Ivalo: activities, tours and guides
Ivalo is the village by Finland's northernmost airport, and several of its winter outings follow the frozen Ivalo River out onto Lake Inari.
Ivalo is the closest village to Ivalo Airport, Finland’s northernmost, about ten minutes away by car; Saariselkä is about 25 minutes and Inari village about 50.1 Several of the tours below follow the frozen Ivalo River onto Lake Inari.
One company, Ivalo Safaris, sells some of the same tours on two booking platforms at different prices, so the guides show both where that happens and you can compare them on your date.
Husky sled safaris, reindeer, snowmobiles, the northern lights and ice fishing are all sold here, and so are two private Santa visits. The sled safaris and Santa are not on the booking platforms, only on the farms’ own websites, so the guides below point to those.
Guides by activity
Northern lights
- Best northern lights tour in Ivalo: one pick for each kind of evening
- Northern lights tour prices in Ivalo
- Family northern lights in Ivalo: what children pay and how long they are out
- Private northern lights tour in Ivalo: per person, per group or on request
- Northern lights in Ivalo: which evening to book
Husky safaris
- Best husky tour in Ivalo: one pick for each kind of visitor
- Husky safari price in Ivalo: what each outing costs a family
- Family husky safari in Ivalo: age limits and how children ride
- Private husky tour in Ivalo: what is sold for your party alone
- Huskies in Ivalo: walks, cuddles and family sledding
Snowmobiling
- Best snowmobile tour in Ivalo: one pick for each kind of rider
- Snowmobile safari prices in Ivalo
- Family snowmobile safari in Ivalo: where each child rides
- Private snowmobile tour in Ivalo: on request, or half an hour away
- Snowmobile safari in Ivalo: which one to book
Santa Claus
- Best Santa Claus visit from Ivalo: one pick for each family
- Santa Claus price from Ivalo: what each visit costs a family
- Family Santa visit in Ivalo: what suits which child
- Private Santa visit in Ivalo: two farms, two kinds of meeting
- Santa Claus from Ivalo
Reindeer
- Best reindeer tour in Ivalo: one pick for each kind of visitor
- Reindeer safari price in Ivalo: what each outing costs a family
- Family reindeer visit in Ivalo: what fits which age
- Private reindeer tour in Ivalo: who to ask, and what to ask for
- Reindeer in Ivalo: which outing to book
Ice fishing
- Best ice fishing in Ivalo: which trip for which day
- Ice fishing price in Ivalo: what each trip costs and where it is cheapest
- Family ice fishing in Ivalo: which trip takes the children
- Private ice fishing in Ivalo: on request, or half an hour away
- Ice fishing in Ivalo: which Lake Inari trip to book
Snowshoeing
Tours you can book
Ilonka farm visit with a children's husky sled session on the farm track
Run by Ilonka
From €49per person
Length1–2 h
See it on the operator’s site(opens in a new tab)A daytime snowshoe walk with free pick-up in Ivalo
Run by Arctic Guides
From €85per person
Length3 h
Book now on GetYourGuide(opens in a new tab)A husky walk from Ilonka farm, one dog each
Run by Ilonka
From €99per person
Length1–2 h
Book now on GetYourGuide(opens in a new tab)A snow hike with Taimyr sled dogs near Ivalo
Run by Primitif Aventure
From €114per person
Length2–3 h
Book now on GetYourGuide(opens in a new tab)An evening with reindeer under the night sky, sausages by the fire
Run by Ivalo Experiences
From €120per person
Length2 h
Book now on Viator(opens in a new tab)A four-hour aurora hunt by car from Ivalo or Inari
Run by Arctic Guides
From €132per person
Length4 h
Book now on GetYourGuide(opens in a new tab)
Sources
- Lapland NorthHow to get to Lapland Northlaplandnorth.fi ↩