Winter Activities in Ranua
Spend an active winter holiday in Finnish Lapland. We offer all our visitors a possibility to enjoy active winter holidays in middle of the most beautiful nature of Finland. You can book a wide variety of guided tours and activities from us and also rent equipment for independent winter activities.
Guided winter activities
In our selection you will find many guided activities, the majority of which are well suited for people of all ages and levels. The activity booking buttons take you to Johku’s online store, where the booking itself takes place. If you wish, you can also inquire and book activities by phone and email. It is also possible to book activities on site at the reception of our inn.
You can also contact our guide Antti: [email protected] or by phone/WhatsApp at +358406733345.
guided AuRORA HUNTING
Ranua is perfect place to witness the northern lights. You can often see them from our resort, but sometimes they are quite tricky. Local guide give you better chance to increase the probability with those amazing lights.
Our partner Lupland offers guided tours Ranua nearby, but also extreme tours up to 400 km from Ranua when you really want to see the lights, but conditions are hard.
Husky sledding safaris
Price from 80€ / person
Meet our own lovely huskies!
Husky sledding is probably the most popular winter activity in Lapland and we offer sleigh rides with our lovely fluffies. Our dogs enjoy really much when they can pull you around the snowy lakes. They love running so much!
Our routes start right in front of our resort, so this couldn’t be easier!
Reindeer farm visit
Price: 60€ / person
Visit a real reindeer farm in Ranua. The excursion includes a tour inside the reindeer farm with reindeer feeding, a short presentation about life in a reindeer farm, short reindeer sleigh ride (about 300m) and a coffee/juice/tea break inside a Lappish hut.
This winter activity is available from the beginning of November until end of March. The minimum amount of participants is two people (maximum 25). In case of no snow, the sleigh ride is replaced with traditional lasso throwing.
Guided ice fishing
Price: 79€ / person
A local instructor will guide anyone interested in ice fishing into the secrets of the sport and will show you the best fishing spots of lake Ranua. Lake Ranua is well-known for its catch security and all the possible fish catch can be prepared on-site for food. The trip can also include fire making and food at one of the local “laavus”, sledging, and a coffee/hot chocolate break at Arctic Fox Igloos.
The minimum amount of participants is two people. Price: starting from 79€ / person and the length of the excursion is 2 hours 30 minutes hours.
Guide: Antti Ilvesluoto, Lupland
Northern lights safari with Finnish horse
From: 100€ /person / 2 hours
Set out on a mystical excursion with a Finnish horse into a dark forest where, weather permitting, you can see the stars of the sky and the warps of northern lights. By a campfire we enjoy coffee and warm juice. If you like, you can also fry a sausage.
Snow mobile ride at lake Ranua
Price: 125€/ hour
Experience the thrill of speed snowmobiling on the ice of Lake Ranua . it’s a good way to enjoy the beautiful winter scenery of Ranua.
This safari can be arranged both day and night time. During clear nights it’s an ideal excursion for Northern lights search.
Guided snowshoeing
Price: 75€ /2,5 hours
Get to know to the surrounding nature in the most traditional way. Snowshoeing is a great way to take you to places that are otherwise impossible to reach during winter season.
The length of the excursion is two to three hours and the minimum amount of participants is four people.
Guide: Antti Ilvesluoto, Lupland
Photographing trip to Riisitunturi (Posio)
Price: 175€/person( six hours)
A photography trip to beautiful fell Riisitunturi in Posio With Ilpo Lepppänen Lapland Adventure & Hunting. Trip takes about 6 hours.
The minimum amount of participants is three people. The rate includes excursion, transports, hot drinks, sausage cooking and couple of pictures from the trip. .
Guided fatbike trip
Price: from 75€ / 3 hours
Fatbiking is an easy way to make headway into Finland´s nature in order to explore further away destinations. The diverse scenery transitions quickly and nicely while biking. In the winter,
bikers may use well-treaded tracks made in the snow to bike along. With favorable conditions, tourists are able to take stunning scenic photographs as a keepsake of their trip.
Independent winter activities
In addition to guided activities, Ranua, which is close to nature, also offers great opportunities for many winter activities in complete independence. On our blog page you will find a comprehensive text about what can you do in Ranua in winter. Below are also a few tips from us about activities that you can do independently in Ranua.
Ranua Zoo visit
Visiting the Ranua Wildlife Park is one of the highlights of most people’s holiday in Lapland. The visit is really easy to arrange independently as the zoo is only a five minutes drive away from us. You can also purchase tickets directly from us.
Gym exercising in Ranua
Single entry: 8€
Located in the center of the village of Ranua, Ranzo Wellness Center is a high-quality gym where you can work out with Fitnord Diamond weight training equipment and free weights. It is possible to buy one-time gym visits from the reception of our inn.
Cross-country skiing
Ranua is quite well known of its versatile cross-country ski tracks. The closest location for skiing is at lake Ranua, which is right next to the inn. The tracks maintained by the municipality run from all the way to Ranua Zoo and back. These tracks can be accessed from the center of the town, about one kilometer away from us.
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