The 9 Ice Fishing Trips in Rovaniemi That Earn Their Price

1.Snowmobile and Ice Fishing Adventure with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 879 reviews · 5 hours · from $222Our pick

Spend five hours exploring the wilderness outside Rovaniemi on a shared snowmobile. You’ll drive for about three hours across forests, frozen rivers, and lakes, then learn to drill an ice-fishing hole before warming up with soup, hot drinks, and possibly your catch. Winter clothing, transport, a guide, and lunch are included.

“What an amazing experience. Laura and Emil I believe were our guides. They are so nice, professional and well prepared. In this trip we also get enough time on the snowmobile, ice fishing was nice experience even though we did not catch any then the Lunch was amazing, we had rain deer soup. Overall only to recommend.”

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2.Ice Fishing Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 379 reviews · 3 hours · from $104

Spend three hours in the Finnish wilderness learning ice fishing from a local English-speaking guide. Walk through an old forest, drill through thick lake ice, fish in a small group, and warm up by a fire with sausages, marshmallows, and hot drinks. Fish are cooked if large enough and returned if undersized.

“Amazing experience. Watching the sun come up over a beautiful peaceful frozen lake. Will never forget this experience. Didn’t catch anything but fun to try.”

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3.Ice Fishing & Snowmobile Safari Combo Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 268 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $190

You’ll spend 4.5 hours riding about 20 kilometers by snowmobile, then drilling an ice hole and trying to catch fish on a frozen lake. English-speaking guides such as Janne, Marco, and Chiara lead the outing, with winter clothing, equipment, transfers, hot drinks, and campfire sausages included. A valid driving license is required to drive.

“It was quite a great experience especially on snow mobile. Although it was quite difficult to drill hole in the frozen lake but we did manage to get it done. Thumb up to Arctic Circle Adventure”

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4.Snowshoeing and Ice Fishing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 190 reviews · 4 hours · from $135

Travel 20 kilometers north of Rovaniemi for a four-hour Arctic outing with a small group of up to eight. You will snowshoe through deep snow, walk across a frozen lake, drill your own fishing hole, and learn to start a fire without matches. Guides such as Jeremy, Archie, and Matilda add local stories and practical help.

“It was highlight of our trip; amazing scenery, amazing guide!”

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5.Arctic Circle Ice Fishing Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 101 reviews · 4 hours · from $104

Spend four hours on a frozen Lapland lake with an English-speaking guide, learning to drill holes and fish for perch, trout, rainbow trout, or whitefish. Transport, winter clothing, gear, hot juice, and sausages are included. Guides such as Jack, Thomas, and Halsho are praised for patient instruction.

“Our experience was fantastic. We had an amazing time with our guide Rafael who even took us very cool pictures and videos! Would definitely recommend and go on another tour with those guys if we visit Lapland again!”

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6.Snowmobile and Ice Fishing Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 87 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $240

Spend about 4.5 hours in Finnish Lapland driving a snowmobile, drilling through lake ice, and warming up with salmon, sausages, bread, and berry juice by a fire. Nordic Unique Travels provides winter clothing, hotel pickup from central Rovaniemi, and guides such as Alvaro, GiGi, Lucas, and Nataret. Expect shared snowmobiles unless you pay for solo driving, and fishing is more about the experience than the catch.

“Hard work but great fun trying to drill a hole in the lake for fishing. We didn’t catch anything per our expectations but it was a good experience. The snowmobile ride was excellent and lasted more than a hour going through the forest. Not to be missed!”

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7.ICE FISHING experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 81 reviews · 2 hours · from $100Best value

You’ll travel from your accommodation to a frozen lake or river near Rovaniemi, drill a fishing hole, and try traditional ice fishing with a guide. The small group is limited to nine people, and guides may speak English, French, Spanish, Catalan, or Persian. Guide Valentin has led French-language outings.

“Le guide était excellent, et nous avons passé un moment formidable !”

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8.Half-Day Snowmobile & Ice Fishing Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 80 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $258

Spend 4.5 hours in Lapland riding a shared snowmobile through snowy forests, drilling an ice-fishing hole, and eating grilled salmon by the fire. English-speaking guides such as Zak and Robert have led highly praised outings, though the route and pickup time can vary. Warm clothing, equipment, transfers, and vegetarian or vegan food are included.

“Alles gut organisiert, von der Abholung, Transport bis zu den Aktivitäten. Es war ein unvergessliches Erlebnis. Danke an unser Guide Zak.”

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9.Lappish Lunch Break -Snowmobiling, ice fishing and tasty food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $233Top rated

Ride a snowmobile through Rovaniemi’s snowy wilderness, stop at a quiet ice-fishing hole, and warm up with soup and hot drinks. Safartica supplies winter clothing, equipment, instruction, and a guide. You can share a snowmobile with one other person, and guides such as Juho, Diia, Alexie, and Anu have led this outing.

“With so many tours to choose from I was so happy with this one. Our guide Juho was awesome, we learned so much! Made reindeer soup for lunch which was so impressive and delicious. Absolutely beautiful experience”

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