Four days in Levi Finland,a long weekend that earns its flights.
2 adults · 4 days · 3 nights · Balanced pace · Best in Jan, Feb
5.0 · Fjällen No12, from 4 guest reviewsGuide price€696pp
Estimated for 2 adults · excluding flights
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Overview
Three nights for two in a ski-in apartment, with three things booked and nothing else: a husky team of your own, two hours on a snowmobile, and a night out in the dark looking up. About €696 each, excluding flights.
This trip includes
- 3 nights at Fjällen No12
- Husky safari
- Aurora hunt
- Snowmobile safari
- Transfers and getting around
- Food shop and meals out
- Flights, which you book yourself
Highlights you'll come home with
Day 1
Land, shop, sauna
Day 2
Your own team, and then the sky
Day 3
Two hours at the throttle
Day 4
A slow morning, then Kittilä
Right for you if
- two adults with four days and a direct flight
- first-timers who want the three headline things and no filler
- anyone who would rather do three things well than six badly
- aurora hunters travelling in the darkest months
Less good if
- families with small children — this pace is not built for them
- anyone wanting a full ski week
- travellers who need every evening organised
- anybody expecting daylight: January gives you about four hours
Your four-day itinerary
Each step is shown as the kind of thing it is. Your plan comes with the operators Lapland Concierge would choose for each one, and the alternatives.
Day 1Land, shop, sauna
- 14:00Kittilä to Levi
- 15:30Food shop
- 18:00The lit trail, before the sauna
Day 2Your own team, and then the sky
- 10:00Husky safari
- 16:00Sauna at the apartment
- 20:00Aurora hunt
Day 3Two hours at the throttle
- 10:00Snowmobile safari
- 14:00Café
- 19:00Dinner out
Day 4A slow morning, then Kittilä
Your base
Fjällen No12
Run by Lapland Concierge, the concierge business behind Levi Finland
No12 is a two-bedroom ski-in/ski-out apartment in the Fjällen building at West Point, on the western slopes of Levi. It sleeps four, with room for a fifth, and has its own private sauna and a large balcony looking out over the fell. The West Point lift is 50 m away, and Bistro West is downstairs.
- Sleeps 4
- 2 bedrooms
- 1 bathroom
- Private sauna
“The Appartement is amazing. All is brandnew and extremly cosy. For ski fans: The ski in/out is just perfect.”
- West Point lift
- about 50 m
- Bistro West
- downstairs, in the same building
- Bus stop 32 (West Point, R2 ski bus)
- a short walk
- Levi Centre
- 4 km by road
Guide prices
- Accommodation
- €480
- Experiences
- €644
- Food and drink
- €208
- Transport
- €60
- Estimated total for 2 adultsAbout €696 per person · excluding flights
- €1,392
Guide prices from typical Levi rates for each kind of step, not a quote. Your plan prices the actual operators for your dates, and you book and pay each of them directly. Not included: Flights, which you book yourself. Lift passes and ski hire — this trip does not touch the piste. Winter clothing hire if you do not own any, which for four days is usually cheaper than buying.
Designed by
Livia
Head of trip planning, Lapland Concierge
Livia heads up trip planning at Lapland Concierge and looks after the guest experience across the cabins and apartments it runs in Levi. She brings hands-on experience in hospitality, guest operations and property coordination, and a background in sustainability, with master's degrees in geography and in environmental assessment and management. Her trips are planned the way she runs a stay: well prepared, clearly explained and kind to the place.
Lapland Concierge · Places to stay, experiences worth having, and whole-trip planning in Levi, from a family who live here year-round.
FAQs
Lapland Concierge's advice
Book the aurora hunt for the second night, not the last. Every operator will move it for better weather, but only if there is a night left to move it to.
Is four days in Levi worth the flights?
For two adults who book three things and skip the rest, yes. Four days gives you two full days and two half ones, which is enough for a husky safari, a snowmobile morning and an aurora hunt without any day feeling like a queue. It is not enough for a ski week, and it is not enough if you want all of that plus reindeer and ice fishing too.
When is the best time to see the northern lights in Levi?
The dark months, and January is the darkest: the sun barely clears the horizon, which gives the longest window of properly dark sky. Statistically September and March are also strong because the skies are clearer. What nobody can tell you is whether they will appear on your three nights — which is why the hunt here is booked for the second night, leaving two nights to move it to.
How cold is Levi in January, and what do we need?
Typically −10°C to −25°C, and colder on a still night. Thermal base layers, a fleece or down mid-layer, a proper windproof shell, mittens rather than gloves, and boots rated well below what you think you need. Every operator on this page lends a full thermal oversuit and boots for the activity itself, so hire the rest in the village rather than buying for four days.
What does a four-day trip to Levi cost for two?
About €1,392 on the figures here, or €696 each, before flights. The three guided activities are €644 of it. The apartment, transfers and food come to €748 — that is the floor for four days in January, and it is where a cheaper version of this trip has to come from.
Can we do this without a hire car?
Yes, and you should. The apartment is walkable to the village, both airport transfers are in the figures above, and all three operators collect from your accommodation. A car in January means clearing it twice a day for no gain.