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The best husky tour in Ylläs for the ride you want

A black and white husky on a lead, lit from behind by a low evening sun

Illustration photo: a husky, not at a Ylläs kennel.

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The short answer

For the most trail with the least fuss, book the ten-kilometre run from the kennel near Ylläsjärvi if you are staying there, or the farm near Äkäslompolo if you are staying on that side of the fell. Adults who want a longer run should take the sixteen kilometres. For a party of up to four who want the dogs and the trail to themselves, the private half day on the small farm is the one to book.

How the operators compare

Prices are the operators' own published starting prices as of the date this guide was updated, and they change through the season.

Kennel, 10 kmFarm, 9 kmKennel, 16 kmPrivate farm, 15 km
Trail 10 km 9 km 16 km About 15 km
Adult price €238 €230 – lowest adult price €269 €375, or €435 before 7 January
Youngest 4, in the sled 4, in the sled 13 13
Who else is on the trail A shared group A shared group A shared group Your party only
Collected from Three points in Ylläsjärvi Äkäslompolo village Three points in Ylläsjärvi Not included

Highlighted figures are the best in that row: lowest adult price. The longer runs are not marked as better. The private half day is priced per person, so for a party of four it costs four times the figure shown.

Where these figures come from
  • Kennel, 10 km: About two hours with ten kilometres on the trail, two to a team and taking turns to steer.
  • Farm, 9 km: Two and a half hours at a farm of over a hundred dogs, collected in Äkäslompolo.
  • Kennel, 16 km: Sixteen kilometres for riders of thirteen and over, running from early January.
  • Private farm, 15 km: About fifteen kilometres with a pack of ten dogs, for one party of up to four.

The husky tours from Ylläs are sold by two companies on either side of the fell and one small farm to the south.

Near Ylläsjärvi

North Wind Lapland runs ten kilometres from a kennel near the village, with you and a companion taking turns at the helm,1 and a sixteen-kilometre run for riders of thirteen and over from early January.2

Near Äkäslompolo

Snow Fun Safaris drives guests fifteen kilometres to a farm of over a hundred Alaskan huskies, where adults swap the driving halfway round nine kilometres.3

Privately

Ylläs Experiences takes one party at a time to a family farm by a lake in Kolari, where a pack of ten dogs runs a trail of about fifteen kilometres.4

The shorter rides from Ylläs, including the five kilometres that take children from two, are compared on husky safaris in Ylläs.

Tours you can book

Questions people ask

Can we come to the kennel in our own car?

At the farm near Äkäslompolo, no: its operator says the farms can only be visited as part of an organised group, and collects guests in the village. The kennel runs near Ylläsjärvi start from three pick-up points there. The private half day leaves transfers to you, so ask the farm how to reach it by car.

Does the tour still run in hard frost?

The farm near Äkäslompolo reserves the right to change the route for safety, and the private farm says the length of the tour may be adjusted in extreme cold, heat or soft snow to protect people and dogs. None of them lists a temperature at which a tour is cancelled, so ask what happens to your booking if it is.

Can someone with a bad back come?

The farm near Äkäslompolo says its husky safaris are not suitable for people with back, hip, leg or wrist problems, or for pregnant women, because of the vibration on uneven tracks. The other three do not say either way, so raise it with them before you book rather than after.

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Lapland Handbook Staff

Lapland Handbook is written by its editorial staff in Rovaniemi. Every price, age limit and group size in a comparison is read from the operator's own page and marked "Not stated" when the operator does not publish it. Each guide names who should not book, and names the operator that suits each kind of group, whichever it is.

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