You'll wild camp in twin-person tents in remote and serene locations. High-quality tents, sleeping bags and sleeping mats are provided. If the weather is nice you can also choose to forego the tent and sleep under the stars!

Packraft and wildcamp in Finland 

Packraft and wildcamp Finland 

The wilderness

You'll wild camp in twin-person tents in remote and serene locations. High-quality tents, sleeping bags and sleeping mats are provided. If the weather is nice you can also choose to forego the tent and sleep under the stars!

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No paddling or hiking experience needed, just the ability to swim and handle around 20km of relaxed paddling and some scenic hikes.

Finnish cuisine blends traditional and modern continental foods to create delicious and varied dining opportunities. Dishes commonly include fish, pork, beef or reindeer, as well as lots of vegetables and mushrooms. Typical meals include cabbage rolls, hearty stews, meatballs, and fish prepared in a number of ways. While camping, the food will be simple, hearty, healthy and fresh.
Vegetarian, vegan and other dietary requirements can all be catered for: just let your host know before arrival.

Packraft in Finland

Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the start time on Day 1 and book any flight that leaves after 17:00 on Day 4.

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Professional, English-speaking, wilderness guides

To and from the airport and everything in-between

All your packrafting and camping equipment

Travel deep into the aptly named land of a thousand lakes. Set up camp by Lake Kovero, review the plan for the weekend and enjoy a delicious dinner around a flickering campfire.

Lake Kovero, Helvetinjärvi National Park, Finland 

The land of a thousand lakes

Day 1

After a safety briefing, spend the day paddling the scenic Lake Kovero surrounded by dense forests and pale rock formations. At one point you'll deflate your craft and portage it across a narrow isthmus to the adjacent Lake Luoma. Set up camp on the shoreline and enjoy a peaceful evening exploring the area, before lighting the fire and sitting down for a well-earned meal.

Packraft and Wild Camp Finland 

Packraft and Wildcamp Finland

Packcraft

Day 2

Wake up in the heart of the Finnish wilderness and paddle and hike along a chain of small lakes to Helvetinkolu – an ancient crevasse that splits open the forest. Cook up a quick lunch around the campfire and then paddle the length of that water-filled crevasse, ending on the shores of Lake Haukkajärvi. Enjoy a final campfire on a dune beach and then watch the sun set over one of the best views in the park.

Miguel Virkkunen Carvalho from Lahti, Finland, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

The Helvetinkolu Gorge, Packraft and wild camp Finland

Lake Haukkajärvi

Day 3

Start the day with a traditional Finnish sauna right on the lake shore. Clean up, relax, take a refreshing dip in the clear water, enjoy lunch in the adjacent restaurant and then head back to Tampere Airport in time for your flight home.

Packraft and wildcamp Finland

Sauna and home

Day 4

Travel deep into the aptly named *land of a thousand lakes*. Set up camp by Lake Kovero, review the plan for the weekend and enjoy a delicious dinner around a flickering campfire.


After a safety briefing, spend the day paddling the scenic Lake Kovero surrounded by dense forests and pale rock formations. At one point you'll deflate your craft and portage it across a narrow isthmus to the adjacent Lake Luoma. Set up camp on the shoreline and enjoy a peaceful evening exploring the area, before lighting the fire and sitting down for a well-earned meal.


Wake up in the heart of the Finnish wilderness and paddle and hike along a chain of small lakes to Helvetinkolu – an ancient crevasse that splits open the forest. Cook up a quick lunch around the campfire and then paddle the length of that water-filled crevasse, ending on the shores of Lake Haukkajärvi. Enjoy a final campfire on a dune beach and then watch the sun set over one of the best views in the park.

Start the day with a traditional Finnish sauna right on the lake shore. Clean up, relax, take a refreshing dip in the clear water, enjoy lunch in the adjacent restaurant and then head back to Tampere Airport in time for your flight home.

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Packraft and Wild Camp in Finland's Thousand Lakes

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Travel across 'The Land of a Thousand Lakes' and through the Helvetinjärvi National Park in small, lightweight packrafts

Stop at the famous Helvetinkolu Crevasse, the unique Haukanhieta dune beach, a lakeside sauna and more

Wild camp in complete peace and quiet and as far away from light pollution as it gets

Travel across 'The Land of a Thousand Lakes' and through the Helvetinjärvi National Park in small, lightweight packrafts


Stop at the famous Helvetinkolu Crevasse, the unique Haukanhieta dune beach, a lakeside sauna and more

Wild camp in complete peace and quiet and as far away from light pollution as it gets

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Packraft and Wild Camp in Finland's Thousand Lakes

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DIFFICULTY

Similar Trips

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EXPERT LOCAL
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YOUR MONEY
IS SAFE

TOTAL
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A COMPANY YOU CAN
ACTUALLY TRUST