Mums, Dads and Grandparents all get a go at driving the husky sled, after meeting the huskies. Children get to sit back and enjoy the ride onboard the sled as it whooshes along the snow. With the husky’s full of excitement, they just want to run and have fun.
Meet some of Rudolph’s reindeer friends and enjoy silently swishing through the trees of Saariselkä forest on your reindeer sleigh ride. Santa’s team of Christmas Eve reindeer led by Rudolf will be busy training in December; his friends always enjoy taking visitors to Lapland for a sleigh ride in the snow.
There is nothing more exhilarating than jumping on a toboggan and heading down the nearest slow for most children and visitors to Saariselkä are in for a treat. Visitors to Saariselkä whiz down the slope with Mums, Dads and children laughing and having fun come back for more and more…
Most children enjoy loud noises and going fast, children can ride time after time on these mini skidoos specially designed to be safe for youngsters. There is so much fun and excitement when children take the opportunity to try something different.
Challenge Santa’s helpers to a game of ice hockey and see who can become the snow champions. Santa’s team of helpers play snow hockey as much as they can when they get time and would love the challenge of playing against a visiting family or two.
Try your hand at the traditional Sami art of ice fishing. Drill a hole in the ice of the lake in Saariselkä forest to see if you can catch a Lapland fish, be patient though it may take some time for them to take a bite. As always if you catch a fish you then let him go again…