe trail is a circle route (5 kilometers) over the Fell Big Sallatunturi (Iso Sallatunturi). The winter biking track is called Kaippahanoja trail and it is a circle route, which is 13-16 kilometers long. It may be quite challenging if snow is very soft. You should have an electric fatbike and plenty of time. However, I guarantee that you will see extremely beautiful scenery on the way. This was our dream holiday!
9. Flowpark Turku
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 48 reviews
Flowpark is an ecological adventure park open from May to October. Adventure trails have been built on living trees without harming them. You may solve over 120 tasks even at a height of twenty meters. Tasks refer to ropeways, including swaying paths, liane jumps, swings, and zip lines. Flowpark has been meant for people of all ages, full of adventure spirit, from 120 cm height onwards – there is a challenge for any ordinary guy as well as for experienced 'wilderness foxes'! In the park, you also find four lower courses for children under 120 cm in height. You don't need to have any advanced skills for the Flowpark trails. You'll be instructed how to use the equipment and how to act on the trails before you are allowed to enter the actual trails. Every customer will complete a test trail, and after he or she has passed it, he or she is allowed to adventure independently on the trails. One proceeds on the trails continuously connected to a safety cable wire. Challenge yourself!
10. Ounasvaaran Hiihtokeskus Oy
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 95 reviews
Reviewed By Travelphiliac
We came here twice both visits on weekday afternoons during school term. The slopes are open till the evening under floodlights due to the short hours of daylight in winter. Hireage of gear is easy and straight forward. Prices are not cheap but considering its vicinity to town and the lack of crowds when we visited it made it worth it. Some of our party were on the easier slopes that finished near the office and the rest of us were in the beginner's area. During our 2 visits both areas had hardly anybody on them so it actually felt like quite a luxury to ski with noone else on the same part of the slope at the same time. If time permitted we would have been back again without hesitation to practice our skills. I cannot comment though on numbers on the slopes during weekends or school holidays.
