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5-Nights Finland Escape from $1,699

Globus

OFFER ID 1605152

Prepare to be wowed on this Festive Polar Escape. Encounter natural beauty and festive friends with fewer crowds around on this off-season escorted tour of Finland, with a touch of Sweden. Your adventure begins in Oulu, a perfect mix of northern nature, urban city culture, and original local flavor. From Oulu, visit a fishing village and an authentic organic brewery. Continue to Tornio, in Lapland. Visit a reindeer farm, enter the Arctic Circle, cross the border into Sweden, and to top it all off meet Santa Claus in his hometown of Rovaniemi. Remember to get your Christmas list ready to deliver personally to Santa! Join us to experience this exquisite mix of natural beauty and festiveness, that will stay with you for years to come-a guided vacation you’ll treasure forever.


5 nights from $1,699 per person

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Festive Polar Escape

Day 1ARRIVE IN OULU, FINLAND Welcome to Oulu! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a welcome dinner at the hotel. (D)



Day 2OULU–EXCURSION TO HAILOUTO The Creative Edge HAILOUTO Ferry crossing to the island for a guided visit of the Marjaniemi fishing village followed by lunch and a guided visit to an organic brewery with tasting. (B,L)
68 mi/ 110 km

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
NATURAL WONDERS Hailuoto is the largest island in the Bothnian Bay. The island started to rise from the sea approximately 2,000 years ago and continues to do so. Eventually the island will adjoin mainland as the rising shoreline is constantly changing to form a living conservation area. The manmade environment in Hailuoto, characterized by well-preserved traditional buildings, together with its unique natural features, has earned Hailuoto the designation as one of Finland’s national landscapes—and the only national landscape covering the entire municipality.




Day 3OULU–TORNIO A city of reindeers & borderless opportunities OULU Free time this morning.
TORNIO Visit a reindeer farm. (B)
84 mi/ 135 km

FREE TIME TIPS
NATURAL WONDERS Consider an optional excursion to witness the spectacular Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) one of nature’s most dazzling phenomena, visible in just a few places in the world. Join your guide in one of the best locations to witness this incredible sight in the skies over Lapland.




Day 4TORNIO–EXCURSION TO ROVANIEMIHoHoHo ROVANIEMI A full-day excursion to Rovaniemi includes a visit to Santa Claus Village. (B)
155 mi / 250 km

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
LEGENDS & LORE About a hundred years ago, a passer-by started spreading the word about the true location of Santa’s real home. Since then, Santa has traveled to the Arctic Circle to meet with kids from 1 to 92 to hear Christmas wishes in his remote Santa’s Village in Rovaniemi. Enjoy a visit with Old St. Nick and receive your official Arctic Circle Certificate documenting your crossing this hemispheric line.




Day 5TORNIO–HAPARANDA, SWEDEN–KEMI, FINLAND–OULU Let it Snow! TORNIO & HAPARANDA An orientation drive of Tornio that includes a border crossing into Sweden to visit the neighbouring town of Haparanda.
KEMI Visit the Ice Experience.
OULU Farewell dinner at a local restaurant. (B,D)
93 mi / 150 km

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
WINTER WONDERLAND Step into a winter wonderland any day of the year in Kemi. Walk on the snowy floors and admire the amazing ice sculptures as their themes and colors change before your eyes. Slip down the ice slide, sit by the ice tables, and snap selfies in this snowy scene.




Day 6OULUSafe travels until we meet again! Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)




Featured Destinations
Tornio
Oulu

The coastal city of Oulu, 330 mi/530 km north of Helsinki, is a center for information technology and a good base for visits farther north. There are several small islands to visit in the area (especially Hailuoto Island—home to an open-air museum and a lovely old lighthouse), as well as beautiful parks, museums and some wonderful old churches. Liminka, just south of Oulu, has the Liminganlahti Bird Sanctuary, which manages to attract more bird species than anywhere else in Finland.

The town of Raahe makes a nice day trip: It has a quaint Old Town (200 wooden buildings), a marketplace and Pekka Square (19th-century buildings), as well as the Raahe Museum. Founded in 1862, it's the oldest museum in Finland, with displays illustrating the history of shipping and trade. If driving up from the south, consider stopping in the town of Paltaniemi, near Kajaani, to see the 18th-century church and the adjoining Czar's Stables.

Vacation Details

Valid Date Ranges
11/23/2025 - 11/28/2025
from $1,699 per person
12/07/2025 - 12/12/2025
from $1,699 per person *


* This departure has been designated a guaranteed departure by the operator, meaning that the minimum number of guests has been met, although still subject to weather and other conditions.
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