- Several reasons to choose the Finnish slopes
- Levi is Finland's best ski resort
- Snow village
The nearest northwestern neighbor of Russia, the country of Finland, is famous not only for the fact that Santa Claus resides in the small village of Rovaniemi on its territory. The best ski resorts in Finland also attract many guests, especially since an active holiday on the slopes of the Lapland fells can be combined with a visit to the Joulupukki residence. This is how Santa's name sounds in Finnish.
Several reasons to choose the Finnish slopes
Choosing a ski resort suitable for themselves, advanced athletes will certainly look towards the Alps or even sigh dreamily, imagining the slopes of American Aspen or Canadian Mont Tremblant. But alpine skiing enthusiasts, who do not yet consider themselves professionals, are ready to be content with Finnish slopes, where there are few "black" slopes, but everything else is in abundance and even in abundance.
Finnish resorts have a number of advantages over other world ski slopes:
- You can fly from Russia to Finland quickly and inexpensively. A ticket for a direct flight Moscow - Helsinki will cost a maximum of 150 euros. Travel time is just over 1.5 hours. Petersburgers were even more fortunate. They have a lot of opportunities to quickly get to the best ski resorts in Finland - by plane, by bus, and by car.
- Newcomers to the local resorts are often given the opportunity to ride for free. At the same time, the slopes for the "green" are equipped with dignity and professionally.
- In addition to skiing entertainment, the recreation program in the resorts of Finland allows you to go dog sledding, fishing, wandering along the ideal virgin soil on snowshoes, warm up in a hot sauna and even spend an evening in a nightclub.
- The season on the Finnish slopes lasts a very long time - from the first days of November to mid-April. Those who are unable to cover their skis even closer to summer have the opportunity to ski during the May holidays at the resorts near the Arctic Circle.
There are dozens of flights every day from Helsinki to the regional airports closest to the ski resorts. Finnair delivers tourists to their ski destinations flawlessly. In the "high" season, charter flights are organized from the capital of Russia to the airports of Finland closest to the most popular slopes.
Levi is Finland's best ski resort
About 15 thousand people can simultaneously ski on the slopes of Levi, a winter resort located 160 km north of the Arctic Circle. Levi has more than sixty years of history and has been named the best ski resort in Finland by the International Ski Federation and Tourist Travel Companies.
In numbers, Levy looks like this:
- 48 slopes are located at an altitude of 530 meters above sea level.
- A third of them have artificial lighting, which allows you to safely and comfortably ride during the polar night.
- The longest track is 2500 meters long.
- Most of the Levi slopes are designed for beginners and intermediate athletes, but there is also a place for professionals to test their strength. The resort's four runs are marked black.
- Daytime air temperature on the slopes of the resort reaches –10 ° С in February, –3 ° С in April and –5 ° С in October.
- Guests at the resort are accommodated in fifteen hotels and hostels and hundreds of cottages, which are especially convenient to rent if you arrived to ride with a company.
- Levi has over 200 km of trails for cross-country skiing and about 800 km for snowmobiling.
- The cost of a day ski pass for adults in the resort starts from 37 euros. A weekly "pass" will cost 180-200 euros, depending on the season.
A separate story is worthy of off-piste entertainment in a Finnish resort. The list of outdoor activities includes snowmobile safaris and reindeer and dog sledding, snowshoe hikes to Katka Mountain and ice fishing. The resort has many spas with Finnish saunas, and those who love water activities will appreciate the possibilities of the newest water park - the largest in Lapland.
For young tourists on the slopes of Levi, special ski classes are open, where Russian-speaking instructors also work. Parents can leave very young guests in the care of a nanny. Children under 7 years old are entitled to free use of the lifts.
Snow village
The Snow Village ice complex is another attraction of Finland's finest ski resort. Every year they begin to erect it at the end of October, when the air temperature stably keeps not higher than -10 ° С. The Snow Village is located 200 km north of the Arctic Circle and a half-hour snowmobile ride from Levi.
The Cold Landmark isn't just a complex of bungalows built of ice and snow. About 30 rooms of a local hotel offer to spend an unforgettable night at a temperature of -5 ° C. Couples in love are given the opportunity to marry in the famous Ice Chapel, and gourmets can taste the best dishes in the menu of the Ice restaurant.
For a night in a standard double room in an ice hotel, you will have to pay 240 euros. Just walking around the cold sight will cost 15 euros for the entrance ticket. Guide services are more expensive - 65 euros. You can book an ice hotel and get acquainted with the tariffs on the official website of the Snow Village - www.snowvillage.fi.
