The hiking tour in Finland takes travellers to Koli, Repovesi, Oulanka and Pyhä-Luosto National parks in Karelia and Lapland. There will be 4 magnificient and different hikes throughout the trip. We use our own mini bus, sleep in 2- or 4-bed rooms and enjoy cooking breakfast and dinner together. You can join the tour either in Tallinn or Helsinki.
Tour dates:
09.-13.06.2021 – 4 places left
07.-11.07.2021 – 2 places left
21.-25.07.2021 – sold out tour guide Reino Bürkland
04.-08.08.2021 – 3 places left tour guide Berit Tomlinson
11.-15.08.2021 – 5 places left tour guide Berit Tomlinson
25.-29.08.2021 – 6 places left
While booking the trip mark the exact departure dates into the questions and requests box.
Tour itinerary:
Day 1, Wed. – If you start the tour in Tallinn, we gather 6 am near Methodist Church, take the ferry to Helsinki and continue our drive towards Repovesi National Park where we have the first hike on Ketunlenkki trail (5 km). After the hike we are heading to Koli area which is about 300 km from Repovesi National Park.
Day 2, Thu. – After the breakfast we start a 5-hour hiking day in Koli National Park. Rugged landscape of Koli NP offers us unforgettable views to one of the biggest lakes of Finland and the finest untouched quarzite rocks. Later on we will drive more to the north towards Oulanka National Park. We set up our comfortable base in a cottage in Ruka for 3 following nights. Sauna is available during next 3 nights in our cottage.
Day 3, Fri. – After the breakfast we start a 12-km long hike on one of the most beautiful trails in Finland – The Bear’s trail. We can enjoy our home-cooked dinner, sauna and socialize in the evening.
Day 4, Sat. – We start the morning early with breakfast and carry on with a 2-hour drive towards Pyhä-Luosto National Park in Lapland. The hiking will take about 4 hours but has a possibility to take additional hikes. We are heading back to our base after the hike to have a dinner and sauna.
Day 5, Sun. – We start our drive back to the south early morning on Sunday to take a 800-km long journey to Helsinki. The ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn leaves at 7.30 pm and we are back in Tallinn at 9.30 pm.
The company has a right to change the itinerary of the tour in case of changes to ferry schedules, adverse weather and road conditions, strikes, health conditions affecting travellers or other issues not caused by Sandberg Travel.
The price includes:
Transportation – mini bus and ferry tickets
Accommodation in the cottages
Estonian tour guide who speaks English (and an additional language either Finnish or Russian)
Home-cooked breakfasts and dinners
The price does not include:
Snacks during the hike and lunches
Travel insurance