NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY 
& ACTIVITY WEEK

The peaceful nature around you and relaxing and interesting activities are available for you in South Lapland. You will be out of busy cities, light pollution, and crowds in the area where you might meet someone if you are lucky enough! If you think that safety and sustainability are important values for you, this week will be made for you and your family.

Nature and winter are at their best in mid-winter. Trees are packed with a thick snow cover, and we have plenty of darkness around you for the greatest Northern lights shows of the year. We get you to the best places to capture the Auroras. Welcome to the pure South Lapland nature to enjoy snow activities, culture, and winter birds.

Ice-fishing boy with a dog in Syöte
Winter landscape in South Lapland
Northern Lights in Syöte Finland
Early winter morning in Syöte Finland
Huskysafari in Syöte Finland
Winter morning light in Syöte Finland
Crested tit in South Lapland
A crow and white-tailed eagle in winter
A red sunset and snow covered trees in Syöte Finland
Golden eagle in Oulanka National Park Finland
Husky safari in Syöte Finland

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY & ACTIVITY WEEK

FACTS AND ITINERARY

We think that relaxing, enjoying interesting activities, eating healthy food, and staying in safe wilderness conditions is the most healing way to enjoy a vacation in Finland! After this holiday, you are able to continue your everyday life relaxed and well-balanced.

On this trip, you will see different small wild birds and - if you are lucky - eagles. Golden eagles are living here, so you might see these big birds gliding silently above the white, untouched snowfields. We are going to spend one day on an unforgettable husky sledding tour in the beautiful taiga forest and hills! One of our special skills is to make wonderful meals by open fire. Make your wilderness holiday dreams come true on this tour!

  • Place: Syöte National Park, Northern Finland

  • Accommodation: In a Hotel, single or double room

  • Availability: On request 1.1.–31.3.

  • Dates: Ask for the date for a wonderful activity week in South Lapland!

  • Duration: 6 days, 5 nights

  • Number of participants: Min 2, max 7 persons

  • Price: 2380 €/person

  • Price includes: Return transport from Oulu Airport to Syöte, activities due to the program, guidance, meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), accommodation in twin rooms in own cabin, sauna and shower every day. (Optional accommodation for one night in a wildlife hide)

  • Price doesn’t include flights.

  • Equipment: Participants have their boots, winter clothing, warm underwear, etc., according to the cold weather. Please ask for the whole list of equipment after booking.

  • Equipment included in the price: Snowshoes, skis, sticks and skiing boots, and all other special equipment needed in the program.

  • By additional cost: Winter clothing, mittens, headwear, boots, 90 €/set/person/week. Aurora hunting by car 80€ / person. 2 days husky safari with overnight in a remote wilderness cottage.

  • Payment: Invoice, cash, credit card

  • Tour level: Intermediate. Previous skiing and trekking experience is not required. A moderate physical condition is desirable.

  • Languages: Finnish, English

  • Insurance: We require participants to have their own insurance for skiing and other outdoor activities in Finland and in arctic weather conditions.

  • Tour operator: Our tours are organized responsibly by Matexpro Oy, registered with the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) under registration number 322/21/Mj.

Husky-safari

ITINERARY

  • Arrive at Oulu Airport, where you meet your guide. Transport to Taigalampi Holiday House in Syöte hiking area by car. Transport time approximately 2 hours.

    Taigalampi Holiday House is a cozy log house in Syöte. House works for us as a base camp for this unforgettable wildlife adventure. There is homemade dinner waiting for us on the table with different local delicacies! Program briefing. To have a nice and safe adventure, we'll have basic info about clothing, accommodation and safety instructions for the week. Evening meal in dining room and accommodation in twin rooms. Sauna, maybe a dip to the fresh snow on a shore of the ice covered lake! Welcome to enjoy your arctic holiday!

  • Breakfast in dining room, introduction of the area. Making fire to the shore and ice fishing trip with snowshoes to the lake ice. Trip will take us to remote wilderness lake which gives a lot of small fish to silent and calm ice-fishers. Enjoy the sound of silence. Peaceful hiking trip with snowshoes after ice-fishing takes us to the fireplace. Picnic lunch by open fire.

    Hiking back to base camp. After relaxing and hot drink you will hear some exciting stories of our area. Photo exhibition in dining hall. Sauna, dinner.

  • After breakfast we take wide backcountry skis and start the excursion by car to quiet forests and fells. We may find some reindeer tracks, elks, and wolverines and might also see the rare lynx tracks.

    Skiing in old forest and on frozen lakes and bogs is really an amazing experience. Here you can feel the real wilderness and quiet nature around you. Lunch during the tour. Skiing back to car and transport Holiday House. Dinner and sauna.

  • Early breakfast at the base camp. Making a picnic lunch from the breakfast table and after that 2 hours transport to the wildlife hide in Oulanka National Park.

    Photographing and wildlife watching from a hide. Opportunities to see huge variety of wild small birds and also eagles. Transport back to the base camp. Sauna, dinner, accommodation. 

  • Breakfast at the base camp. Transport to the husky farm near the Taivalkoski village. The day will be spent with huskies driving and enjoying the white wilderness with your own dog pack!

    Safety instructions, driving lesson and couple of hours driving with friendly huskies. Picnic lunch during the tour. Pure fun and joy! Transport back to the base camp. Sauna, dinner, accommodation. Maybe possibility to photograph the magnificent Northern Lights! 

  • Departure day. Breakfast and transfer to the Oulu Airport or bus station.

We reserve all the rights to change the activities' order or the program's content due to the weather or other conditions.