11 Ylläs Tours Worth Booking

1.Snowmobile Tour to Arctic Snow Village & Snack

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 37 reviews · 3h 30m · from $228Our pick

Ride about 25 km by snowmobile from Ylläsjärvi to Lapland’s Snow Village, where you’ll explore themed snow rooms, ice sculptures, a chapel, and a frozen restaurant. Guides such as Gilles and Margaux lead in English. Warm clothing, transfers, a drink, and doughnut are included.

“Merci à Elie et Elena pour ce tour vraiment sympa. On a même vu un renne durant la promenade en moto-neige. Je recommande”

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2.Seeking Northern Lights Photo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 32 reviews · 4 hours · from $140

From Ylläs, you’ll ride about 200 kilometers through Lapland with an English-speaking photographer-guide, stopping at promising aurora locations. Expect dark-sky photo tips, playful light effects, hot drinks, gingerbread, legends, and a link to your evening’s photographs. Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included.

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3.Snowmobiling ABC

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 29 reviews · 2 hours · from $148

Safartica’s two-hour Ylläs safari teaches you snowmobile basics before a roughly 15-kilometre ride through snowy forests, frozen lakes, and swamps. You share a machine with one other person, stop for a hot drink and sweet bite, and receive winter clothing and transfers.

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4.Forest Hike with Snowshoes

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 27 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $101

Start in Ylläsjärvi and learn snowshoeing on a 2 to 3 kilometer forest walk toward a frozen marsh. Your English-speaking guide points out animal tracks, then builds a fire for hot drinks and biscuits. Transfers and winter clothing are included.

“The group was quite large with 20 people, even the guides said it was one of the biggest they had experienced. We were glad to be able to roam around freely. The guide was informative but did not wait to share the information until the group was complete so others might not have heard his stories. We enjoyed it but did consider it would have been perfectly fine to do without a guide.”

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5.Wilderness Snowmobile Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 23 reviews · 6 hours · from $299

Spend six hours riding two to a snowmobile through Ylläs wilderness, crossing frozen rivers, lakes, swamps, and snowy hills. Safartica provides transfers, winter clothing, instruction, lunch, hot drinks, and an English-speaking guide. Drivers need to be 18 or older with a valid B license.

“Merci à Gabin notre super guide qui a pris le temps pour nous, était serviable investi et bienveillant! superbe tour de plus de 60 km, magnifique paysage. Gabin est aussi un super chef :) sa soupe était au top et le café pleins de surprises. Superbe journée et super rencontre, tout le meilleur !”

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6.Northern Lights Ice-Floating Experience with Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $146Top rated

Put on a full-body rescue suit, walk to an ice hole on a small Lapland lake, and float safely in the dark Arctic air. An English-speaking guide explains each step. Afterward, warm up by a campfire with hot drinks while watching for stars and the Northern Lights.

“Esperienza bellissima e inusuale. Guide molto cortesi. Prezzo un po’ alto, ma come tutte le attività in Lapponia. La consiglio.”

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7.Snowmobile Adventure with Ice Fishing

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 18 reviews · 5 hours · from $249

Set out from Ylläsjärvi for a 35 to 40 km snowmobile ride to a frozen lake. Your English-speaking guide teaches ice fishing, serves hot soup by an open fire, and leads you back through the winter wilderness. Two people share each snowmobile.

“First, i was picked up at my Hotel from our Guide Lily. She was very kind and also experienced. The ride on the snowmobile was quite thrilling. Although the ice fishing was extremly cold, the self made hot soup was warming and delicious. I had many beauftiful nature all around me. Thank you so much for this unforgettable experience!”

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8.King of Ylläs: Snowmobiling to the Hill

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 15 reviews · 3 hours · from $190

Drive a snowmobile through snowy forest, frozen marsh, and open fell country near Ylläsjärvi. The tour lasts three hours, covers about 25 kilometers, and includes winter clothing, instruction, transfers, an English-speaking guide, and a hot drink with a doughnut at a hilltop café.

“Our cheerful and friendly guide got us kitted up in the snowmobile onesie, boots and helmet and instructed on safe use of the machines. Due to windy weather on the fell we went to the top of a smaller more sheltered hill. The drive through snowy flats and hills, surrounded by nature was lovely. Part way we stopped for coffee and doughnut. The ride is bumpy and it is cold. Wear thermals and another layer or 2 under the onsie they provide. Also I recommend wearing liner gloves under the mittens they provide for extra warmth. This excursion with Safartica was excellent and thr group was relatively small, about 10…”

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9.Rent Winter Clothing in Levi & Ylläs – All Sizes & Ages

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 1 to 30 days (approx.) · from $49Best value

Pick up a jacket, trousers, snow boots, mittens, and tube scarf at Keskuskuja 4 in Levi. Clothing is prepared for your arrival, and you can change sizes at no extra cost. Rentals last 1 to 30 days and suit adults and children heading into Lapland’s cold.

“The clothes provided for Lapland turned out to be really good and comfortable. Visiting these cold countries are indispensable. They were super warm, gloves and boots, light but kept warm excellently. Really good choice. Also at the rental shop there were some really nice and helpful guys.Auto-translated”

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10.Fireside tasting in a traditional lavvo

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 10 reviews · 2 hours · from $88

Join Anja or another local host for a two-hour fireside tasting in a traditional lavvo near Ylläs. You’ll try smoked reindeer pancakes, Lappish cheese with cloudberries, and alcohol-free glögi while hearing about Arctic life. The group is limited to six and the evening suits ages 14 and up.

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11.Lake Ylläsjärvi Ice-Floating Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 4 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $147

Meet an English-speaking guide, pull on a full-body rescue suit, and float in an ice hole on frozen Lake Ylläsjärvi. Your clothes stay dry underneath. Marco and his French colleague have guided recent departures. Transfers, winter swimming, hot drinks, and cookies are included.

“It was such a great experience, absolutely recommendable! Our tour gides Marco and his French colleague were really nice and patient and made the ice floating even more special. We would definitely book this again. Mille grazie and merci beaucoup :-)”

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