Arrival to Kajaani airport and transfer to Hotel Kalevala. Check-in to your room and prepare for a week of exciting activities.

Dinner at the restaurant.

After breakfast get-together with your New Year host; and get a few words
about the program. Guided Kalevala snow games: Let's get to know each other in the spirit of fun winter races! On these playful competitions you need co-operation skills and imagination.

After lunch, embark on a two-hour snowshoe tour through the taiga forest and across a frozen lake.

Following dinner, end the day with an unforgettable evening under the stars, enjoying a campfire picnic while waiting for a glimpse of the Northern Lights.

Start your morning with a taster experience, sampling Finnish traditions through husky, reindeer, and horse sleigh rides.

After lunch, enjoy a guided city tour that covers nature, history, and culture, visiting iconic sites. Following the tour, take some time to relax at a local coffee shop or do some shopping.

Later in the afternoon, meet Santa. Santa Claus has a residence in Kuhmo, and after a busy Christmas, he is now well-rested and ready to warmly welcome guests to his office.

After breakfast, start your day with the exhilarating thrill of a one-hour snowmobile safari through the snowy landscape.

Before dinner, join in a traditional Finnish New Year's Eve game - Tin casting in the lobby, the tin will tell your future for next year. Then it is time for the New Year Gala Dinner with live music/DJ & dancing. Later, just before the midnight, move to the terrace for the countdown and fireworks. The party then continues inside the bar with dancing until the early hours.

Join a guided excursion to Lentuankoski Rapids to spot the rare white-
throated dipper, a unique winter birdwatching experience amidst the
stunning rapids. Snacks are enjoyed by an open fire.

In the evening, there is a bus transfer to the New Year Concert at the Kuhmo Arts Centre.

Spend the day at leisure or participate in optional activities like ice swimming, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing.Perhaps you might like to dedicate the day to traditional Finnish wellbeing treatments such as a smoke sauna and traditional Finnish bone setting. After these two, maybe also try a herbal jacuzzi, classical massage and peat treatments.

Breakfast and transfer to Kajaani airport