Private husky tour in Salla: one group at a time
Illustration photo: dogs in harnesses in the mountains, not in Salla.
The short answer
Book the family kennel if you want the dogs, the guide and the trail to your own party: it runs one group at a time and takes as few as two. A party of four or more that wants the lent winter clothing can ask the wilderness park whether a departure can be held for it alone. For a ride longer than two hours, ask the kennel what it can arrange.
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.
| Family kennel | Wilderness park | |
|---|---|---|
| Sold as private | Yes – one group at a time | No |
| Group size | 2 to 6 | 4 to 20 |
| Winter clothing | Your own | Lent |
| Longer rides | By appointment | 4 h and 5–6 h sold |
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Family kennel
- Sold as private
- Yes – one group at a time
- Group size
- 2 to 6
- Winter clothing
- Your own
- Longer rides
- By appointment
Sold only as a private ride, one group of two to six at a time, in your own warm clothes.
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Wilderness park
- Sold as private
- No
- Group size
- 4 to 20
- Winter clothing
- Lent
- Longer rides
- 4 h and 5–6 h sold
Scheduled departures for four to twenty guests, with the winter clothing lent and not sold as private.
Highlighted figures are the best in that row: one group at a time. Only the private listing is marked, because it is the one sold to a single group. Prices for both are on the husky price page for Salla.
Where these figures come from
- Family kennel sallanhuskyt.fi read Sep 27, 2026
- Wilderness park sallawildernesspark.fi read Sep 27, 2026
- Family kennel: Sold only as a private ride, one group of two to six at a time, in your own warm clothes.
- Wilderness park: Scheduled departures for four to twenty guests, with the winter clothing lent and not sold as private.
In Salla a private husky ride is the product itself rather than an extra, and it comes from a small kennel rather than the park in the village.
The family kennel
Sallan Huskyt runs its Siberian huskies from a farm about five kilometres from the village. It takes one group of two to six at a time, gives a driving lesson, and sends you about ten kilometres with a half-hour stop at a hut halfway. Longer runs of four hours or more are arranged by appointment.1
A group at the park
Salla Wilderness Park sells its rides to groups of four to twenty and lends the winter clothing.2 A party large enough to fill a departure can ask whether it will run for them alone, but the park does not sell that as private.
The shared rides are compared on the best husky tour in Salla.
Tours you can book
A private two-hour husky ride for one small group at a time
Run by Sallan Huskyt
From €125per person
Length2 h
See it on the operator’s site(opens in a new tab)A two-hour husky safari, taking turns to drive and ride
Run by Salla Wilderness Park
From €138per person
Length2 h
See it on the operator’s site(opens in a new tab)
Questions people ask
How do we book the family kennel?
By appointment, through the contact form on its site, by e-mail or by phone; there is no calendar to book from. Give your dates, the size of your group and the ages of any children, and ask for a time. Its page says it prefers payment by the common credit cards.
What should we wear, if nothing is lent?
Dress as for a long winter walk and then some: wool next to the skin, a warm mid layer, a windproof outer layer, winter boots with room for thick socks, mittens over thin gloves, a hat and a neck warmer. Driving a sled is active, but the stop at the hut halfway is spent standing and sitting still.
Can we stay longer at the hut?
Probably, since nobody else's timetable depends on it, but ask when you book rather than on the trail. The hut has a fire where you can cook your own food, so bring something to grill if you want to make a meal of the stop, and tell the kennel so it can plan the dogs' rest around it.