5 Buffet Experiences in Finland to Build a Day Around

1.Luxury Day Trip to Tallinn with superior cabin VIP guide and lavish buffet

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 27 reviews · 10 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $360Our pick

Leave your Helsinki hotel at 8:00 am, ride the ferry to Tallinn in a private bunk cabin, and spend about three hours walking Old Town, Toompea Castle, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, and Kohtuotsa viewpoint with an English-speaking guide. Dinner buffet, hotel transfers, WiFi, and return transport are included.

“This was the highlight of our week-long trip to Helsinki! Driver picked us up and took us to port. You do need to go to the ticket office when you get there because the tickets you have through the app are for them to get you your tickets. The rooms were a great addition to have. We took pictures on deck and then rested in the cabin the rest of the way. It takes a few hours between ports. Tallin was a beautiful place. It was the real life version of the recreations you see at theme parks. Our tour guide Irina was wonderful and went at our pace for…”

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2.Full-Day Highlights Tour with Buffet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 10 reviews · from $294

Join a guide for a six-hour Rovaniemi tour with short husky and reindeer sleigh rides, buffet lunch, Santa Claus Village, an Arctic Circle certificate, and Arktikum museum. Meet at Nordic Unique Travels in the city center. Guides such as Irene and Massimiliano may lead the day, with other languages available by request.

“Wonderful day that we will remember forever! The organization was perfect, Irene and Massimiliano are very competent and very friendly guides, they made us fully experience the magic of Lapland. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to come.”

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3.Ranua Wildlife zoo tour with lunch buffet included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $153Best value

Travel from Rovaniemi to Ranua Wildlife Park in a small group of up to eight. An English-speaking guide such as Michael leads you past polar bears, moose, reindeer, lynx, Arctic foxes, birds, and other northern species, with entry, transport, and a buffet lunch included.

“Our guide Micheal was incredible, we had so much fun at the tour. He knows everything about the Park and told us so much information. Lunch was beyond our expections. If you want to see Ranua Park, dont think twice and book this tous please”

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4.Arctic Animals Adventure with Lunch Buffet

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $299

Travel from Rovaniemi to a local Arctic farm for short husky and reindeer sleigh rides, then continue to Ranua Wildlife Park for a buffet lunch and free time among polar bears, wolves, lynx, wolverines, and owls. English-speaking guides such as David, Giuseppe, and Lea lead small groups in warm clothing and Mercedes-Benz or Volkswagen vehicles.

“It was a marvellous experience. We had enough time to go through the zoo und to eat at the buffet. The day was clear and sunny, so we enjoyed the trip a lot. Our guide, David was unbelievable friendly, attentive and helpful. An awesome day. Completely recommend!”

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5.Wildlife Park Experience with Buffet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $212

Spend 4.5 hours at Ranua Wildlife Park with a guide speaking English, French, or Spanish. Walk among more than 200 Arctic specimens, enjoy a buffet inside the park, and ride back to your hotel. Pickup is offered within 10 kilometers of the city center. Winter clothing and snow boots cost an extra 10 euros.

“Le service de prêt de vêtements d’hiver est très bien organisé et bienveillant. Une poussette et des couvertures ont facilité le transport de ma fille de 2 ans et demi en plus de la combinaison, des chaussettes en double et des bottes. Ce fut gratuit pour ma fille. En dépit des -32 degrés, elle a été émerveillée de voir les chouettes, hiboux, ours polaires. Le buffet était varié et délicieux.”

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