Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Arctic Hysteria; 0400-814-424;
www.ridenorth.fi
;
Kotiniemi, Inari;horse riding €55, husky-sledding
from €100)
This welcoming set-up offers sled excursions with well-cared-for huskies, and year-round
trips with beautiful, hardy Norwegian fjording horses. You can even go hiking in summer
with the huskies pulling you along.
Petri Mattus
REINDEER
( 0400-193-950;
www.petrimattus.com
;Kittiläntie 3070)
Offers the chance to head out in snowmobiles to feed the reindeer (one/two people €140/
240, two to four hours) or, in May, to head out to watch calving and earmarking - depend-
ing on conditions, this could be an overnight trip.
Festivals & Events
Skábmagovat
FILM
This indigenous-themed film festival in late January sees collaborations with groups from
other nations. There's enough English content to make it worthwhile.
King's Cup
REINDEER RACING
Held over the last weekend of March or first weekend of April, this is the grand finale of
Lapland's reindeer-racing season and a great spectacle as the beasts race around the frozen
lake, jockeys sliding like water-skiers behind them.
The semifinals are on Saturday, the final on Sunday, and plenty of betting livens things
up. There's also a race for visitors, which degenerates into comedy, as driving a reindeer is
harder than it looks.
Inari Viikot
CULTURAL
Two weeks of cultural events in the second half of July.
