Christmas holiday in Lapland

This trip is ideal for families looking for a relaxed and personal getaway around Christmas including a visit to meet Santa in his own cosy cottage. We take you away from tour groups and tourist areas into the real Lapland. Together with our network of local, small-scale activity providers, we’ll help you make the most of your holiday.

Special Christmas activities are included in the programme as well as a festive celebration meal. If you wish to extend your stay additional activities like dog-sledding or visiting a Sámi reindeer herder and his reindeer are available to add on to the holiday. Wooden cross-country skis, kick-sledges and snowshoes are available to rent.

Let us know if you have any special requests and our team will do the best to arrange for them.

Accommodation: Your guesthouse accommodation is located in a small village, well off the beaten tourist track and surrounded by expansive forests, pristine lakes and mighty rivers. By December, the landscape is covered with white untouched snow. The winter light can be breathtaking and the Northern Lights often appear at this time of year.

The guesthouse is a timber building dating from the 1920’s which has been renovated with environmentally sustainable living in mind. There are four simple, yet elegant and comfortable, double rooms with shared bathrooms and sitting areas. There is a dining hall and group gathering rooms as well as quiet corners for reflection and relaxation. The guesthouse provides a calm and peaceful atmosphere and fits in well with the surrounding nature and community.

Cuisine: Meals and snacks are freshly prepared with the highest quality, organic, and local ingredients available. Root vegetables, grains and pulses form the basis of most meals. Small amounts of imported produce add variety. Coffee, tea and chocolate are fair-trade. Vegetarian, local wild meat or fish dishes and some kid’s favorites will be offered. We happily accommodate those with special diets with creatively prepared, fresh food.

Organic produce: Meals at the retreat guesthouse are lovingly prepared with over 90% organic ingredients. The guesthouse has its own organic garden which provides herbs and a portion of the root vegetables used in the kitchen. Grown under the midnight sun, the herbs and vegetables are full of great flavour and high in life energy.