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Ice fishing with children in Pyhä-Luosto: the youngest, the cold and the journey

A lone angler with a short rod standing on a wide frozen lake beside a stool and a bag

Illustration photo: ice fishing, not in Pyhä-Luosto.

Lapland Handbook Staff How we research this

The short answer

With a toddler, book the snowmobile trip from Luosto: it is the only one that states a youngest age, takes children from two in a sled behind the guide and lends the warm clothing. With children of school age and a car, the two trips on Lake Pyhäjärvi are shorter, and the one with a fire gives a child somewhere to warm up.

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.

By snowmobile from LuostoOperator's trip, PyhäjärviRanch, Pyhäjärvi
Youngest 2 Not stated Not stated
How a small child gets there In a sled behind the guide With you, by car With you, by car
Starts Sat, Mon, Thu 14:00 9:10, 10:00 or 14:00 Not stated
Winter clothing Included Not included Not included

Nothing is marked, because the right trip depends on the age of the youngest child and whether the family has a car and its own winter clothing.

Where these figures come from
  • By snowmobile from Luosto: Three hours, with small children pulled in a sled behind the guide's snowmobile.
  • Operator's trip, Pyhäjärvi: Two hours at a relaxed pace on Lake Pyhäjärvi, with a child's ticket and warm drinks.
  • Ranch, Pyhäjärvi: Two hours on the same lake with an open fire to warm up by and snacks.

For a family the ice fishing trips around Pyhä and Luosto differ most in how a small child gets onto the ice.

Behind a snowmobile

Lapland Safaris’ trip from Luosto sets the youngest children in a sled that the guide pulls behind a snowmobile.1

On Lake Pyhäjärvi

Kairankutsu calls its two hours on the lake family-friendly and relaxed,2 and LuckyRanch keeps a fire going there.3

What each trip costs a family is worked out on ice fishing prices in Pyhä-Luosto.

Tours you can book

Questions people ask

Do children get their own rod?

Both trips on Lake Pyhäjärvi include the fishing gear in the price, and the operator's own trip sells a ticket for children from four. None of the three says whether a family shares rods, so ask when you book if every child should have one.

What happens to the fish?

On the ranch's trip, a lucky catch can be cooked over the fire on the ice. The ranch names perch, whitefish and rainbow trout as the likely catch. The other two do not say, so ask whether you may keep the fish and whether it can be cleaned for you.

What should a child wear?

On the snowmobile trip the thermal outfit is part of the price. On the two trips on Lake Pyhäjärvi winter clothing is not included, so dress the children in wool under a windproof layer and bring spare mittens, because hands get wet at the hole.

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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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