Hallo! Mein Mann und ich denken an unsere Flitterwochen. Wir möchten das Wilderness Hotel Nangu besuchen. Haben Sie im Winter Tipps für eine Roadtrip durch Finnland (zwischen Weihnachten und Silvester)?
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Von Mammoth-Fee-4114
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The road you’re taking there in Finland isnfor the large part pretty horrible. It’s 2-3 hours of absolutely nothing. Better drive it during the day.
Edit: Whoops, I took a look and thought that was the Pokka road, but it’s the southern road, ignore this!
I would recommend to imagine how the roads would be during this time. For a journey that takes a day and 7 hours already? Make it 2 days in the winter.
I think this would be the last thing I would do if I had a choice in the winter.
It’ll be dark most of the time. When you go to Finnish Lapland, watch out for moose or reindeer. The bigger the road, the safer.
Make sure your car has two yellow vests, blankets, a flashlight, preferably some snacks and that you have weather-appropriate outdoor clothes with you in case you need to make an emergency stop somewhere. It’s also a good idea to find out where to call if the car breaks down. Oh, and proper winter tyres!
That being said, it’s not rocket science and people in the north don’t really avoid driving in the winter. You’ll be fine!
Willkommen in Finnland 😄
Get proper winter tyres for your car, some nordic studless tyres are a good option for this use case.
No all-weather/all-season tyres, since they are a compromise solution that can’t match the traction of winter tyres.
Stop in Haparanda before before you cross into Tornio. Get any snacks and drinks as they’re much cheaper than when you cross. Fuel is normally cheaper to so it doesn’t hurt to fill up.
There are trains which can transport your car at least part of that way in Sweden and in Finland. If you want to make The driving part shorter.
I worked for Wilderness Hotels. Not Nangu, but I know all the others really well. Nangu is stunning. The Sami museum in Inari is also worth it.
Do you have a booking? Because new years/Christmas is fucking mental usually.
Edit: i work as a guide up there, you can dm me if you have any questions
It is a very long and boring drive in very stressful conditions (dark, possible snow storma). Not many fun places to stop, mainly dark forest. Going there and back sounds like a nightmare to me.