4 km run for fun, Christmas Season

4 km sledding with a guide, driving lesson, kennel tour, winter overalls and boots, and a warm drink & cookies afterwards.

This activity does not include transfers. It may coincide with the local bus service but it does not include the bus fares.

We have a café and restaurant on-site that serves traditional favourites in our 100 year old inn. A lunch table can be booked in advance to ensure you don’t leave on an empty stomach!

You should dress in warm winter clothing, including woollen layers, thick woollen socks, woollen gloves under mittens, hats and scarves/buffs/balaclavas. The winter overall we supply can be pulled over all of your own clothes.

For more help with clothing, visit our winter clothing page.

Meeting point: Korvalan Kestikievari Oy

January, November, December

You can reach us best by car but only use the main highways, not the side roads as they are not cleared of snow in the winter. It takes 45 minutes to get here from Rovaniemi. However, it is also possible to use the local bus service to get here. Please take the bus from Rovaniemi bus station platform 3. The bus journey takes approx. one hour and picks up passengers along the way. There is only a limited service so please check the timetables before booking your husky tour. Search for bus routes online at matkahuolto.fi that depart from Rovaniemi to Tiainen or Luosto. Once you are on the bus, please ask the driver to drop you off at Korvala. Tickets can be bought on the bus.

• Ride or Drive?

We use the term “ride” for when you sit in the sled as a passenger and “drive” for when you stand at the back of the sled on the sled’s runners holding onto the handle bar and you drive the sled yourself (self-drive), after first having a driving lesson. All of our tours have experienced mushers as guides who lead the tours through the forest. You follow them, driving your own sled and team of dogs, with passengers from your own booking riding in your sled.

• Weather conditions

The temperature limit for our products is -30°C. In colder temperatures, we do not consider it safe to do the activity, especially in the case of participating children, so the tours will be cancelled. This is because the wind chill from velocity at -30°C is equivalent to approx -44°C along the fastest part of the route, which means there is a high risk of frostbite within a couple of minutes of exposure. Participants must wear suitable winter clothing, including woollen layers, winter hats, scarves/buffs/balaclavas and mittens, with woollen gloves inside the mittens. Ski goggles are also a good idea. We offer optional additional winter overalls and boots for participants to use. Our overalls provide an extra layer of protection but are not warm enough by themselves. This activity is not suitable for children under two years of age.

When temperatures drop below -30°C, the cold also affects the welfare of the dogs.

However, it can sometimes be too warm, so when temperatures go too far above 0°C, there is an increased risk of injury due to soft trails. In this case, we will try to reschedule the departure time so that we can take advantage of cooler temperatures. The temperature will always be taken into consideration and if a sudden change happens during the day, it may also result in a change of routes or cancellation.

The tour requires sufficient snow cover in order to operate. Early season snow cover is not guaranteed. We only start doing this tour when we consider that it is safe to drive with limited or no previous experience. In case of a lack of sufficient snow, this tour is replaced by our “First snow sled rides” programme.

• Restrictions

The weight limit for our sleds is 200kg – this means the combined weight of the driver and the passenger(s), where no one individual weighs more than 120kg.

• Terms and Conditions of Service

Please read these terms and conditions carefully before continuing with your order. Your order of our product, activity or service constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions.

For more information about us, please visit www.korvala.com

Husky farm is situated approx. 60 km from Rovaniemi city centre.