You’ll stay in a twin-room at the Kilpisjärvi Hiking Centre. Amenities include showers, free Wi-Fi, a restaurant, sauna and hiking gear shop.

Kilpisjärvi

You’ll stay in simple huts deep in the Finnish wilderness. Huts have no electricity and only basic amenities but the locations are unbelievable. You can also stay in a tent for a night if you'd prefer.
Please note that since this is a remote wilderness tour, some changes to the itinerary are possible on the location due to weather conditions. Therefore thr group will carry tents, sleeping bags and sleeping mattresses as a safety precaution.

Tadeáš Gregor, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Meekonjärvi wilderness hut, Arctic Circle Ski Expedition 

Pihtsusjärvi wilderness hut in winter, Arctic Circle Ski Expedition

The Wilderness

You’ll stay in a twin-room at the Kilpisjärvi Hiking Centre. Amenities include showers, free Wi-Fi, a restaurant, sauna and hiking gear shop.

You’ll stay in simple huts deep in the Finnish wilderness. Huts have no electricity and only basic amenities but the locations are unbelievable. You can also stay in a tent for a night if you'd prefer.

Please note that since this is a remote wilderness tour, some changes to the itinerary are possible on the location due to weather conditions. Therefore thr group will carry tents, sleeping bags and sleeping mattresses as a safety precaution.

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This is a true wilderness challenge, so you’ll need cross-country skiing experience and a decent level of fitness.

At Kilpisjärvi, you’ll enjoy continental buffet dinners and breakfasts. Out in the wilderness access to fresh foods is quite limited, so meals are typically dehydrated expedition food.
Vegetarian, vegan and most other dietary requirements can be accommodated.

Arctic Ski Expedition

You’ll be picked up from Tromsø airport at 19:15 on Day 1, and dropped back at the airport at 09:00 on Day 8.

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2 nights in a cabin and 5 nights in wilderness huts

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Fischer E109 Easyskin Xtralite skis and Rottefella NNN BC bindings

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2 nights in a cabin and 5 nights in wilderness huts

To and from the airport and everything in-between

Fischer E109 Easyskin Xtralite skis and Rottefella NNN BC bindings

Fly into Tromso – the Paris of the north - and cross the border into Lapland and the remote village of Kilpisjärvi. Once you've settled into your cabin and gone through your gear, meet the rest of your team for dinner.

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A view towards Saana fell from Kilpisjärvi Nature Centre, Arctic Circle Ski Expedition

To Lapland

Day 1

Strap on a pair of Nordic Skis and follow the snowmobile tracks up the fells. It won't take long before you lose phone reception and that’s how it will stay for the rest of the week! Take lunch from thermoses provided en route, and then continue on to the Kuonjarjoki wilderness hut. This will be a relatively hard day due to the distance and elevation gain, but the powder is always good and the skiing worth it. Tonight, you can either sleep in the hut or try your hand at camping outside.

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Kuonjarjoki wilderness hut

Day 2

Continue through the beautiful, snow-covered Arctic landscape to the next hut, this time located just 10km from the famous Halti Fell. Descend below the treeline for lunch and stop by a cascade for a drink of fresh mountain water before spending the night on the shore of Lake Pihtsus.

The Pihtsusjärvi hut

Day 3

Ski to the Halti hut in time for lunch and then leave most of your gear, except for a daypack, before continuing up Halti Fell - the highest point in Finland (1,324m). Follow a fast powder route back down and settle into your hut for the night.

Tadeáš Gregor, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Arctic Circle Ski Expedition

Halti hut

Day 4

Follow a flat route back to Kilpisjärv and then on to the scenic Meekonjärvi Hut in time for a hot dinner and some much needed down time.

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Meekonjärvi Hut

Day 5

Enjoy your penultimate day of skiing by tackling the trail-less landscape between fells - the perfect way to complete your Arctic experience. Ski through wide canyons surrounded by magnificent scenery and end the day at the Termisjärvi Wilderness Hut.

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Termisjärvi Wilderness Hut

Day 6

Ski out of the wilderness and follow the snowmobile tracks back to Kilpisjärvi. Enjoy a farewell dinner with your team at the Kilpisjärven Hiking Centre and then spend your final evening at the sauna before heading to the local pub for a well-deserved beer.

Back to Kilpisjärvi

Day 7

Enjoy a last breakfast at the Kilpisjärven Retkeilykeskus and then head back to Tromso and home.

Back to the airport and home

Day 8

Fly into Tromso – the Paris of the north - and cross the border into Lapland and the remote village of Kilpisjärvi. Once you've settled into your cabin and gone through your gear, meet the rest of your team for dinner.


Strap on a pair of Nordic Skis and follow the snowmobile tracks up the fells. It won't take long before you lose phone reception and that’s how it will stay for the rest of the week! Take lunch from thermoses provided en route, and then continue on to the Kuonjarjoki wilderness hut. This will be a relatively hard day due to the distance and elevation gain, but the powder is always good and the skiing worth it. Tonight, you can either sleep in the hut or try your hand at camping outside.


Continue through the beautiful, snow-covered Arctic landscape to the next hut, this time located just 10km from the famous Halti Fell. Descend below the treeline for lunch and stop by a cascade for a drink of fresh mountain water before spending the night on the shore of Lake Pihtsus.


Ski to the Halti hut in time for lunch and then leave most of your gear, except for a daypack, before continuing up Halti Fell - the highest point in Finland (1,324m). Follow a fast powder route back down and settle into your hut for the night.


Follow a flat route back to Kilpisjärv and then on to the scenic Meekonjärvi Hut in time for a hot dinner and some much needed down time.


Enjoy your penultimate day of skiing by tackling the trail-less landscape between fells - the perfect way to complete your Arctic experience. Ski through wide canyons surrounded by magnificent scenery and end the day at the Termisjärvi Wilderness Hut.


Ski out of the wilderness and follow the snowmobile tracks back to Kilpisjärvi. Enjoy a farewell dinner with your team at the Kilpisjärven Hiking Centre and then spend your final evening at the sauna before heading to the local pub for a well-deserved beer.

Enjoy a last breakfast at the Kilpisjärven Retkeilykeskus and then head back to Tromso and home.


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Ski hut-to-hut through the Käsivarsi wilderness and reach the highest point in Finland

Traverse the Arctic fells of Finland – an extremely remote area of untouched wilderness

Master Nordic skis and use them to travel to frozen waterfalls and search for Arctic wildlife

Chase the incredible Northern Lights – wildfire in the sky

Traverse the Arctic fells of Finland – an extremely remote area of untouched wilderness

Master Nordic skis and use them to travel to frozen waterfalls and search for Arctic wildlife 

Chase the incredible Northern Lights – wildfire in the sky

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