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Winter Cathedral - VisitFinlandEsplanade park wrapped in snow - Niklas Sjöblom, City of Helsinki Tourist & Convention Bureau

Arctic New Year's Eve Adventure


- New Year in the Arctic Wilderness

from £2,385 pp - 7 days / 6 nights

(5/5) based on 1 review
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Photo by Visit Finland

Overview:

The beautiful scenery covered with a mantle of dazzling white snow, the crackling frost and the magical winter darkness create a special atmosphere for the New Year’s celebrations. Wild Taiga is dominated by evergreen forests and dazzlingly clear-watered lakes and its area of misty blue hills is one of Finland's best known regions for guaranteed snow fall throughout the winter season.

A New Year break in Finland is perfect for a family holiday or a romantic getaway. Those who are children at heart can meet Father Christmas before he sets off for a well deserved holiday. On New Year’s Eve, we will celebrate with a special Gala dinner before watching fireworks and raising a toast for the New Year.

Holiday price is from £2,385 per person based on availability and two people sharing a standard double/twin room.

Single supplement upon request.

Departure Date:

Dates
29 Dec - 04 Jan

Tour Itinerary:

Dec 29: Arrival Day

Arrive at Kajaani airport and transfer to Hotel Kalevala, appr. 1.5 hours. Upon arrival, check-in before enjoying a welcoming drink and dinner in the restaurant.

Dec 30: Day for Horse-Sleigh and Snowmobiles

After breakfast get together with your New Year host who will tell you a few words about the program and all the optional activities you can take during your holiday. Guided Kalevala snow games: Let's get to know each other in the spirit of fun winter races! On these playful competitions you need co- operation skills, imagination and lots of joy. Lunch at the hotel. Free afternoon for optional activities, try ski school or spend your afternoon having fun in the snow with toboggans and kick-sledges. Evening sauna with indoor and outdoor jacuzzis, dinner.

Dec 31: New Year’s Eve and Snowshoeing

Breakfast and today you have a 2 hour snowshoe tour along taiga forest and frozen lake, incl. hot juice. Time for optional activities; cross-country ski school, rapid swimming, ice fishing, etc. Lunch at the hotel. Evening sauna with jacuzzi. 

Tin casting in the lobby, the tin will tell your future for next year.
New Year Gala Dinner with live music & dancing. Later, just before the midnight, we will move to the terrace for the countdown and fireworks. The party then continues inside in the bar with dancing until the early hours.

Jan 01: New Year 

Brunch at the hotel. This is a day for resting, optional activities like husky safaris, snowmobile safaris, rapid swimming, Nordic walking tour, or you can rent skis or snowshoes and explore the area on your own.Evening sauna with jacuzzis. Bus transfer to New Year Concert at the Kuhmo Arts Centre. Dinner

Jan 02: Day for Relaxing

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Petola visitor center and/or Winter War Museum (entrance 5 EUR). The day is yours to spend either relaxing or you can join optional activities. Lunch at the hotel. Evening sauna, jacuzzi. Dinner.

Jan 03: Another day for Relaxing

Breakfast at the hotel. The day is yours to spend either relaxing or you can join optional activities. Lunch at the hotel. Evening sauna, jacuzzi. Dinner.

Jan 04: Goodbye Finland

Breakfast at the hotel followed by check-out and transfer to Kajaani airport for your return flight.

Package Includes:

  • Return flights London to Kajaani via Helsinki (other UK airports upon request - please contact our team)
  • 1 piece of check-in luggage per traveler (up to 23 kg)
  • Airport transfers in Kajaani by coach
  • 6 nights' accommodation in Hotel Kalevala, Kuhmo 
  • Full board with breakfasts, soup lunches, 5 x half board dinners, 1 x New Year Gala dinner, welcome drink on arrival
  • Daily sauna and free use of indoor and outdoor jacuzzis 
  • 2 hour snowshoe tour 
  • Traditional tin casting and Ms Fortune teller, Fireworks, live band/DJ New Year’s Day Concert + bus transfer
  • Free use of kick-sledges, sledges, Wi-Fi,  ski-waxing room
  • 24 hour emergency service
  • ATOL protection
  • All taxes

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Kalevala Hotel

Kalevala Hotel

Kuhmo, Finland
Hotel Kalevala nestles on the shores of Lake Lammasjärvi in Eastern Finland close to the Russian border. This is a region of great tradition and folklore and a place where Finland’s great epic Kalevala still survives, indeed a place of true ‘Finnishness’.

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  • Photo by Pete Heck/Visit Finland
  • Photo by Hotel Kalevala

January 2017
Overall rating: (5/5)

Happy New Year to you too!

We had a really great holiday thanks. The hotel and the food were good and all the staff were really helpful and friendly. The coach transfers to and from the hotel were comfortable and on time. The highlight of the trip for us was the husky safari that we booked through the hotel - the company organising it were very professional and very friendly.

The snowshoe walk & snowmobile safari that were included in the holiday were well organised and interesting. However, there was a lack of information about what to expect with the taster activities and we felt that each one of them was too brief and there was too much time spent standing in queues in the cold.

The only problem that we encountered was with a lack of time between flights at Helsinki. On the way out we only just had enough time to get to our next gate before boarding commenced leaving us with no time to get any Euros at the airport or buy any food. On the way back, due to a delayed take off from Kajaani we missed our connecting flight at Helsinki and had to get a flight via Amsterdam the following day.

Regards,

Kim

Car Rental

You can rent a car, as long as you have a valid EU or international driver's license. Most cars will have manual transmission.

Transportation

Railway mostly serves domestic routes and is used as an easy and quick way to get from the capital to major cities of the country. There are some international routes, like to Moscow and St. Petersburg, but time spent on the way will be quite long.

Buses are one of the most convenient ways to travel between the Baltic States. Eurolines will get you between Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn. One way tickets will cost £ 15 - £ 20 and approximate travel time is 5 hours between the cities. Ticket reservations in advance are recommended.

Taxis are the quickest and most convenient way of travelling round the city. You'll find them located close to the main hotels. Usually it's quite easy to catch a taxi on the street, however, it's much better and safer to order one by phone. Taxi costs in all of the Baltic countries and Poland are approximately the same and a ride in the centre of the city will cost you approx £ 5 - £ 7.  Taxis in Finland and Russia are considerably more expensive.  It is always a good idea to get your hotel to book a taxi for you and ask approximately how much the trip will cost before you get in.

We would not recommend you to take public transportation within the city, as it's usually crowded and it may cause you unnecessary anxiety about where to stop.

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