This turned out to be the most fun and memorable experience of our Finland trip. This “floating in the ice water” was my wife’s idea, I rolled my eyes and said yes thinking it might be pretty boring. We opted for the day-time trip in January, there were 3 of us and we had the whole experience to ourselves. We were collected from our resort then driven to a private site and a little frozen over lake. In the cottage we were zipped into our arctic survival suits (big baggy onesies that made us look like “My Blobbie” or Michelin-man, whichever reference you might get). We were then taken to a big hole in the ice by a little jetty and could climb in the water. What you do then is entirely up to you. you can float on your back and calmly enjoy the surroundings.. or you can also hoist yourself vertical, paddle about, break off surrounding ice and even climb up on the frozen lake ice and muck about, climbing in and out of the water as you choose. We broke off a load of ice and hauled the pieces on to the lake to make ice-art. We were extremely lucky to have bright blue skies and this made everything look amazingly beautiful. I think it was about -15c at the time, but you stay warm enough. I read some reviews about people on ice float trips getting a little water inside their suit. I think it’s entirely a factor of how careful you are and what you do. Two of us did not get wet at all. I got absolutely soaked.. I was moving about getting up and back from the ice, front crawl plus floating.. I regularly felt water trickle in my neck area. I was having so much fun I didn’t care at all. If you are prone to being a bit splashy and adventurous then bring a change of clothes and wrap your phone in a zip lock bag. Our guide/host/driver was very friendly and we had a good chat in the car and he kindly took some great phone video footage of us. We had a GREAT time.

Gréât gréât expérience! Got to see the aurora too not too much but because of all the clouds.Special thanks to our guide Pedro, who made this an incredible experience! Thanks again ;)

Great experience and fantastic hosting from Pedro who was enthusiastic and gave a personal experience. Authentic Sauna and beautiful lake scenery. Very tasty lunch also. Would recommend.

We were a group of Aussies and had been told ice floating was the coolest thing to do (pardon the pun) in Finland.It didn’t disappoint. We were all a little worried how cold it would be. The temperature was -18 degrees Celsius. The float suits keep you very warm but you need to do what the guide tells you, in our case we had Pedro. He was excellent by the way. Lots of stories around the fire drinking grape tea after our float.Totally recommend you try it and this company was good as there were only 8 of us do very boutique.

Excellent activity for small groups. Friendly driver collected us from hotel, with short drive to secluded cabin and pond. Floating, clear skies and the stars - unique & unforgettable experience. Highly recommended.

This is one of the first things we did after we arrived in Rovaniemi and set us off to a great start.Our guide Pedro was kind and friendly and explained everything about how to use the sauna and how to go about dipping in the ice lake if we wanted to.Felt so energized and refreshed after going in the ice-cold water, definitely want to do it again.The lunch afterward was some of the best food we had whilst in Finland, definitely the best salmon.The sun came out halfway through our experience and the already beautiful view of the lake got even more beautiful.

Great trip! There is a tendency with some of the trips around Rovaniemi to have 20-30 people involved, so it was super refreshing to do something that was limited to 8-10 people. The team were lovely and the destination was beautiful. We were split into 2 saunas and spent a couple of hours darting from the water back to the sauna. The water is obviously freezing but well worth getting in. This was all followed by a delicious meal and some stories about Lapland and the surrounding area. Would recommend if you have the time.

I would highly recommend this trip. It was 100 percent the best out of the multiple excursions we did whilst in Rovaniemi. As we are vegetarian they substituted the Salmon for a lovely freshly cooked chilli con carne.The sauna and ice dipping was a refreshing activity and something to remember for years to come!

One of my best memory of Rovaniemi, the sauna is great, the team gives clear instruction and the diner was good.

Awesome experience… so glad to do this. We were collected and taken to a beautiful place far from the city lights. The sauna and cold plunge left us feeling amazing. The dinner was delicious and the hosts were very kind and welcoming.. i would definitely recommend this experience