First time planning Christmas trip with my Son - Finland
 

Dear all



I and my Son ( 14 years ) planning our Christmas trip to Finland during 23rd December till Jan 3rd



We never experienced Snow tour during christmas and we love to do this year



I know its very short of time and but we are sure of wanting it



we would like to see Northern lights, Igloo Stay, Aurora Hunting, Santa Claus village tour, Ice floating and many ( but need to google and plan it from today 1st Dec)



Could you all please be kind enough to guide me where to start/how to book train /rides and how can I plan my 7 to 8 days trip nicely



even hotel recommendations etc



I am really indebted to thank you honestly for any input here please



thanks



Sam

you need to be in the north. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rovaniemi is a good place to base
https://santaclausvillage.info/

Maybe you tell us where you live, wherefrom you fligh in and to where? Do you want to rent a car? Do you have experience with driving in snow and ice and darkness? becouse you only have about 2hours of pale light.

I stayed at Santa's Igloos in Rovaniemi. The igloos are small but nice, and on request, they will wake you if the Northern Lights appear. The town is great and I'm sure it's even more charming at Christmas time. You can fly Finnair from Helsinki to Rovaniemi. If you can arrange it, I really enjoyed a day cruise on an ice breaker ship. You'll have a chance to walk on the frozen sea, and put on a survival suit and go for a swim. You should also check into dogsled rides, or maybe a riding a sleigh pulled by reindeer. I very much enjoyed Northern Finland in the winter.

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...b443e9079a.jpg
Here I am having a swim. Or more like a float.

I travel from India at the moment and I dont drive - no experiance at all driving n snow ..I would rather hire a taxi

wow so nice.. would you suggest some nice hotels , and what are all the things that I should plan for a must visit etc . I love the reindeer and other dogsled rides

wow so nice

You will find that there are lots of travel companies organising trips which would save you learning to drive in snow.

Hey OG Poster, Good day, regarding where to book your short 8-days trip, you can check out Booking.com or Viator they have a great selections of trip/travel packages especially during this time of the year (Christmas). And lastly hope you both enjoy your trip to Finland. Merry Christmas in advance.

This Christmas? Do you have your visas sorted already? They can take a while to organise.
You need to check what documents are required asap.

I only stayed in 2 hotels in Finland. Hotel Haven in Helsinki and Santa's Igloos in Rovaniemi. As mentioned above, there are companies that can help you organize tours. The hotel might also be able to help.