Ylläs: activities, tours and guides
Ylläs is a fell with a village on each side, Äkäslompolo and Ylläsjärvi, about half an hour from Kittilä Airport and Kolari railway station, and most of the winter outings this handbook covers are sold from one of the two.
Ylläs is one fell with two villages, Äkäslompolo and Ylläsjärvi, on opposite sides of it, both in the municipality of Kolari.1 Several tours below collect guests only on one side, or charge extra for the other, so check which village a tour starts from before you book.
Kittilä Airport and Kolari railway station are each about half an hour away, and a shuttle bus meets the night train at Kolari. From Rovaniemi the resort advises a car or taxi, about two hours.1
Huskies, reindeer, snowmobiles, the northern lights and ice fishing are sold here, and so are private Santa visits, at your cottage or at his cabin near Äkäslompolo; the Santa guide below sets them against a trip to Levi or Rovaniemi.
Guides by activity
Northern lights
- The best northern lights tour in Ylläs for how you want to spend the night
- Northern lights tour prices at Ylläs
- Northern lights with children in Ylläs: which evening takes your youngest
- Northern lights in Ylläs: which evening to book
Husky safaris
- The best husky tour in Ylläs for the ride you want
- Husky safari prices at Ylläs
- Husky safari with children in Ylläs: the ride that takes your youngest
- Husky safari in Ylläs: which ride to book
Snowmobiling
- The best snowmobile tour in Ylläs for the rider you are
- Snowmobile safari prices in Ylläs: the price of a machine to yourself
- Family snowmobile safari in Ylläs: the sled, the seat and the child fare
- Northern lights snowmobile tours in Ylläs: which evening to book
- Snowmobile safari in Ylläs: which short ride to book
Santa Claus
- Santa Claus visit prices in Ylläs: one price for the family
- Private Santa visit in Ylläs: who comes to whom
- Santa Claus in Ylläs
Reindeer
- The best reindeer tour in Ylläs for time in the sleigh
- Reindeer safari prices in Ylläs: what a family of four pays
- Reindeer with children in Ylläs: the ride that suits your youngest
- Reindeer in Ylläs: what you can book
Ice fishing
- The best ice fishing in Ylläs, by what happens to the catch
- Ice fishing prices in Ylläs: family totals and the price of an hour
- Ice fishing with children in Ylläs: short enough, warm enough
- Ice fishing in Ylläs: which guided trip to book
Snowshoeing
More to do
Tours you can book
Two hours of ice fishing in Äkäslompolo village
Run by Snow Fun Safaris
From €65per person
Length2 h
See it on the operator’s site(opens in a new tab)A short drive to a fire under the night sky, all ages
Run by Lapland Safaris
From €70per person
Length2.5 h
See it on the operator’s site(opens in a new tab)Ice fishing on foot on Lake Ylläsjärvi
Run by Northwind Lapland
From €73per person
Length1.5 h
Book now on GetYourGuide(opens in a new tab)Ice fishing by a campfire, reached by a short drive
Run by Lapland Safaris
From €74per person
Length2.5 h
See it on the operator’s site(opens in a new tab)An easy snowshoe walk of about 1.5 km, children from four
Run by Snow Fun Safaris
From €75per person
Length2.5 h
Book now on GetYourGuide(opens in a new tab)An introductory ice fishing tour on foot
Run by Ylläs Experiences
From €80per person
Length2.5 h
See it on the operator’s site(opens in a new tab)
Articles about Ylläs
Sources
- YlläsHow to get to Ylläsyllas.fi ↩