How interesting to spend New Year holidays in Finland
New Year's Eve in Tahko
Going, for example, to the ski resort of Tahko (Central Finland, 571 km from St. Petersburg), you will get to the real center of winter sports. For skiers there are 23 equipped trails, 8 of which are illuminated in the dark – for those who do not have enough day and want to ride at night. The slopes are equipped with 15 lifts, for preschoolers there is a free lift, a children's descent and a slide for sledging. In addition to mountain skiing, there is a snowboarding park in Takhko. Fans of superpipe and street, here you go! For cross-country skiers – 64 km of special tracks, for beginners – ski school. If you are bored of skiing, you can rent a snowmobile or arrange a speed skating competition with friends.
Those who wish can test their skills on the ice highway.
In addition to winter sports, there are other entertainments in Takhko: a riding club, an 18-hole golf course. And 40 km from Tahko - Fontanella water park with a 90-meter slide and Turkish baths. Reserve cottage for the New Year FinlandIn Tahko and other ski resorts can be found on this website.
New Year in Kohli
The resort of Finland Koli (North Karelia, 514 km from St. Petersburg) is one of the most popular holiday destinations among St. Petersburgers, largely due to the stunning landscapes. The ski resorts of Koli (there are two of them: Ukko Koli and Loma Koli) are the most picturesque winter resorts in Finland, they are located on the territory of the Koli National Park-Reserve. None of the guests of the resort leaves here without a photo of the panorama of Lake Pielinen, which opens from a height of 253 m. For skiers, there are 6 slopes of Ukko Koli – they are considered the highest in Southern Finland, and 5 slopes of Loma Koli, which are suitable for beginners.
After a lot of rolling and dining in one of the restaurants of Koli, in the evening go for a walk in the National Park. Here you can see forest cows and Finnish sheep, which animate the landscapes on the museum courtyards of the park. On the next day of the New Year holidays, schedule a tour of the exposition “Kohli Heritage”, opened in the Ukko Visit Center at the very top of Ukko Koli. The exposition is devoted to the geology, natural features and traditions of this resort in Finland. You will be able to listen to the compositions of Jan Sibelius and excerpts from the novellas of Juhani Aho, as well as view one of them.
from traveling exhibitions. A family ticket to Koli National Park will cost only 12 euros.
New Year's Eve in Jimos
About booking a cottage near a Finnish resortHimosshould be taken care of as early as possible: Chemos is located only 400 km from St. Petersburg and, as a rule, cottages in the resort are dismantled first. Hurry up: there are 80 luxury cottages "Alpi Himos", which in addition to the usual Finnish saunas, open fireplace and all modern household appliances, are even equipped with baths with hydromassage. Spa without leaving the house – what could be more pleasant?
After a break in a comfortable cottage, go skiing on one of the 18 ski slopes of Himos. For beginners, there are free lifts and Russian-speaking instructors. During the New Year holidays, snowmobile schools, ice pool, snow safari are opened for guests of the resort. While children and mothers ride dog sleds, fathers of families can master ice fishing. And in the evening it is worth all together to go to the water park (an hour from Himos), or just go shopping: after all, the New Year’s sales season is in full swing.
In this article, we listed only three of the many Finnish ski centers. But you can be sure that after spending a vacation on any of them.ski resorts of FinlandEvery day of the New Year holidays will be different.