New Year's in Finland - 7 Days
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Overview
Highlights
- Participate in guided snow game competitions, infusing a playful and competitive spirit into your winter adventure
- Embark on a thrilling 1-hour snowmobile safari, exploring the snowy landscapes and experiencing the exhilaration of a winter expedition
- Enjoy a guided tour to Lentuankoski rapids, where you'll discover the beauty of the landscape and have the opportunity to observe the wildlife
- Try your hand at plenty of optional winter activities such cross-country ski school, rapid swimming, ice fishing and more
- Take an included 2-hour snowshoe tour through the beautiful frozen Taiga forest and across a frozen lake
- Celebrate the start of a new year with a delicious gala dinner and disco, with a DJ and fireworks at midnight!
- Enjoy a New Year's Day concert at the Kuhmo Arts Centre
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Trip includes
- 6 nights at the Hotel Kalevala (3 star)
- 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 6 dinners (inclusive of a New Year's Eve Traditional Gala Dinner)
- Welcome drink
- Arrival and departure transfer from Kajaani airport on days 1 and 7
- 2 hour snowshoeing tour
- Traditional tin casting and fortune teller on New Year's Eve
- Entrance to Kuhmo Arts Centre and concert on New Year's day
- Daily evening saunas and jacuzzis
- Free use of kick-sledges, toboggans, DVDs, Playstation2 and Nintendo WII games, Wi-Fi and board games
- 1 hour snowmobile safari
- Guided snow game competitions
- Guided tour to Lentuankoski rapids
Itinerary

28 December 2025. Upon your arrival at Kajaani Airport, you will be met and transferred to Hotel Kalevala. The scenic drive, spanning about an hour, will treat you to the breathtaking snowy landscapes of the Finnish countryside. As the evening unfolds, we come together to enjoy our first dinner, marking the beginning of your adventures in this winter wonderland.
After breakfast this morning, you'll get to know each other in the Guided Kalevala Snow Games, where cooperation, imagination, and joy take center stage in playful winter races. These activities are designed to bring everyone together in the spirit of fun and shared e...
After breakfast, enjoy the thrill of husky, reindeer, and snowmobile sleigh drives, immersing yourself in the unique experiences each ride has to offer. Recharge with lunch, before a guided city tour visiting iconic sites. Later in the afternoon, we'll meet Santa!...
After this morning's breakfast, embark on a 1-hour snowmobile safari, where you'll traverse the snowy landscapes surrounding the resort. In the afternoon, partake in the tradition of tin casting in the lobby, an activity where the tin can supposedly reveal your fut...
Enjoy your first breakfast of the year before embarking on a short 15-minute transfer to Lentuankoski rapids. Here, witness the resilience of the white-throated dipper, a small bird that braves the freezing temperatures of winter. Join together to observe and capture ...
Enjoy breakfast this morning, with the rest of the day at your leisure. Take this opportunity for a day of rest or engage in optional activities such as ice swimming, showshoeing or cross-country skiing. In the evening, enjoy a traditional smoke sauna experience.
3rd January 2026. Our amazing New Year's adventure in Finland comes to an end today. After breakfast and hotel check out, there's an included transfer back to Kajaani airport.
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Children can travel at the child price ifbetween 4 – 12 years old. 0 – 3 years old are FoC and will be baby cot, baby bed or extra bedIf there is one child travelling with 2adults then they can share the room with an extra roll-away bed. If there are 2children then you can either ask if any of the family rooms are available orupgrade to a suite – make sure with the suite that you ask for the extra bedotherwise they will put the children on one sofa bed which isn’t acceptable.
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