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A member of a Sámi reindeer-herding family standing among her reindeer in Finnish Lapland, antlers framing the foreground.

following the reindeer herders with a Sámi family

the day itself

what to expect

Join a local reindeer-herding family with deep Sámi roots for a journey into their way of life in Finnish Lapland. You travel by sled, pulled behind a snowmobile, through the snowy forest to the family's three reindeer enclosures. At each one there is time to meet and feed the reindeer, and to hear about the herding traditions passed down through generations: the Sámi heritage behind them, and what life in the arctic asks of the people who keep them. The experience closes around an open fire, with warm drinks, traditional reindeer sausage, and homemade blueberry pie.

duration5 hours
privacyprivateminimum two guests
pacegentle
accessbookable for outside guests
suitable foranimal lovers · culture immersion
departuretransfers from the retreat
what it includes

everything set out before you arrive

  • private return transfers from Sixty Eight North
  • snowmobile-pulled sled ride through the forest
  • visits to three family reindeer enclosures
  • meeting and feeding the reindeer
  • stories of Sámi heritage and herding traditions from the family
  • warm drinks, reindeer sausage, and homemade blueberry pie by the fire
feels like coming home

every moment is rich with story, connection, and a true sense of place.

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