Posio: Korouoma, Riisitunturi and what to book
Posio is home to two of southern Lapland's best-known winter landscapes, but nearly every tour sold under its name starts in Rovaniemi.
Two places bring visitors to Posio. Korouoma is a canyon whose walls freeze into ice falls in winter; the day trips to it, nearly all of which start in Rovaniemi, are compared in Korouoma canyon from Rovaniemi. Riisitunturi is a national park on a fell above Lake Kitkajärvi, where in winter the spruces carry so much crown snow that they turn into rounded white shapes, and it is a popular place for snowshoeing.1 The guided trips to Riisitunturi sold on the booking platforms also start in Rovaniemi.
The one outing on the platforms that starts in Posio itself is a family farm visit to meet sheep, cats, chickens and herding Border Collies. Staying in Posio, you can see Riisitunturi on your own: the park has day-trip hiking trails and an open wilderness hut.
Off the platforms, Kota-Husky runs husky rides from a farm beside Riisitunturi National Park and sells them on its own site; they are compared in husky safari in Posio.
What the farm visit includes, what it leaves out and what the listing will not promise are set out in sheep farm in Posio.
Each of the six activities has a page of its own for Posio, and each of them answers the same question differently: husky safari, northern lights, snowmobile safari, reindeer, Santa Claus and ice fishing. Between them they name what is sold here, what is not, and how far the nearest of each is.
Guides by activity
Northern lights
- The best northern lights tour from Posio: one pick for each party
- Northern lights tour prices from Posio: what the money buys
- Family northern lights in Posio: what works with children
- Private northern lights tour in Posio: what private buys here
- Northern lights in Posio: what is on sale and what is free
Husky safaris
- Best husky tour in Posio: one pick for each kind of visitor
- Husky safari price in Posio: what a family pays and what is included
- Family husky safari in Posio: who can come and where they ride
- Private husky tour in Posio: what the kennel sells for one group
- Husky safari in Posio: where the sleds actually are
Snowmobiling
- Best snowmobile tour from Posio: one choice for each kind of rider
- Snowmobile safari price from Posio: what a family pays, and the deductible
- Family snowmobile safari from Posio: where the children ride
- Private snowmobile tour in Posio: what comes closest
- Snowmobile safari in Posio: where the nearest machines are
Santa Claus
- Best Santa Claus visit from Posio: which one for which family
- Santa Claus price from Posio: what a family pays, and for what
- Santa Claus with children from Posio: what to know before the drive
- Private Santa visit from Posio: where one is actually sold
- Santa Claus from Posio: how to plan the day
Reindeer
- Best reindeer tour from Posio: which drive for which party
- Reindeer safari price from Posio: the fee and what it covers
- Reindeer with children from Posio: what each outing says
- Private reindeer tour from Posio: the nearest thing to one
- Reindeer in Posio: what you can book and what you will meet
Ice fishing
- The best ice fishing from Posio: one choice for each kind of day
- Ice fishing prices from Posio: what each trip charges
- Family ice fishing from Posio: which trips take children
- Private ice fishing near Posio: what comes closest
- Ice fishing in Posio: what it takes to go
More to do
Tours you can book
Priced per person
A family farm visit in Posio to meet sheep and herding dogs
Run by ILOventures
From €40per person
Length1.5 h
Book now on GetYourGuide(opens in a new tab)A 10 km husky ride you drive yourselves, from a kennel in Posio
Run by Kota-Husky
From €175per person
Length2 h
See it on the operator’s site(opens in a new tab)Twenty kilometres by dog sled into Riisitunturi National Park
Run by Kota-Husky
From €255per person
Length3.5 h
See it on the operator’s site(opens in a new tab)A six-hour, thirty-kilometre husky day in the Posio wilderness
Run by Kota-Husky
From €325per person
Length6 h
See it on the operator’s site(opens in a new tab)A private two-day husky adventure with a night in a wilderness cabin
Run by Kota-Husky
From €995per person
See it on the operator’s site(opens in a new tab)
Priced for the whole party
A private seven-hour aurora chase, campfire and car included
Run by BookLapland
From €1,850per group of up to 8
Length7 h
Book now on GetYourGuide(opens in a new tab)
Sources
- Metsähallitus, Luontoon.fiRiisitunturi National Parkluontoon.fi ↩