Finland vlog ep 3 | 4 days in Rovaniemi, Santa Class Village, Husky Sledding, Ice Hotel 🎅🏻🛷🧊

[@susuchong]

Can you provide tips of layering? I see you both not wearing that much compare to when you both in Levi. We are heading to there end of this year, still no clue on wat to wear…. 😅

[@cluuelessdays]

Hi! Sure, this was also our first trip to Finland so I watched KZbin videos on what to wear for cold weather. Most important is the ultrawarm heattech, we usually do 3 or 4 layers depending on how cold it is. Heattech > sweater > puffy zip up jacket (optional if not too cold) > thick coat. For pants, just 2 layers will do. What helped a lot is scarf or balaclava, hats, gloves very important. We also had toe warmers and hand warmers we put into our coat pockets which helped us when we were outside doing activities especially the reindeer sleigh in vlog ep 1. We went from the coldest areas (kakslauttanen resort) back to the city so our body adjusted quite well along the way! haha have so much fun and enjoy yourself!!

[@susuchong]

@@cluuelessdays thanks for sharing 😁😁

[@thesololady]

Is there an issue with being too warm when being indoors there with ultra warm heat tech? Say for example when walking from outdoors into a cafe/restaurant for a meal. Oh subscribed!

[@cluuelessdays]

@@thesololady Thanks for subscribing 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 No issues with ultra warm heat tech, usually taking off your coat and scarf will be fine, leaving just the UW heat tech and a sweater :)

[@thesololady]

@@cluuelessdays Thanks! ahhh transiting fresh from outdoors to indoors still need 2 layers inclusive of UW! I hope its better when staying indoors for a prolong time (eg end of day in hotel room).

[@heyawesome7627]

Rovaniemi vs Levi ski town, which area do you highly recommend

[@cluuelessdays]

Rovaniemi is a popular tourist area so if you’re going to Finland can’t miss saying hi to an official Santa Claus 🤣 We didn’t explore much of the ski area in Levi ski town as we spent most of it on other activities. If you like snowboarding or skiing then highly consider Levi!

[@heyawesome7627]

Thanks for sharing! Is it easy to access to nearby restaurants and groceries ? Wondering if we should book the accommodation with meals package / activities together in advance? Any tips ;) 😊

[@cluuelessdays]

Depends on where you stay! We stayed a bit further from town and had to take uber everywhere we go which was not very convenient. If you’re staying in town itself, then food is quite easy but for activities, I recommend to book in advanced preferably with pick up and drop off options :)

[@imronaldlee5914]

Do you think it’s worth to book an aurora tour?

[@cluuelessdays]

Hello! Yes but depends on the area you’re in. We didn’t managed to see northern lights during our aurora tour in Rovaniemi but we saw amazing ones in Saariselkä during the tour there 🤩

[@imronaldlee5914]

I see, thanks for the info! May I ask what do you actually do during the aurora tour? Seems like it’s like a hike

[@cluuelessdays]

For the aurora photography tour in Rovaniemi, the guide drove us out to certain spots to try and catch aurora based on some map he has. He also has professional camera set up which he will send pictures after the tour. The tour ended with a mini hike to a tent to enjoy campfire, barbecuing sausages then headed back to the drop off point.

[@heyawesome7627]

Do u have any recommended local tour group in Finland that’s worth to splurge? :) care share the name?

[@cluuelessdays]

I booked via Viator! The tour group is called Beyond Artic :)

Don't pay any extra tips for transport in Finland, all is included in the pre-arranged price of transport, assuming it didn't take you like 30min+ to haul the luggage. If you call up taxi without pre-arranged price or so, then they have charge for waiting too, so it's not required in that case either. Tipping is only if you think you received service above and beyond good. While you cannot call it scamming as tips are volunteered, the driver certainly was acting badly and no finn would pay such extra tip. Also, don't worry about the husky sledding, huskies love running, they have massive amounts of energy and issue with huskies is usually them not getting enough exercise rather than they having issues running with people around.

[@cluuelessdays]

thank you for sharing these insights!