Polarman’s camp Live ® with Snowshoeing to the Frozen Lake, Rovaniemi

Light a fire without matches, discover how snow can be turned into drinking water, prepare spruce tip tea over the flames and enjoy an Arctic barbecue. Between activities, warm up inside the completely smoke-free Polarman’s Camp Igloo.

The camp has minimal light pollution and an open view towards the northern sky. If the Northern Lights appear, you are already in an excellent place to enjoy them, but the experience remains complete and rewarding even when they do not.

Polarman’s Camp highlights

• Walk through the illuminated Magic Forest on your way into the camp.
• Explore the winter forest on a guided snowshoe walk to the nearby frozen lake, with approximately 30-40 minutes of walking in total.
• Light a fire without matches and learn practical Arctic fire-making skills.
• Become a Snow Sommelier by comparing different types of snow and learning how to melt it correctly for water when conditions allow.
• Prepare spruce tip tea over the fire using responsibly collected and preserved forest ingredients.
• Enjoy an Arctic barbecue with Finnish sausage, marshmallows and warm drinks.
• Experience a private corner of Lapland surrounded by forest, trails and a lakeside environment.
• Warm up inside the smoke-free Igloo, heated to approximately +15°C or warmer.
• Discover the Seven Seasons of Lapland through a panoramic film inside the Igloo.
• Take the evening home with you with informal photographs captured by our team and sent afterwards.

A hands-on Arctic evening near Rovaniemi

Polarman’s Camp Live® is an Arctic outdoor experience on private land approximately 25 minutes from Rovaniemi city centre. Surrounded by forest, trails and a lakeside environment, the camp offers darkness, silence and an open view towards the northern sky.

Your evening begins with a walk along the softly illuminated Magic Forest trail before the Polarman welcomes you to the camp. This is an accessible introduction to Arctic outdoor life, designed for guests who want to participate and learn rather than simply observe. No previous outdoor or survival experience is required.

Snowshoeing to the frozen lake

Put on snowshoes and follow your guide through the winter forest to the nearby frozen lake. The shoreline is approximately 500–600 metres from camp, with around 30–40 minutes of snowshoeing for the journey there and back. Walk at an easy pace, taking in the forest and winter darkness before reaching the open lakeside landscape. After enjoying the northern horizon, return through the forest to camp. The route and lake access depend on suitable snow, ice, weather and operating conditions.

Learn practical Arctic skills

With guidance from your host, learn how to select suitable materials and start and maintain an outdoor fire without matches. The same fire is later used to prepare tea and the evening barbecue.

When snow conditions allow, the Snow Sommelier challenge shows how different types of snow produce very different amounts of water. Compare light powder with denser snow and learn how to melt it efficiently over the fire.

You will also prepare spruce tip tea using ingredients responsibly collected and preserved in advance, creating a fresh northern infusion over the flames.

Arctic barbecue and a warm Igloo

Gather around the fire to grill traditional Finnish sausage and marshmallows while enjoying warm drinks and stories about Lapland, its nature and life in Arctic conditions.

Whenever you want to warm up, step inside the completely smoke-free Polarman’s Camp Igloo. Heated to approximately +15°C or warmer, it provides genuine indoor warmth where you can remove your outerwear and relax comfortably.

Inside, settle onto reindeer skins with drinks and snacks while watching the panoramic Seven Seasons of Lapland film, following the northern landscape from winter darkness to spring, the Midnight Sun and autumn colours.

Northern Lights as nature’s possible addition

The camp has minimal surrounding light and an open view towards the northern sky. When the sky is clear and Aurora activity is present, guests can move into the open clearing to watch the Northern Lights.

Polarman’s Camp Live® is not a mobile Northern Lights hunt. The fire-making, forest activities, Arctic barbecue, storytelling and warm Igloo make the evening complete whether or not the Aurora appears. If conditions allow, our team will also make every reasonable effort to photograph you beneath the Northern Lights.

Additional options

Private tapas menus Upgrade the evening with a chef-prepared tasting menu served inside the warm Igloo. Choose from Lappish Luxury Tasters, Nordic Superfood Tasters or Sweet Tooth After-Dinner Tapas. Advance reservation is required, and ingredients may vary according to season and availability.

Birthdays, celebrations and private events The camp can be adapted for birthdays, family celebrations, corporate events, incentive groups, team-building programs, private dinners and other special occasions, with customised food, drinks, decorations and other agreed details.

Dedicated professional photographer Informal photography during the standard program is included. A dedicated photographer with fully edited high-resolution images can also be booked separately.