Best ice fishing in Muonio, by what you want from it
Illustration photo: ice fishing at sunset in Lahti, Finland, not near Muonio.
The short answer
With children from four, ask the Muonio resort for its sledge outing on the ice. If the cold worries you, or you want your own group only, book the heated tent once its sales open. If you need a price and a date now, drive to Ylläs for the campfire trip from 74 euros or the walk onto Lake Ylläsjärvi from 73. If you only want to sit by a hole, take one rod to a lake: that is free.
Ice fishing around Muonio is chosen by what you want from the afternoon. Here is one pick for each.
With small children: the resort’s sledge outing
The Muonio resort takes children from four on its three-hour outing, pulling the party onto the ice in a sledge behind a snowmobile.1 It is the only Muonio trip that states an age, and it runs on set days, so ask which.
For warmth or privacy: the heated tent
The small company’s tent has a wood-burning stove and room to fish indoors, and it takes private groups of two to five.2 Book it once its winter sales open.
For a price today: Ylläs
Forty-six minutes away, the campfire trip starts at 74 euros with a thermal outfit lent, and is sold for all ages.3 The walk onto Lake Ylläsjärvi is the other quick option.
For nothing: a rod of your own
One rod through lake ice needs no fishing fee in Finland.4 Stay off the river, whose rules are set out on ice fishing in Muonio. The Ylläs trips are compared on ice fishing in Ylläs.
Tours you can book
Priced per person
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)
Price not stated
Ice fishing from a heated tent, reached by snowmobile and sled
Run by Wildmaker Lapland
Price not stated
Length3–4 h
See it on the operator’s site(opens in a new tab)
Questions people ask
Which trip is shortest, for someone who gets cold quickly?
The walk onto Lake Ylläsjärvi, at an hour and a half, is the shortest priced trip within reach, and it lends winter clothing and serves a hot drink and a biscuit. In Muonio the heated tent is longer, three to four hours, but you can sit inside by a wood-burning stove, which matters more than the length if cold is the worry.
Is there a trip with food?
Several. The Levi trip with a heated wooden shelter serves hot salmon soup, for groups of up to eight, though not for children under six. The heated tent in Muonio offers lunch as an extra. The Ylläs campfire trip includes coffee and a snack by the fire, and the walk onto Lake Ylläsjärvi a hot drink and a biscuit.
Do we have to book in advance?
For the small Muonio company, yes: it says every programme must be booked in advance, and it opens its winter sales only closer to the season. The resort's outing runs on set days, so ask early which ones. The Ylläs trips are sold through a booking platform and the operator's own shop, where the calendar shows which days are still free.