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Activity Kaunispää, Saariselkä

Ski Saariselkä

An activity in Kaunispää, Saariselkä, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 3 hours. Best time to go: Afternoon.

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Why go

Floodlit downhill slopes and a sledding run on the sides of Kaunispää, a few minutes from the village.

It is one of 7 curated places we feature in Saariselkä, alongside 2 activities, 2 outdoor spots and 1 place for a drink. The closest of our other picks is Kaunispää, 0.9 km away as the crow flies.

Type
Activity · Adventure
Neighborhood
Kaunispää
Price
$$
Time needed
3 hr
Best time
Afternoon

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Saariselkä, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Kaunispää

    438-metre fell above the village with a summit restaurant, ski slopes and an open northern horizon for auroras.

    Outdoors · 0.9 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Holiday Club Saariselkä Spa

    Spa hotel in the village centre with indoor pools, slides and saunas open to day visitors.

    Activity · 1.8 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Teerenpesä

    Restaurant and pub in the centre of Saariselkä village, a warm stop between aurora checks.

    Drinks · 2.0 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Kiilopää

    Fell centre run by the Finnish outdoor association Suomen Latu, with ski and snowshoe trails and a lakeside smoke sauna.

    Activity · 9.0 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort

    Resort of glass igloos and log cabins south of Saariselkä, known for watching auroras from bed.

    Stay · 12 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Urho Kekkonen National Park

    One of Finland's largest national parks, with groomed ski trails, wilderness huts and open fells east of Saariselkä.

    Outdoors · 25 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Ski Saariselkä is a stop on our Rovaniemi, Saariselkä & Helsinki route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

When to go

Average daily highs in Saariselkä run from -11°C in January to 17°C in July; July is usually the wettest month. For Ski Saariselkä itself, we suggest: Afternoon.

Modelled monthly averages for Saariselkä from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Saariselkä weather by month.

Getting there

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Coordinates
68.42787, 27.45757
Destination
Saariselkä, Finland

Ski Saariselkä: quick answers

How much time do you need at Ski Saariselkä?

Plan on about 3 hours at Ski Saariselkä. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Ski Saariselkä?

Our pick: Afternoon. Insider tip: Slopes are lit, so skiing works through the polar-night afternoons.

Which TripsCircle routes include Ski Saariselkä?

Ski Saariselkä appears on Rovaniemi, Saariselkä & Helsinki, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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