15 Wildlife Park Visits in Finland to Build a Day Around

1.Ranua Zoo Entry Ticket w/ Walking Tour and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 143 reviews · from $146Our pick

Travel from your Rovaniemi hotel to Ranua Zoo with an English-speaking driver-guide, then explore independently or walk with your guide. See polar bears, wolves, Arctic foxes, moose, lynxes, and snow owls before an included buffet lunch. Groups are limited to eight people per car.

“Our guide Allen is great 👍🏻 ! He is friendly & is able to provide good information on the tour. Glad to have him as our tour guide.”

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2.Arctic Animals Sleigh Rides and Wildlife Zoo

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 91 reviews · 7 hours · from $340

Travel from Rovaniemi to Ranua Wildlife Park for Arctic animals, a Lappish buffet, and short sleigh rides with huskies and reindeer. Guides such as Simona and David have led the day, with time for questions and animal encounters. Snow is required for both rides.

“The husky and reindeer farms are beautiful. Really kind and helpful breeders who answered all our questions. Very bad zoo and buffet (especially if you are Italian, it's an option that I don't recommend: pizza made with ketchup instead of tomato sauce, little choice and poor quality. the worst buffet I have ever tasted in the world.) The zoo has few animals, most of them not visible, especially in this season. It's honestly not much worth the cost. In general the helpful guidance and activities done outside the zoo raised the bar that would otherwise have been very low.”

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3.Trip to Ranua Zoo with Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 87 reviews · from $102

Travel from Rovaniemi to Ranua Zoo with English-speaking driver Uncle Alex, round-trip transport, admission, and skip-the-line entry. You will have about two hours to explore at your own pace, with chances to see wolves, lynxes, moose, birds of prey, and Finland’s only white bear.

“The guide was on time to pick me up and my hotel was a tad out of the city and they were kind enough to accomodate me. The drive was comfortable and the zoo itself is nice. Though, you should be prepared to spend time at the exhibits since the animals hide. The bears were all hibernating (here in early Jan) so I saw none which was a downer. The whole tour was well organised and the drive up and down takes a little over an hour one way.”

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4.Ranua Zoo tour, optional lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 37 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $173

Travel from Rovaniemi to Ranua Zoo with NortsaV Tours, usually with a local driver such as Normund or Eero. Walk a gentle 2.5-kilometer forest route past Arctic animals, then enjoy free time for shops and food. Entry and transfers are included, but lunch is extra.

“It was a lovely experience. Our tour guide Normond was patient and knowledgeable on all, with which we were given helpful tips and had a great day. Even with our little one, he calmly waited for us.”

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5.Ranua Zoo Entry Ticket with BBQ Picnic

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 29 reviews · 5 hours · from $258

Travel from Rovaniemi to Ranua Wildlife Park for a five-hour Arctic animal visit. Your English-speaking guide leads the outing, with time for polar bears, moose, wolves, Arctic foxes, owls, and other northern species, followed by grilled Lappish pork sausage, marshmallows, and hot blueberry juice.

“Le pique nique prévu avec BBQ , c’est une vulgaire cantine self ! Et vous faites la visite sans guide,!! Pour 338€ c’est du vol”

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6.Visit To Ranua Zoo

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 24 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $174

Travel from Rovaniemi to Ranua Zoo with an English or Russian guide, pre-booked entry, and hotel pickup. Spend about three hours walking the wooded trail, seeing Arctic animals, and choosing your own place for lunch before returning.

“As animal lovers were were interested in seeing this "arctic zoo." This was not really a tour, as the booking just included transportation --- but that was helpful, and in fact our driver gave us a lot of interesting information en route and back. The zoo is beautifully laid out with lots of wooded area, boardwalks, and lots of space for the animals in each habitat.”

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7.Trip to Ranua Zoo with Tickets Included

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $120

Travel from Rovaniemi with Alex of Uncle Alex Travel to Ranua Wildlife Park, where you explore about 2.5 km of paths among polar bears, arctic foxes, wolves, lynx, and other northern animals. Pickup is flexible within 50 km of central Rovaniemi, tickets are included, and the zoo visit is self-guided.

“Alex is a really nice guy who would go above and beyond to assist you! Extremely kind and flexible with pick-up points.”

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8.Day at Ranua Wildlife Park Arctic Zoo

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 14 reviews · from $176

Travel about an hour from Rovaniemi to Ranua Wildlife Park, where roughly 200 Arctic animals live among Finnish forest. Your English-speaking guide handles transport, winter clothing, entry, and buffet lunch. A Fazer sweets factory stop may be added if time allows.

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9.Private Ranua Zoo tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $307

Travel privately from Rovaniemi to Ranua Zoo in a premium vehicle, then follow an easy 2.5 km forest route past nearly 200 Arctic animals and birds. Lunch, coffee, tea, entrance, hotel pickup, and return transport are included. Allow about five hours, with warm outdoor clothing.

“Had high expectations after seeing reviews and hearing recommendation It is a nice zoo. But it is a zoo. Animals are kept in cages with very little place to move around. It’s not a wildlife park. No animals are roaming free. The private tour was not worth it You can easily find your own way and enough signing tells you about different spiecies . It is a good zoo. And amazing nature around just expect a zoo not wildlife park”

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10.Bus to Ranua Zoo from Rovaniemi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $96Best value

Travel by comfortable coach from central Rovaniemi or Santa Claus Village to Ranua Zoo, about 80 km away. Your driver handles the return trip while you get three hours at the zoo. Hotel pickup, WiFi, insurance, and taxes are included, but admission is not.

“The pick was on time and friendly. Can’t remember the name of the driver. The zoo is excellent. Dress warmly. Hand warmers definitely recommended at this time of year. Amazing to see the animals and birds out in the cold. No polar bears and the brown bears were hibernating but that was okay. Great trail. Would highly recommend this tour!”

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11.Ranua Wildlife zoo tour with lunch buffet included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $153Top rated

Travel from Rovaniemi to Ranua Wildlife Park in a small group of up to eight. Your English-speaking guide leads you past polar bears, lynx, wolves, reindeer, and Arctic birds, then serves a buffet lunch at the park restaurant. Guide Micheal has earned praise for his park knowledge and friendly style.

“Our driver/ guide during the visit of Ranua was very friendly and funny , he was as exciting than us to visit the zoo 😉😉 it was a very good moment with a freezing temperature -25 dégrees but the place and Park are so beautiful under all that snow 😜😜 laurent and Marion”

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12.Ounasvaara and Ranua Zoo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $263

Join Nordic Unique Travels for a 6 to 7 hour outing from Rovaniemi, combining a short Ounasvaara hike, panoramic city views, buffet lunch, and Ranua Wildlife Park, home to more than 200 Arctic species. Pickup is offered from selected city-center hotels.

“The zoo is walking around slight up & down but beautiful natural pathway over the vegetation & the animal enclosures. The animals have a large area with natural setting. Very impressive park. Went in summer can have mosquitoes.”

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13.Ranua Zoo Family Tour from Rovaniemi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $122

Travel from Rovaniemi or Santa Claus Village to Ranua Wildlife Park in a comfortable vehicle with WiFi. Your driver handles the 80-kilometer journey, and your zoo admission is included. Plan for about 5 hours 30 minutes, with roughly 3 hours at the park.

“If you are going to the zoo in a small group, look for a different vendor. We were told after we got back that there is normally a chartered bus. However, it was just our family that day so had a driver. Once arriving at the zoo, the driver told us to be back in 30 minutes to an hour. We finally negotiated 2 hours of time at the zoo (was supposed to have 3) but we were rushed. We met friends there and didn’t feel like we could take our time to watch the animals because we were told to be back at 12:30. On top of being shorted…”

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14.Ranua Zoo Visit with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 7 reviews · 6.5 hours · from $258

Travel from Rovaniemi to Ranua Zoo to see polar bears, wolves, Arctic foxes, reindeer, owls, and other northern animals. Your English-speaking guide also includes an Ounasvaara hike, a Lappish lunch buffet, and a stop at one of Lapland’s biggest chocolate shops. Guides may include Carlos or Rachele.

“El guía Carlos ha sido muy atento y simpático. La comida incluida estaba buena, lo único malo es que hicimos una parada previamente para ver unas vistas y se fue mucho tiempo, y cuando quisimos ver el Zoo ya era demasiado de noche y apenas se veían los animales”

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15.Ranua Zoo Wildlife Park Tour with hotel pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 7 reviews · 5 hours · from $135

Travel from Rovaniemi to Ranua Wildlife Park in a small group of up to eight. An English-speaking guide handles transport and entry, then gives you time to walk the 2.5-kilometer trail, see polar bears and other Arctic species, and browse the shops before returning to your hotel.

“le parc en général et des souvenirs respectueux de la nature prise en charge et retour à l'hébergement guide anglophone et francophone”

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