The 2 Best Cooking Classes in Rovaniemi

1.Lappish Cooking Master Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $162Our pick

Leave Rovaniemi at 3 pm for a cottage about 30 minutes away. With a group of up to eight, you’ll learn traditional creamy salmon soup from Elena, then eat it with homemade berry pie. Pickup, an English-speaking host, and a mobile ticket are included.

“What an experience to be able to learn how to prepare a traditional Finnish meal. Our host was truly amazing and very welcoming. We were picked up at our hotel and went to a cabin in the woods located on Tahtamalmapi lake. Our driver was filled with “fun facts” and was able to answer all of our questions. Our host surprised us with homemade blueberry pie and a variety of beverages for us besides the salmon soup we prepared under her guidance. This was a great afternoon and does not take up your whole day. Highly recommend this excursion.”

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2.Arctic Fishing & Open Fire Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $188

Spend about five hours with an English-speaking guide on Lake Inari, learning ice-fishing skills, checking submerged nets, and preparing fish soup in a Lappish tipi. Guides such as Sonja and Juhanni add local know-how, with optional sauna or ice swimming at the end.

“We did two activities in Inari and both were perfect! The first one was the ice fishing experience with our guide Juhanni, and the second one was Inari Day with Ossi. Both Juhanni and Ossi are remarkable, great cook and are super super informative and helpful. I still remember the amazing fish soup and Juhanni made and reindeer stew that Ossi made for us. We experienced some issue during our ice fishing day (the net was stuck in the ice and we couldn't pull it to get the fish out), but Juhanni tried his best and finally after some trial and error, we managed to get 3 fishes from the…”

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