Exploring Lapland

Routes a car can open.

Browse the regions and destinations that become easier when your season includes your own movement. Start with everyday mobility around Ivalo and Saariselkä, then explore wider Lapland routes when your agreement, schedule and conditions fit.

Route explorer

Start close. Go further when you have the time.

A seasonal rental first makes daily life easier. From there, days off can open the road north, toward the fells and into longer Lapland plans.

Warm route-guide map of Finnish Lapland

Route guide

The map begins with Finnish routes. Choose a direction to focus the markers.

01 / Start nearby

Your northern everyday radius.

Begin with workdays, groceries, airport connections and nearby days off around Saariselkä, Ivalo and Inari. This is where a car changes the rhythm of the season first.

02 / Go north

The road to Finland's northern edge.

A far-north Finnish route where the Teno River, open fell landscapes and the edge of the tree line shape the experience.

Longer routes depend on rental period, agreement details, weather and road conditions.

Explore Utsjoki
Snowy winter landscape near Utsjoki and Nuorgam.

03 / Fell days

When you have a full day, the fells open up.

Skiing, fell scenery, trails and a real change of pace become possible when your day off has room for a wider route.

Pyhä fell landscape in winter.

A nearby southern fell escape

Pyhä

A change of scenery, close enough for a real day off.

A natural southern fell route for skiing, quiet views and Pyhä-Luosto national park atmosphere.

Explore Pyhä
A winter street in Levi ski resort.

Levi

Slopes, restaurants and livelier Lapland nights.

A livelier Lapland resort route for skiing, restaurants, after ski and winter activities.

Explore Levi
Snowy ski slopes and fell scenery in Ylläs.

Ylläs

Long slopes, ski tracks and quieter fell days.

A fell destination for long slopes, ski tracks and calmer days outdoors.

Explore Ylläs

04 / Longer escapes

Make room for the bigger route.

Rovaniemi and Ruka belong to days off and weekend plans with more time. They show how far your usable Lapland world can expand.

The illuminated Lumberjack’s Candle Bridge over a frozen river in Rovaniemi.

Rovaniemi

When you want a city again.

A bigger city day in Lapland, combining Santa Claus Village, culture, shopping, services and airport connections.

Longer trips should be planned with the rental agreement and winter driving conditions in mind.

Explore Rovaniemi
Ruka ski slopes in winter.

Ruka

Come for the resort. Stay for Kuusamo.

A major ski resort and a longer weekend escape into the forests, rapids and national parks of Kuusamo.

Plan the roughly 350 km winter drive around conditions, agreement details and enough time to stay overnight.

Explore Ruka

05 / Cross the border

Northern Norway, by separate agreement.

By separate agreement

Cross-border travel is not included automatically. It must be agreed before travel and may require a paid Foreign use add-on.

Bugøynes fishing village beside the Varangerfjord in winter.

By separate agreement

Bugøynes

Cross the border. Reach the sea.

A simple overnight road trip to a Finnish-rooted fishing village, king crab, sauna and the Varangerfjord.

Explore Bugøynes
The Nordkapp cliff and Globe monument above the Arctic Ocean.

By separate agreement

Nordkapp

Go far enough to reach the edge.

The collection’s biggest road trip: Magerøya, Honningsvåg, the Arctic Ocean and a weather-dependent iconic endpoint.

Explore Nordkapp
Image credits
  • Ivalo: Photo: J-P Kärnä / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and optimized for web.
  • Saariselkä: Photo: Jaakko Kemppainen / Unsplash. Cropped and optimized for web.
  • Inari: Photo: Mayur Arvind / Unsplash. Cropped and optimized for web.
  • Utsjoki: Photo: Bo-Göran Lillandt / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and optimized for web.
  • Levi: Image: “Torkuja, a street in Levi ski resort, Sirkka, Finland.” DanielMichaelPerry / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0. Cropped and optimized for web.
  • Ylläs: Photo: dr.eros / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and optimized for web.
  • Pyhä: Photo: Hendrik Morkel / Unsplash. Cropped and optimized for web.
  • Rovaniemi: Photo: Steve Ellis / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and optimized for web.
  • Ruka: Photo: Henniina Salomäki / Unsplash. Cropped and optimized for web.
  • Bugøynes: Photo: Christian Latze / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and optimized for web.
  • Nordkapp: Photo: Hans-Joachim Kaiser / Unsplash. Cropped and optimized for web.