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5 Budget-friendly Things to do in Inari That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Inari, Finland including Siida - Sami Museum and Nature Center, Lake Inari, Pielpajarvi Wilderness Church, The Sami Cultural Centre Sajos, Tuula's Reindeer.
Restaurants in Inari
1. Siida - Sami Museum and Nature Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 515 reviews
Siida is your guide to the Sami Culture and the diverse nature of Northern Lapland. Siida is under renovations and renewal. Siida is closed in May 2021. 1.6.2021 onwards until 31.3.2022, you can visit Siida's historic open-air museum. Restaurant Sarrit serves customers in the new restaurant wing. And costumer service and Siida Shop can be found in a temporary builduing infront of Siida. 1.4.2022 Is the opening of new and improved Siida. For more information on the renewal project please visit www.siida.fi.
Reviewed By ristosan - Espoo, Finland
This Sami museum is really fascinating with a wealth of detail of the nature of Lapland and the habits and history of the original population, the Sami. We learned so much. We also liked the temporary exhibitions presented.
2. Lake Inari
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 100 reviews
Reviewed By KolkataAnindita - Kolkata (Calcutta), India
We a group of approx 50 person went for a group holiday for Iceland and Lapland tour.It was a dream tour.We were at lake Inari on 28th November.As it was within polar night period we could only see a glimpse of sun for few minutes.Everywhere it was white.. beautiful
3. Pielpajarvi Wilderness Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 82 reviews
6 km airline dist. NE of Siida, the Sami museum and Northern Lapland Nature Centre Lat 68.95 Lon 27.11
Reviewed By gagardener03
I was incredibly fortunate to have my snowmobile training guide (from Wilderness Hotel Inari) take me to this beautiful old chuch. This is the only wooden church, which was bulit in 1750, that remains in northern Finland (the remainder were destroyed during WW II). It is in a beautiful setting and would be worth a visit anytime you are in this area!
4. The Sami Cultural Centre Sajos
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 102 reviews
The Sámi Cultural Centre Sajos is the largest conference and events venue in northern Lapland and serves as a centre for Sámi self-governance, culture, education and know-how. Modern conference premises, facilities and technology go hand in hand with genuine, living Sámi culture. The Sámi Parliament’s main office and parliament hall are located in the Sámi Cultural Centre Sajos, in the village of Inari. You may visit the Sámi Parliament House by taking part to guided tours, organized by the Sámi Cultural Centre Sajos. All Sámi Parliament’s plenum sessions are also open to public. Guided tours Sajos guided tours are organized on weekdays at 12 p.m. The guided tour takes about 45 min and during the tour you will get information about the Sámi Parliament in Finland and the Sámi Cultural Centre Sajos. At the end, a short film, Sápmi – The Way of Being, will be shown. The film lets you to see the life in Sápmi, as it is today. The price of the tour is 8 e
Reviewed By 397lindavb
Beautiful building, I recommend taking the tour at noon just so you can see the breathtaking film on Sami people. Nice shop with Sami handcrafts, books, and music on offer.
5. Tuula's Reindeer
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 43 reviews
PLEASE CONTACT IN ADVANCE FOR BOOKING. Visit the home of an Inari local, where you will get a real sense of Lapland way of life. The farm is set in a remote location by the beautiful Muddus Lake. We will first introduce you to our tame reindeer and you can also learn about Sami handicrafts and northern culture. 1 hour, 2 hours and 3 hours programs are available. Visit our web page for more information! PLEASE CONTACT IN ADVANCE FOR BOOKING.
Reviewed By asanz94 - Tampere, Finland
I visited Tuula's farm through a visit organized by wilderness hotel Inari and I was positively impressed by this visit! Tuula does a different type of reindeer herding that what is the common in Finnish Lapland: she does not have a big number of reindeers (just 11) and her reindeers are not semi-wild, they are more like farm reindeers as she keeps them in a fenced area around her place, big enough for her number of reindeers but smaller than usual reindeer herding areas. This could sound a bit disappointing: you are not visiting a "real" reindeer herder but actually, is not, because Tuula has a family reason to do this like that and when she explains her personal story, you get to understand it. Also, a pro of these type of reindeers is that they are much more used to people that other reindeer who are semi-wild and Tuula approach them by their name! Tuula is a nice local Saami woman, with a lot of knowledge about reindeers, handicrafts, local products and Inari area. She is eager to share her knowledge and spread her culture. She has a plesant voice to listen at and interesting stories and handicrafts to show and keep your attention! I loved that we could fed the reindeers with fresh lichens and old-men beard (not with dry food like in other farms), that we could walk the reindeer holding the string, that we got to see old times sleigh and that the explanation about handicrafts happens inside Tuula's kiving room, because that makes the visit so much personal and cosy! Thanks Tuula for your time and stories and for answering all my questions :)
