Finland Become a Champion

Try a range of winter sports as well as downhill skiing for a more rounded winter experience.

10-50

This tripis ideal for disabled students as it at the site of one of the main Paralympic training centres and so is fully accessible. Please discuss any disablity or mobility requirements of students ahead of booking..

Arctic Education is the trusted school travel brand of Travelbee Ltd, the multi award winning Arctic travel specialist based in the UK. Established in 2004, we have become the UKs leading online Arctic tour operator. Offering holidays, educational tours and corporate trips, we’re now the World’s biggest supplier of holidays to the Glass Igloos to see the Northern Lights.

We have been working with a number of schools developing KS3 and KS4 curriculum supporting school tours to the Arctic, be it Geography tours in Iceland, wilderness survival in Finland, Art and Design tours to ICEHOTEL or service based care of huskies in Sweden – as you can imagine, these trips are a really exciting prospect for students, parents and teachers alike and are always hugely popular.

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This is a sample tour package, your final itinerary will be tailored to match your requirements.

Price from £1895per student based on 30+3 – Life changing opportunity

Finland: Become a Champion
6 Nights, 7 Days

Tour Summary:

• Return flights to Kajaani (via Helsinki)


• Full board


• Opening ceremony – Welcome to the area and resort


• Welcome team building games


• Husky Safari


• Ice Fishing


• Cross Country Skiing lesson


• Laser Biathlon


• Wilderness skills and firelighting


• Ski Pass and equipment hire where needed


• Downhill skiing or snowboarding lessons, 5 * 2 1/2 hours


• Try a traditional Finnish sauna and ice plunge


• ATOL & ABTA Protection

Price from £1,895 pp based on 30 + 3 teachers FREE

Day 1 / KEY THEMES: Arrival

• Welcoming games stretch out whilst bonding with school mates and enjoying the facilities
  
• Dinner
  
• Night in ensuite rooms 2 - 4 sharing ensuite rooms, Includes supervised access to gym area, sauna and gym hall
  

Day 2 / KEY THEMES: Ice fishing, Downhill and Cross country skiing

• Breakfast
  
• 2 hour ice fishing by snowshoe - take a snow shoe in nature and then try ice fishing - one of Finland's most popular winter activities
  
• Lunch
  
• 2 ½ Ski lessons & practise, Groups divided by level, learners and improvers skiing, guide/instructor per group
  
• Dinner
  
• Cross country skiing, Learn cross country skiing – with some similarities and many differences, experience Cross country skiing in a country that loves it!
  
  

Day 3 / KEY THEMES: Dog sledging and skiing

• Breakfast.
  
• Transfer to Vuokatti Husky for Dog sledging - always amongst the highlights, experience dog sledding in the Finnish countryside, 2 hour activity
  
• Lunch
  
• 2 ½ Ski lessons & practise, Groups divided by level, learners and improvers skiing, guide/instructor per group
  
• Dinner
  
• Laser Biathlon + Ball Games Laser biathlon is a mental and physical challenge, always a popular option, 1 hour
  

Day 5 / KEY THEMES: Wilderness and Skiing

• Breakfast
  
• Wilderness skills & Fire lighting - important but fun skills for use in the wilderness, particularly the Arctic tundra 2 ½ hours
  
• Lunch
  
• 2 ½ Ski lessons & practise, Groups divided by level, learners and improvers skiing, guide/instructor per group
  
• Dinner
  

Day 6 / Ski Day

• Breakfast
  
• 2 ½ Ski lessons & practise, Groups divided by level, learners and improvers skiing, guide/instructor per group
  
• Lunch
  
• 2 ½ Ski lessons & practise, Groups divided by level, learners and improvers skiing, guide/instructor per group
  
• Final night in the hotel
  

Day 7 / Return to UK

• Breakfast
  
• Transfer and Return UK flight
  

Price from £1895 per student based on 30+3

If you would like a longer or tailored trip - just ask! We can offer mental resilence training as well as other mindset lectures and programmes.