Korouoma Frozen Waterfalls Tours

An hour and a half southeast of Rovaniemi, the cliffs of Korouoma canyon turn into walls of blue and white ice every winter, some of it streaked amber. You reach them on foot, down a snowy trail into the gorge. Four guided day trips from Rovaniemi cover every kind of day, from a cheap hike with sausages on the fire to a photo tour for eight. Below, each price sits next to the group size and the gear you borrow, along with the small print.

  • Ice season: about December to AprilThe falls usually build up through December and are at their thickest from January to March
  • Small groups fill firstMost tours take eight people per van, so the weeks around Christmas and the February holidays go early

In a hurry? Our top pick is Arctic GM's hike with a campfire BBQ: ~$89 a person, with thermal overalls, a 4×4 van and grilled sausages in the canyon. Book it here.

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Korouoma trips at a glance

  • Six to seven hours, door to doorAbout three of them in a van. The rest goes on the trail and the falls, with a stop at the fire
  • A real hike, about 5 kmDown into the gorge and back up again. Icy steps, ropes on the steep bits and spikes on your boots
  • Not in Rovaniemi itselfThe canyon lies about 105 km (65 miles) away in Posio, so every tour starts with a drive
  • Ice is likely, never promisedThe falls grow with the frost and shrink in a thaw. A mild spell in March can leave them wet and grey

If you only have a minute

Which Korouoma tour should you book?

If a friend asked us how to see the frozen falls from Rovaniemi, this is what we would tell them over a cup of coffee.

The Korouoma tour we would book first is Arctic GM's frozen waterfalls hike with a BBQ, from ~$89. It costs about half what the small-group rivals charge and still lends you thermal overalls. The guides grill sausages over a fire in the canyon, and it holds the best score here, 4.9 from 1,600+ reviews on GetYourGuide.

Want warm boots and a jacket handed to you, in a group of eight? Wild about Lapland's small-group tour costs ~$163. Want someone else to take the photos? Beyond Arctic's photo tour at ~$163 sends you edited pictures afterward. ToTheNorth's hike at ~$146 takes up to 16 and lends no clothing.

None of them can promise thick ice. Check what each trip really costs and when the falls are frozen, see how the day is spent, then read what the listings play down before you pay.

Our pick

The Korouoma day we would book: Arctic GM's hike and BBQ

The cheapest of the four, and the one with the most reviews. You see the same canyon and the same falls, with a hot lunch from the fire, for far less than the small-group rivals.

A hiker in blue thermal overalls standing in deep snow below the frozen waterfalls of Korouoma canyon Our pick

Rovaniemi: Korouoma Canyon Frozen Waterfalls Hike & BBQ, Arctic GM

★★★★★ 4.9 from 1,600+ reviews on GetYourGuide · free cancellation up to 24 hours before

Arctic GM is a Rovaniemi family company that says its roots in Lapland go back twenty generations. Its Korouoma day runs entirely in-house. Certified guides with first-aid training drive you the 105 km to the canyon in new Ford Tourneo 4×4 vans, which matters on snowy back roads.

At the car park you pull on thermal overalls and the guide leads a hike of 4 to 6 km into the gorge. Halfway, the group stops at a fire for hot drinks and grilled sausages. English is guaranteed, and other languages can be requested after booking, though they depend on which guides are free.

Price
from ~$89 per person, often shown lower
Duration
About 7 hours
The hike
4–6 km, moderate
Group
Small-group option up to 8, standard option up to 50
Start
Pickup in Rovaniemi or the office at Valtakatu 26
Food
Grilled sausages and hot drinks
Ages
8 and up
Cancellation
Free up to 24 hours; reserve now, pay later
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How the day runs, step by step

The guide picks the route and the falls on the day to suit the snow and ice. This is the outline the listing gives:

Out of Rovaniemi

  • Pickup at your accommodation, or meet at the Arctic GM office on Valtakatu
  • About 1.5 hours southeast by 4×4 van, roughly 105 km
  • Overalls on and spikes on your boots at the trailhead

In the canyon

  • A guided hike of 4–6 km down into the gorge to the frozen falls
  • Hot drinks and grilled sausages at a campfire, then the climb back up
  • Back in Rovaniemi about 7 hours after pickup

What the price covers

For the lowest fare of the four, the list is longer than you might expect. What it leaves out is mostly about comfort.

Included
  • Pickup and drop-off in Rovaniemi
  • Thermal overalls for the hike
  • Hot drinks and grilled sausages
  • A certified guide trained in first aid
Not included
  • Winter boots and gloves
  • A full lunch beyond the sausages
  • A small group, unless you pick that option
  • A guarantee of thick ice

Between us, before you go

A word from one cold-toed hiker to another. The listing sells two options on the same page: a small group of up to eight and a standard group of up to fifty. Check which one you are booking. The tour also needs at least two guests to run, and children under eight cannot come.

Reviewers love the guides, but some wish the barbecue were bigger and that more water came along. Pack a snack and a bottle. Our guide to dressing for the canyon covers the rest.

Why it beats the pricier tours

The canyon and the falls are the same whoever drives you there. Arctic GM charges a little over half what Wild about Lapland or Beyond Arctic ask. It still lends overalls and feeds you at the fire. With the small-group option you also get the same cap of eight. Small group or big van? weighs the options side by side.

Who we would not send on it

Anyone with back or heart trouble, or with children under eight, since the listing rules both out. Travelers who arrive without proper boots, who will be better off on Wild about Lapland's tour with boots lent. And couples who want pictures of themselves at the ice, who should look at Beyond Arctic's photo tour.

Book it if

You want the frozen falls and a fire in the snow for the lowest fare. You are reasonably fit and can manage a few icy climbs. It suits couples and friends who own warm boots, and families whose children are eight or older.

Skip it if

Ready for the canyon?

The tour is on GetYourGuide and on Viator. GetYourGuide shows far more reviews and lets you cancel for free up to 24 hours before, so you can watch the weather and the thaw before you commit.

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The day itself

How a Korouoma frozen waterfall tour works

All four trips follow the same shape: a van from Rovaniemi, a hike down to the ice and a fire in the snow. What differs is how many people share the van and what you are lent for the cold.

Style · eight to a van

A small group

Wild about Lapland, Beyond Arctic, Arctic GM (option)

6.5–7 hpickup, 1.5 hours to the canyon, about 4 hours there, back

Eight people fit round one fire and one viewpoint, and the guide can wait for the slowest walker. Two of the three lend boots and warm clothing. You pay for it: up to almost twice the price.

Style · a bigger group

Sixteen or more

ToTheNorth, Arctic GM (standard option)

6–7 hpickup, the drive, about 2 hours on the trail and a picnic

Cheaper and easier to book at short notice. The group strings out on the icy steps, so the pace suits the middle of the pack. Some reviewers wished the guide had regrouped more often.

Rovaniemi weather and ice at Korouoma, month by month

  • How solid the frozen falls usually are
  1. Jan−9°C high16 °F

    Thick blue ice, deep cold, short days

  2. Feb−8°C high18 °F

    The falls at their biggest, light returns

  3. Mar−3°C high27 °F

    Long sunny days, ice holds until a thaw

  4. Apr3°C high37 °F

    Melting starts, the last tours of the winter

  5. May10°C high50 °F

    Snowmelt and wet trails

  6. Jun17°C high63 °F

    Midnight sun, falls running free

  7. Jul20°C high68 °F

    Summer hiking, mosquitoes

  8. Aug17°C high63 °F

    Late summer, berries on the trail

  9. Sep10°C high50 °F

    Autumn colors, first northern lights

  10. Oct3°C high37 °F

    Bare and dark, no ice yet

  11. Nov−3°C high27 °F

    First snow, the ice only starting

  12. Dec−7°C high19 °F

    Ice growing, a few hours of daylight

Temperatures are rough daytime highs in Rovaniemi; nights and cold snaps go far lower. The bars show roughly how solid the falls usually are, which depends on each winter's frost. Highlighted months are the ones we would pick. The season in detail.

How each day is spent

  • In the van
  • In the canyon

Hours count from pickup and come from the listings. Every tour drives about an hour and a half each way; the split on the trail is approximate, because the guides adjust the route to the snow and the group.

  1. Pick your group sizeEight people round the fire, or a bigger group that costs less. Groups compared.
  2. Choose your weeksJanuary to March gives the thickest ice; February adds daylight. Month by month.
  3. Check your fitnessAbout 5 km with icy descents and a steep climb at the end. The trail.
  4. Dress for minus twentyWool next to the skin and warm boots with grip. A spare pair of gloves goes in a pocket. What to wear.

Tour or drive yourself? covers renting a car and walking the trail alone, and what a guide adds on a snowy day in the gorge.

How to choose

How to pick the right Korouoma tour

The ice is the same for all four. What differs is the size of the crowd and the gear, plus how much the guide does for you.

Group size

Eight on Wild about Lapland and Beyond Arctic, sixteen on ToTheNorth, either on Arctic GM. Groups compared.

Warm gear

Overalls on Arctic GM; boots and winter clothing on Wild about Lapland and Beyond Arctic; only snow grips on ToTheNorth. What to wear.

Photos

Only Beyond Arctic sends a photographer-guide and edited pictures afterward. What the photo tour adds.

Who is coming

Arctic GM and Beyond Arctic take nobody under 8. The trail suits active children best. Korouoma with kids.

Northern lights too?

You are back in Rovaniemi by late afternoon, early enough for an evening aurora tour. Planning both.

Price

From ~$89 a person with Arctic GM to ~$163 for a small group with boots and clothing lent. Every price in one table.

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The 4 tours

Four ways down to the ice, side by side

We read every Korouoma listing on both booking sites and kept the four with real track records and a different shape. Each card gives the price and the length along with the tour company. It also names the catch, with a button for each site that sells it.

A group of hikers in winter clothes posing in the snow in front of Korouoma's frozen waterfalls Our pick

Rovaniemi: Korouoma Canyon Frozen Waterfalls Hike & BBQ, Arctic GM

The one we would book for a first look at the ice.

Seven hours with pickup in Rovaniemi, a 4×4 van and a guided hike of 4 to 6 km. Thermal overalls are lent for the day. Halfway, the guide lights a fire for hot drinks and grilled sausages.

  • Rating4.9 from 1,600+ reviews on GetYourGuide
  • DurationAbout 7 hours
  • Tour companyArctic GM
  • Free cancellationUp to 24 hours before, pay later
  • StrengthsLowest price; overalls and BBQ included; top score
  • Ideal forCouples and friends, or families with children of 8 and up

Good to know: The same listing sells a small group of eight and a standard group of up to fifty, so check your option. Nobody under 8, and no boots lent. Group sizes.

~$89per person
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A hiker in a red jacket seen from behind, facing tiers of turquoise ice in the canyon Gear included

Rovaniemi: Korouoma Frozen Waterfalls Small-Group Tour, Wild about Lapland

Eight people, and everything warm handed to you.

A day of seven hours, about four of them at Korouoma. You borrow professional winter clothing and boots plus other equipment, with snowshoes as an option for deep snow. The hike is about 5 km, broken by a campfire snack with hot drinks.

  • Rating4.8 from 1,500+ reviews on GetYourGuide
  • DurationAbout 7 hours
  • Tour companyWild about Lapland
  • Free cancellationUp to 24 hours before, pay later
  • StrengthsMax 8; boots and clothing lent; snowshoes on offer
  • Ideal forTravelers who arrive without winter gear

Good to know: Nearly twice Arctic GM's price, and reviewers call the lunch simple. Hotels in the center get no pickup; you walk to the meeting point. What to wear.

~$163per person
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A tall column of white ice beside a dark frost-covered cliff, with a tiny climber halfway up Photographer guide

Rovaniemi: Frozen Waterfalls of Korouoma Canyon & Pro Photos, Beyond Arctic

For the picture of you under the ice.

Your guide is also a photographer, and the edited shots reach you online after the tour. Groups stay at eight guests or fewer. Warm clothing and winter boots are lent, and a light lunch is cooked over a fire at a lean-to shelter.

  • Rating4.8 from 280+ reviews on GetYourGuide
  • DurationAbout 6.5 hours
  • Tour companyBeyond Arctic
  • Free cancellationUp to 24 hours before, pay later
  • StrengthsEdited photos; max 8; boots and clothing lent, lunch included
  • Ideal forCouples and solo travelers who want themselves in the shot

Good to know: The trail has slippery climbs and descents, and the listing calls it demanding at times. Not for children under 8. The photo tour.

~$163per person
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A smiling hiker in a white hat in front of a line of walkers on a snowy forest trail Shortest day

Korouoma: Frozen Waterfall Hiking Tour, ToTheNorth

A straightforward hike, done in six hours.

Pickup within 7 km of Rovaniemi, about two hours on the trail and half an hour at a Lapland barbecue. Snow grips for your shoes come with it. Reviewers mention grilled sausages, with vegetarian ones on request.

  • Rating4.8 from 340+ reviews on GetYourGuide
  • DurationAbout 6 hours
  • Tour companyToTheNorth
  • Free cancellationUp to 24 hours before, pay later
  • StrengthsShort day; BBQ and snow grips included
  • Ideal forHikers with their own warm gear

Good to know: Groups of up to 16, and no clothing lent. Some reviewers felt the pace in a big group could be managed better. The trail.

~$146per person
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Before you go

Eight things about Korouoma that no listing puts in big letters

None of these sits at the top of a booking page, and each one decides whether you come home with blue ice on your camera or cold feet and a grey photo.

What you should know

  1. The hardest part is the way out. The trail drops into the canyon, so the day ends with a steep climb back to the car park. Reviewers call it the toughest stretch. The trail.
  2. The ice changes every winter. A cold winter builds tall blue columns; a mild one leaves wet streaks. A thaw in March can soften them within days.
  3. Spikes are not optional. All four tours lend grips or spikes for your boots. The descents are polished ice, and ropes guard the steepest parts.
  4. Check the group option. Arctic GM sells a group of eight and one of up to fifty on the same page, with different prices. Group sizes.
  5. Lunch is a campfire snack. Expect sausages in bread with hot drinks rather than a meal. Bring a snack and water of your own. The full costs.
  6. Downtown pickup is not a given. Wild about Lapland collects only from hotels outside the center. Arctic GM meets at its office unless you choose pickup.
  7. The cold is drier than you expect. Minus twenty in Lapland feels easier than a wet zero, until you stand still at the falls. Wool helps most. What to wear.
  8. Daylight is short in December. Around midwinter the sun barely clears the trees, and the canyon floor stays in shade. From February the light comes back. The best weeks.

Everything in one table

Four Korouoma tours, catch included

The four tours side by side. Each row sets the strength of a tour against its catch.

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Tour Ideal for Price Length Group Tour company and rating Strength and catch Book
Arctic GM hike and BBQ (our pick) A first look at the ice ~$89per person About 7 h 8, or up to 50 Arctic GM
4.9 on GetYourGuide		 Lowest price; overalls and BBQ included. Check the group option; ages 8 and up.
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Wild about Lapland small group Arriving without winter gear ~$163per person About 7 h Up to 8 Wild about Lapland
4.8 on GetYourGuide		 Boots and clothing lent. Twice the price, simple lunch.
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Beyond Arctic photo tour Photos of yourself at the falls ~$163per person About 6.5 h Up to 8 Beyond Arctic
4.8 on GetYourGuide		 Edited photos and lunch. Fewer reviews, demanding in places.
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ToTheNorth hiking tour A shorter day ~$146per person About 6 h Up to 16 ToTheNorth
4.8 on GetYourGuide		 BBQ and snow grips. Bigger group, no clothing lent.
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About the numbers. Prices are regular "from" rates per person in US dollars; both sites often show them lower on sale. Dates and exchange rates move them, so check the booking page, which has the final word.

Who went

Reviews from travelers who walked the canyon

Fourteen travelers, some who had blue ice under a clear sky and some who hiked through falling snow, on what won them over and what they would do differently.

★★★★★Hike and BBQ, Arctic GM

We were picked up at our cabin in a black 4×4 van, and by the time it got light we were pulling blue overalls on at the edge of the forest. The way down into the canyon is steeper than it looks on the photos, but the guide put spikes on everyone's boots and waited at every icy step. The first fall we reached was pale turquoise and taller than a church. Sausages over the fire, hot berry juice, then the climb out, which left me puffing. For this price I expected less.

SRSofia R. · Bologna, ItalyBlue-sky day
★★★★★Hike and BBQ, Arctic GM

Cheapest tour we found and it felt like the best one. Our guide knew every bird by its call.

MKMark K. · Leeds, UKBlue-sky day
★★★★☆Hike and BBQ, Arctic GM

The falls were huge and the guide was patient with our slow group. I gave four stars because we booked the standard option without noticing and there were a lot of us at the fire. Check which group you pick. One sausage each was not much after five kilometres, so bring a sandwich.

ANAnjali N. · Pune, IndiaGrey, snowy day
★★★★★Hike and BBQ, Arctic GM

Minus twenty-two, blue sky, brown ice. The overalls did their job.

THTobias H. · Graz, AustriaBlue-sky day
★★★★★Hike and BBQ, Arctic GM

Our guide grew up near Posio and told us stories about the canyon the whole way down. It snowed all day and everything went soft and quiet. A jay came and sat on my glove at the fire. My husband has bad knees and managed fine with the spikes and the ropes.

JWJenna W. · Austin, USAGrey, snowy day
★★★★★Small group, gear included

I flew in with sneakers and a city coat, which was a mistake, but Wild about Lapland had boots and a proper winter suit in my size waiting at the office. Eight of us with one guide, and nobody rushed. I chose the snowshoes for the last stretch along the river and loved sinking into the deep snow. The ice at the second fall had streaks of amber running through it like caramel.

ELEmma L. · Copenhagen, DenmarkBlue-sky day
★★★★☆Small group, gear included

Lovely small group and great gear. The lunch was a sausage in bread, fine but small for the price.

RGRafael G. · Seville, SpainGrey, snowy day
★★★★★Small group, gear included

First time in snow for our two teenagers. The guide turned the hike into a nature lesson. We learned to spot hare tracks and read the ice. Warm clothes were included, which saved us buying gear for one trip.

HBHelen B. · Brisbane, AustraliaBlue-sky day
★★★★★Photo tour, max 8

Low sun at noon, gold light on the frozen falls, and our guide quietly taking photos the whole time while we just looked. After the trip a link arrived with the edited pictures, and they are the only good photos of the two of us from the whole holiday. Lunch was cooked on a fire in a little wooden shelter. The path back up is slippery and steep, so take it slowly.

CTChloé T. · Nantes, FranceBlue-sky day
★★★★★Photo tour, max 8

Glad I paid extra for the photos. My phone died in the cold after twenty minutes anyway.

DSDaniel S. · Tel Aviv, IsraelBlue-sky day
★★★★★Photo tour, max 8

Grey sky and falling snow, so I worried the photos would be flat. The guide moved us so the blue of the ice stood out against the dark cliff, and the pictures look better than the day felt. Good boots and a warm jacket were given to us before we left.

KMKenji M. · Yokohama, JapanGrey, snowy day
★★★★★Group of 16, shortest day

Fast pickup, two hours of hiking, then sausages with cranberry juice at the fire. Home before dark. Simple, well done.

PWPiotr W. · Kraków, PolandBlue-sky day
★★★★☆Group of 16, shortest day

Sixteen people is a lot on a narrow icy path, and we waited at the top of the steep parts while everyone got down the ropes. The guide was friendly and the falls were beautiful in the snow. Bring your own warm clothes, nothing is lent except grips.

LFLisa F. · Zurich, SwitzerlandGrey, snowy day
★★★★★Group of 16, shortest day

I am vegetarian and they had proper veggie sausages without me asking twice. We had the ice falls almost to ourselves on a sunny March morning, with snow still thick on the spruces. The last climb back to the van is the hard bit, but nobody was left behind.

OAOmar A. · Toronto, CanadaBlue-sky day

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Book Arctic GM for your Korouoma day

If you are in Rovaniemi between December and April and want one day at the frozen falls you will still be talking about at home, we would book Arctic GM's hike and BBQ. Overalls for the cold and sausages over the fire, with a guide who knows which falls are holding that week.

You can hold a place now and pay nearer the day. Cancelling is free until 24 hours before. Bring wool and a pair of spare gloves.

~$89

per person · about 7 hours · pickup in Rovaniemi

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  • ✓ Thermal overalls and a campfire BBQ
  • ✓ Small-group option of up to 8

Good to know

How the falls of Korouoma freeze, and what you are looking at

Five minutes of reading makes the colors in the ice and the shape of the canyon far easier to follow.

Korouoma is a long, deep cleft in the forests of Posio, south of the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland. The gorge is some 30 km (19 miles) long and as much as 130 m (430 ft) deep, with sheer rock walls on both sides and the Korojoki river along the bottom.

01Water that freezes on the way down

Streams and seeping groundwater spill over the canyon walls all year. When the frost sets in, each trickle freezes a little more every day, until whole cliff faces are hung with ice. The largest falls reach around 60 m. The falls one by one.

02Why some ice is blue and some brown

Dense, clear ice swallows red light and looks blue, while ice full of air bubbles looks white. Some falls carry an amber or rusty tint, which most sources blame on iron and peat washed down from the bogs above. The best-known one, Ruskea Virta, means "brown stream" in Finnish.

03A playground for ice climbers

The same falls are among the best-known ice climbing spots in Finland. On a cold weekend you may see ropes and helmets on the bigger columns. Hiking tours stay on the trail and keep clear of the climbers below the falls.

What most hikers remember is the silence at the bottom of the gorge, broken only by the creak of ice settling on the cliff above.

04Light in the Lapland winter

Rovaniemi sits right on the Arctic Circle, and Korouoma a little south of it. In December the sun shows for only a few hours and hardly reaches the canyon floor. By February the days are longer and the ice glows in low sunshine. The best weeks to go.

05Fire sites and the rules of the reserve

Korouoma is a protected area cared for by Metsähallitus, the Finnish state body for nature reserves. The trail has lean-to shelters and fire sites that every visitor may use, and reviewers mention an outhouse at the car park and another near the fire. Light fires only at those sites and take your rubbish home.

06Manners on the trail

Keep to the marked path and hold the ropes on the steep parts. Never break off icicles or climb onto the falls. Siberian jays often turn up at the fire and will take food from your hand, but feed them only bread, never the sausage skins. Korouoma with kids has more on keeping young hikers safe.

30 kmLength of the canyon

130 mIts depth, up to

60 mThe tallest ice falls, about

105 kmFrom Rovaniemi by road

Can you fit the northern lights into the same trip? Our guide Ice falls by day, auroras by night shows how the timings work.

Questions and answers

Frequently asked questions about the Korouoma frozen waterfalls

Fourteen questions we hear again and again, with the full answer.

How much does a Korouoma frozen waterfalls tour cost?

The four tours on this page start at ~$89 per person with Arctic GM. ToTheNorth costs ~$146, while the small-group tours of Wild about Lapland and Beyond Arctic cost ~$163 or ~$163. Sale prices are often lower. Every price and extra is in our cost guide.

Which Korouoma tour is the best?

Arctic GM's hike and BBQ suits most visitors. It costs far less than the rest and still lends overalls, with the best score of the four. Wild about Lapland suits travelers without winter boots, and Beyond Arctic suits anyone who wants photos of themselves at the ice.

When are the Korouoma waterfalls frozen?

Usually from about December to April, with the thickest ice from January to March. It depends on the winter: a mild spell can soften the falls, and by late March some years are already wet. The season in detail.

How far is Korouoma from Rovaniemi?

About 105 km (65 miles) southeast, in the municipality of Posio. The tours drive about an hour and a half each way, so a full day lasts six to seven hours from pickup.

How hard is the hike to the frozen waterfalls?

Moderate. It is about 5 km there and back, with icy steps on the way down and a steep climb at the end. Ropes help on the steepest parts and every tour lends grips or spikes. The trail step by step.

Do I need my own winter clothing?

It depends on the tour. Wild about Lapland and Beyond Arctic lend winter clothing and boots, and Arctic GM lends thermal overalls. ToTheNorth lends only snow grips, so you need everything else yourself. What to wear.

How cold is it at Korouoma in winter?

Daytime highs in January and February are often around −8 to −10 °C (14 to 18 °F), and cold snaps go to −20 °C (−4 °F) or lower. One reviewer hiked in −30 °C. You warm up on the climbs and cool quickly at the falls.

Is the ice at Korouoma guaranteed?

No. The falls freeze with the cold and melt in a thaw, and no listing promises a certain size or color. In midwinter they are almost always there; at the edges of the season, check recent reviews before you book.

Can children do the Korouoma hike?

Active children can. Arctic GM and Beyond Arctic set the minimum age at 8, and one family on the Wild about Lapland tour brought two children of nine who coped fine. The cold and the final climb matter more than the distance. Korouoma with kids.

Is food included on the tours?

A campfire snack is, on all four: grilled sausages and hot drinks on Arctic GM and ToTheNorth, a campfire snack on Wild about Lapland and a light lunch on Beyond Arctic. Several reviewers wished for more, so bring your own snack and water.

Should I pick a small group?

If you can. The trail is narrow and icy, and in a group of eight everyone fits round one fire and one viewpoint. Arctic GM offers a group of eight as an option, which is the cheapest way to get one. Groups compared.

Can I visit Korouoma without a tour?

Yes, the trails are open to everyone. You need a car for the 1.5-hour drive plus spikes for your boots, and the confidence to handle icy descents alone in short daylight. Tour or drive yourself weighs it up.

Can I see the northern lights on the same day?

Yes, if the sky is clear. The tours drop you back in Rovaniemi by late afternoon, which leaves the evening for an aurora tour, though it makes for a long and cold day. Planning both.

Can I cancel a Korouoma tour for free?

Yes. All four can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before on GetYourGuide, and you can reserve now and pay later. If the operator cancels, for example because of extreme cold, you get your money back.

Read before you travel

Guides to Korouoma in winter

Ten questions that keep coming up, each with the long answer instead of the short one.