Skiing

Go skiing or snowboarding off-trail in the beautiful mountains, or visit a ski resort. High-end ski resorts can be found most places throughout Scandinavia.

·         Hemsedal, Norway

This ski resort is very family-friendly, and offers some of Scandinavia’s best skiing and snow conditions – offering a lot of variety.

·         Riksgransen, Sweden

Shred down the mountain in off-trail areas where you can cross the border to Norway, and then back again, all on the way down. This ski resort is most famous for its off-trail opportunities.

·         Are Duved, Sweden

This is the largest resort north of the Alps, and offers a lot of variety for both beginners and advances skiers.

·         Ruka, Finland

This resort mostly consists of a low and vertical environment, making it perfect for cross-country skiing. The Northern Lights also appear here quite frequently.

·         Lillehammer, Norway

This ski resort actually consists of five different alpine centers that are all accessible with the one ski-pass. Bobsleigh rides are also offered here, which speeds up to about 120 k/ph.

·         Trysil, Norway

Previous winner of ‘best resort in Norway’ at the World Ski Awards, and one of the most popular resorts in Scandinavia. It offers main areas for beginners, intermediates and advanced skiers.

Northern lights

Witness the amazing natural phenomenon of the northern lights, either by joining planned tours, or by yourselves. The northern lights appear on the sky all year around; however, during summer when she sky is bright, the lights are invisible to the naked eye. From November throughout March is when the lights are the easiest to spot and look the most vibrant and beautiful. September and October are recommended for people who do not want to experience the extreme arctic cold.

The best places to witness the Northern Lights are in Iceland, as well as up north in Norway, Finland and Sweden.

Dog sledding

Experience snowy landscapes at high speed while sitting comfortably in a dogsled. In the far north, the dog sledding season goes on from about mid-November to early May, while on Svalbard, tours do not begin until April. So depending on where you travel to, there is always possible to dog sled somewhere.

Ice fishing

There are loads of different locations where ice fishing is an option. Solid frozen lakes make it safe to walk far out, drill a hole, and start fishing.

Rovaniemi

Rovaniemi is famous for being Santa Claus’ hometown. Here you will find loads of planned activities (especially during winter months), such as Santa’s Work Shop, Northern Lights tours, reindeer sleigh rides and farm visits, snowmobiling and skiing.

During winter, there is at least one day where the sun does not rise at all; the darkness brings a very special dark blue light from the sky that reflects onto the snow, giving it the illusion of beautifully glowing while the northern lights usually dance in the sky.