The 15 Hikes & Treks in Rovaniemi That Earn Their Price

1.Hiking and Snowshoeing Adventure in Lapland

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 753 reviews · 3 hours · from $104Our pick

Join a three-hour guided hike through Rovaniemi’s snowy forest and possibly across a frozen lake. Your guide fits the snowshoes, leads the route, explains local nature, and stops for photos. Warm winter clothing, boots, hot blueberry juice, and gingerbread are included.

“I enjoyed so much this activity. I 100% recommend if you want to learn, if you love hiking and if you want to have beautiful pictures with the Rovaniemi nature. Nice guides.”

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2.Lapland Ski Trekking Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 224 reviews · 4 hours · from $128

Leave Rovaniemi for a four-hour ski trek through the Taiga forest. Your English-speaking guide, such as Atanas, Aina, Maca, or Emily, adjusts the route to your ability, teaches backcountry technique, and serves hot drinks, sausages, or sweet snacks by a fire.

“This was a really challenging activity for beginners, but our amazing guide, Eniko (I hope that’s how you spell his name!), made all the difference! He was incredibly patient, offering constant support, reassurance, and words of encouragement that helped us push through. Even though I wasn’t able to fully complete the trek, i still had an amazing time. The scenery was breathtaking, and the area he took us to was absolutely stunning. The experience was made even better with a cozy campfire, veggie sausages, and delicious snacks—a perfect way to warm up after the trek! Thank you, Eniko, for making this such a memorable and enjoyable adventure. Highly recommend this…”

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3.Hiking in Riisitunturi National Park with Photographer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews · 8 hours · from $222Top rated

Travel from Rovaniemi to Riisitunturi National Park for a guided 5-kilometre hike through snow-covered Arctic scenery. Your English or Spanish-speaking guide handles the route, lunch, and photography, then sends edited photos after the tour. Groups are limited to eight.

“Insane!!! Everyone needs to go here!!!!!!!! Most magical place I’ve ever travelled on earth!!!!!!!!!!”

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4.Korouoma Frozen Waterfalls Hike & Hot BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 90 reviews · 7 hours · from $140

Travel 110 kilometers from Rovaniemi to Korouoma Canyon for a four-hour guided winter hike among frozen waterfalls and ice walls. Guides such as Toni, Paul, and Santiago have led the walk with care and local stories. Winter boots, thermal clothing, transport, and a campfire meal are included.

“Our guide Paul is very professional, considerate and open-minded. He can literally care everyone’s feelings and talk to everyone. It’s also worth mentioning he can take nice photos with skills and patience. The scenery is just amazing and you don’t need a long distance walk. Also it’s not that cold as I imagined since walking really energizes us.”

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5.Hike to Frozen Waterfalls of Korouoma Including BBQ Lunch from Rovaniemi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 84 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $108

Travel from Rovaniemi to Korouoma for a snowy forest hike past frozen waterfalls, canyons, and icicles. Thermal clothing, a campfire BBQ, blueberry tea, hotel pickup, and English commentary are included. The route can be steep and icy, so take your time and wear sturdy footwear.

“There were 4 of us on our tour. Our tour guide Malcom (aka ‘Malc’) was friendly and seemed very knowledgeable about Northern Lights. Unfortunately, Malc was clearly not very experienced in the Korouoma Waterfalls tour that we were doing. He entered the incorrect destination address into his GPS and drove for another 1.5 hours beyond where we were due to stop. With only 4 hours of daylight in Rovaniemi at this time of year, we had wasted precious daylight hours with that error. Malc was apologetic and promised to get us to the waterfalls and ‘make up for it’ albeit a little dark. Not 2km down the road, we then…”

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6.Korouoma Canyon Frozen Waterfalls Hike & Private Teepee BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · 7 hours · from $182

Travel from Rovaniemi to Korouoma Canyon for a guided winter hike of about 5 kilometers. Guides such as Michael, Alex, and Elias provide safety tips and local stories before you warm up in a private teepee with grilled sausages and a hot drink.

“Brilliant tour. Two excellent guides/drivers/chefs in Alex and Elias who were able to give us lots of information. The views and surroundings were stunning and it was a really enjoyable 5km hike.”

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7.Rovaniemi Korouoma Canyon Hike and Barbecue Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $167

Travel from Rovaniemi to Korouoma Canyon for a guided 4 to 6 km hike through snowy forest and past dramatic frozen waterfalls. English-speaking guides such as Nil and Jose lead small groups of up to eight, followed by a barbecue in the wild. Pickup is offered, and the outing lasts about seven hours.

“Precioso recorrido por la naruraleza, vi cascadas heladas y paisajes llenos de nieve. Todo parecia una postal. Jose fue excelente guia, amable y atento en todo momento. Mis hijos de 4,6 y 8 años disfrutaron mucho, jugaron con la nieve y de deslizaron.Lo recomiendo 100%.”

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8.Vikaköngäs Forest Hiking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 41 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $123

You’ll spend 2.5 hours exploring Vikaköngäs near Rovaniemi with an English-speaking guide and a small group of up to eight. Expect a 1 to 2 km forest walk, rocky gorges, lakes, a wooden hanging bridge, and blueberry juice in a traditional kota.

“The communication with the company was poor. The guide was good but the rest was definitely not worth the price. Walking 4km in a free park. The bbq consists of 2 slices of bread and 2 sausages with 2 biscuits. Definitely not worth the money. Yet again the guide was good but not worth the price.”

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9.Korouoma Frozen Waterfalls Hiking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $155

Leave Rovaniemi at 8:30 am for Korouoma Canyon, where guide Alex leads an easy-to-moderate hike to three frozen waterfalls. Expect about six hours, roughly 7 kilometers on foot, a Lappish-style barbecue, hotel pickup from select locations, and a small-group outing in English.

“We went with guide Alex. A very friendly man, takes the time, telling important things about the nature in Korouoma Park and the frozen Waterfalls and Canyon. It's about a 7 Kilometer Trip and halfway we get a barbecue and the woman trying to make some Fire. We were with 3 Persons and one Guide and travelling by Car. We have enjoyed it very much and should do it once again when We should come to this Place. We can highly recommand it. Gregor and Karin from Holland”

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10.Vaattunki Hiking Arctic Circle Trail

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 30 reviews · 3 hours · from $104

Set out from Rovaniemi with an English-speaking guide for a family-friendly walk through Lapland’s forests, marshes, and Vaattunkiköngäs Falls. The guide adjusts the route to your group, then serves warm drinks and sausages, with vegetarian and vegan options available on request.

“We had a fantastic hiking trip. We were amazed by the beautiful and special Lappish wilderness and enjoyed our walk at a fair pace where everyone were comfortable. We had an exceptional guide with us, who was knowledgeable about nature, a good story teller, and really nice company. I recommend this trip for all nature lovers; it is accessible even for those not used to hiking and the break in the middle with bonfire, snacks and warm drinks made it just perfect.”

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11.Winter Wonderland Hike with a Hot Drink

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 28 reviews · 6 hours · from $282

Leave Rovaniemi for a six-hour winter hike through snow-covered Lapland. Small groups of up to nine follow a scenic route with a guide speaking English, French, Spanish, Catalan, or Persian. Expect steep-free walking, a hot drink, cookies, and time for photos.

“Merci à Robin pour cette merveilleuse excursion. Les paysages sont juste magique, vous pourrez profiter d’un calme plat dans ces forêts et d’une vue incroyable.”

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12.Ski Trekking Safari in Lapland

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $131

You’ll leave Rovaniemi with a professional guide, warm clothing, boots, and backcountry skis for a gentle trip into Taiga forest and snowy open country. Expect about 1 to 1.5 hours on skis, followed by Finnish campfire snacks, coffee, tea, and a barbecue.

“The guide was very nice and friendly but also inexperienced. I believe winter is a peak season and companies hire just anyone to conduct the tour. We went with ski to a lake which was slushy and one participant fell into a hole. Then guide wanted to take the group to forest but failed to guide us there. So all in all, it was more of a checklist crossed but wouldn't suggest this tour.”

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13.Vikakongas Hike: Nature and Silence

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 14 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $141

Travel from Rovaniemi to the Vikakongas trail for a 3.6-kilometer guided forest walk, a hanging bridge over the rapids, and a high viewpoint. Your English, French, or Spanish-speaking guide leads the route, then serves hot tea, coffee, and biscuits by the fire.

“Poco preparada no había explicación y apenas interacción por parte del guía”

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14.Winter Wonderland Vikaköngäs Hiking Tour & BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $123

Join a guide such as Mou, Denys, Anita, or David for a three-hour Vikaköngäs winter hike from Rovaniemi. Expect snowy forest trails, a bridge, wide views, a 4 to 5 km walk, thermal suits, crampons, and a campfire BBQ in a group of up to eight.

“We had great time. Great landscape, and view. All was orgenizes perfectly. The loop was easy most of the time and the fact that we where 8 participants was great”

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15.Auttiköngäs Waterfalls Hike Tour & Barbeque

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $158

Join Arctic GM Experiences OY for a six-hour, small-group outing from Rovaniemi to Auttiköngäs Nature Trail. An English-speaking guide, including Anouar on some departures, leads you past forests, bridges, and waterfalls before a fireside barbecue with grilled sausages, snacks, and drinks.

“We had a super nice Trip with Anouar! He was super kind and explained a lot of things throughout the tour. We absolutely recommened the tour!”

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