Cross country skiing holiday in Norway
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
The owner of our accommodation in Karasjok, Mr Sven Engholm, is a very experienced outdoors man and he has a genuine and heartfelt relationship to the environment. His lodge is built up and decorated by Sven entirely with natural materials, creating a unique atmosphere. You will find wood burners in all cabins and a wood heated sauna. All the foods served at the lodge are purchased locally.
Maximum group size on this holiday is 8 people. A small group like this leaves a smaller footprint in nature and a larger footprint in your heart. During the trip you will be shown how to travel in a sustainable way in the arctic and how to minimize your impact on the fragile environment. In total this expedition produces very little carbon emissions, however to compensate for the emissions produced by we purchase UN approved climate certificates. To reduce the total footprint of our activities we encourage our guests to use public transportation where ever this is possible and to offset their carbon emissions produced by travelling to Finnmark.
The Finnmark Plateau is a very tidy and clean environment and we will leave no litter behind during the expedition, leaving the Plateau in the same condition as it was when we arrived. You will be advised about how to handle litter on the trip and we will sort our waste into the categories paper and cardboard, glass and metal, organic waste, plastic, special waste and residue waste. We will bring it all with us to Karasjok where it will be recycled accordingly. We practice a precautionary policy to avoid accidental damage to threatened organisms that we do not have detailed knowledge about.
Community
Karasjok is the Norwegian capital of the Sami people. Our accommodation in Karasjok is situated 6 kilometres from the town centre and is a locally driven lodge with husky dogs and a very special atmosphere. In Karasjok you can visit the Sami Parliament and get a guided tour there or you can visit the Sami museum, buy traditional Sami handcraft products or visit the local knife smith. Much of the foods we use are produced locally and all purchases are also done locally.
On this expedition we will be skiing through areas that are important winter habitats for reindeers. Therefore we have established good communication with local reindeer herders and the rout can be slightly changed to avoid disturbing reindeer herds.
We donate 2% of the total turnover coming from this holiday to our environment fund. The purpose of the fund is to contribute to conservation of local environment and historical cultural values (and traditions), primarily in the areas affected by our activities. The purpose is also to contribute to increased knowledge about Norwegian nature and about Norwegian and Sami culture and history. The fund will also contribute to other good local environmental projects.
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