Private Snowshoeing Tour in Pyhätunturi: Learn & Explore Lapland

Walk into untouched snow with snowshoes and a guide who knows the terrain.

A private guided snowshoeing tour in Pyhätunturi, Lapland, where you learn the technique from a local guide, walk through the snowy wilderness looking for animal tracks, and warm up by a campfire with hot drinks and a meal made from local ingredients. No prior snowshoeing experience is needed. The guide teaches you the correct form, and modern lightweight snowshoes with adjustable bindings fit most winter boots. Children are welcome from age 6.

The experience

How do you get into the deep snow without sinking? On this tour, a local guide teaches you to snowshoe properly so you can walk across the untouched wilderness around Pyhätunturi with confidence. The modern lightweight snowshoes have adjustable bindings that work with your own winter boots, so there's no need to buy or rent separate footwear. The guide shows you the technique before you head out, and no earlier experience is required.

Once you're moving through the landscape, the tour becomes about what you notice: animal tracks pressed into the snow, the quiet of the Lapland wilderness, the way the terrain opens up when you're not stuck to a marked path. You'll spend roughly three hours walking and exploring the Pyhätunturi area, which has the kind of varied ground that makes snowshoeing worthwhile. Partway through, you stop at a campfire where the guide prepares a light meal made from local ingredients and serves hot tea or berry juice to warm you from the inside.

The whole thing is private to you or your group, so the pace and the stops are yours to shape. A local guide leads the way and handles the route, the fire and the meal, so you're free to focus on the snow, the silence and the movement.

What’s included

• Modern lightweight snowshoes with adjustable bindings and poles.
• instruction in snowshoeing technique from a local guide.
• a light meal made from local ingredients prepared at a campfire.
• warm drinks (tea or hot berry juice).
• a private guided experience in the Pyhätunturi area.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 11:00 and 15:00Last departure this season: 31 Oct

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (6 to 11 years) · Under 6: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Finnish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 6 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearbyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Taste Of Outdoors

Is this one for you?This is a private tour, so the guide adjusts the pace and route to your group's comfort level. If you want to learn snowshoeing and explore the wilderness without the structure of a fixed group itinerary, the private format lets you shape the day. The three-hour length fits a morning or afternoon slot without consuming your whole day in Lapland.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Finnish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 11 years). Children under 6 can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

Do I need to have snowshoed before to join this tour?

No earlier experience is needed. Your guide teaches you the correct snowshoeing technique at the start, and the modern lightweight snowshoes have adjustable bindings that fit most winter or hiking boots so you can wear your own footwear.

What happens if the weather turns cold or the snow is deep?

The tour runs in the Pyhätunturi area, which has varied terrain suited to winter activities. You'll be moving the whole time, and the guide stops partway through to warm you by a campfire with hot drinks and a meal made from local ingredients.

What's included in the meal at the campfire?

You get a light meal made from local ingredients prepared by the guide at the campfire, plus warm drinks: tea or hot berry juice. Both are included in the tour price.

How long does the whole tour take?

The tour runs for three hours. It includes time to learn the snowshoeing technique, walk through the Pyhätunturi wilderness, and stop for the campfire meal and drinks.