Lapland · PRIVATE DRIVERS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend heading north: 5 private car days worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know first.
Travel from your Rovaniemi accommodation to a reindeer farm with an English-speaking guide. Meet and feed the animals, take a 400 to 500 meter sleigh ride, then head to a kota hut for stories about reindeer herding and Sámi life. Hot drinks and snacks are included. The full outing lasts about two hours, including transfers.
Spend four hours at Santa Claus Village after pickup from select Rovaniemi hotels. Meet Santa, visit his post office, cross the Arctic Circle, and browse shops at your own pace. An English- or Russian-speaking guide accompanies the trip; no individual guide name is provided.
From central Rovaniemi, an English-speaking guide takes you to a husky farm for a short, passenger-only sled ride, time with the dogs, and a warm drink with cookies. The whole outing lasts about two hours, including transfers; the ride itself covers 800 meters.
“My first dog sledding experience was adorable and fun ☺️🇫🇮”
Travel between Rovaniemi and Kiruna in a private minivan for up to eight people, with hotel or airport pickup and an English-speaking driver. The trip takes about 4.5 hours in summer and five in winter, with a gas-station stop midway. Child seats are available on request. Confirm the total cost before booking: the listed price and driver payment do not match.
Arrange a private one-way ride from a Rovaniemi city-centre hotel or address to the airport. Your chauffeur meets you at reception or outside your address, helps with luggage, and drives you directly in a premium sedan or van. The trip takes about 30 minutes, depending on traffic. Confirm passenger and luggage limits before booking.
“Terrible, we arrived at the airport at 12:30pm on 12th Dec, exactly as arranged on transfer and there was no driver. I called the tour operator who was so rude and told me there was no driver for me, I asked to get a refund or speak with a manager and he said no and hung up!”
Pick a sky, a sled or a frozen lake.
