Reindeer sleigh rides in Rovaniemi
By Jani Alakurtti · Updated
This page covers 41 of the 147 reindeer experiences in our Rovaniemi data: the ones that are reindeer sleigh rides. Reindeer safaris in Rovaniemi explains how each tour ends up in one type and lists them all, and reindeer safari prices in Rovaniemi compares what the types cost. Other types with a page of their own: reindeer farm visits and reindeer combination tours. Every activity in Rovaniemi, side by side: Rovaniemi in winter.
What is a reindeer sleigh ride like?
- Tours
- 41 reindeer sleigh rides with a working booking link, from 23 operator names.
- Price per person, not private
- From €30; typical €107. n = 18 of 41 non-private tours
- Typical duration
- 3 h (n = 29)
Sleigh ride tours: you ride in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer: named in the title, or stated on the operator’s own page (read directly, with a quote). Typical = median. Prices are the lowest listed per-person prices; private tours and group prices are left out. Details and sources below.
On these tours you ride in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer: the tour title names the sleigh ride, or the operator’s own page states it. The typical tour lasts three hours in total, so the time also covers what happens around the ride, not only the ride. Most rides are short: of all reindeer tours in our data that include a sleigh ride and state its length, more than half are under one kilometre and only a few are 3 km or more. Almost half of these tours say winter clothing is included, and almost as many do not mention it, so check before you book.
All reindeer sleigh rides
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Grouped by duration; within each duration group, per-person prices and prices without a stated basis come first, lowest first, then group prices, then tours without a price.
Up to 3 hours
- Reindeer Path – A 400-Meter Reindeer Sleigh Ride with Santa’s Reindeer
Santa Claus Reindeer · 3 h · €30 / person
Food or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Short reindeer ride & information
Raitola Reindeer & Husky Farm · 1 h · €45 / person
Runs in the snow season
Food or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Premium Reindeer Farm Experience & 2 km Sleigh Safari
Nordic Odyssey · 3 h · €65 / person
Runs in the snow season
Hotel pickupSmall groupWinter clothingFood or hot drinksFamily-friendly
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Taava Reindeer Farm – Reindeer & Lapland Traditions Year-Round
Wild About Lapland · 1 h 30 min · €79 / person
Runs in both seasons
Hotel pickupFood or hot drinksRuns in summer or autumn too
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Authentic Reindeer Farm Visit & Traditional Sledge Ride in Rovaniemi
Lapland Escape · 2 h 30 min · €99 (basis not stated)
Runs in both seasons
Small groupWinter clothingFood or hot drinksRuns in summer or autumn too
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Priority Reindeer Ride – Fast Track for you Forest Path Reindeer Ride
Santa Claus Reindeer · 25 min · €100 / person
Runs in the snow season
Small groupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Authentic Reindeer Farm Visit with Reindeer Safari
Wild About Lapland · 2 h · €105 / person
Runs in the snow season
Hotel pickupSmall groupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Rovaniemi Reindeer Ride and Farm Visit with Transfers
Rovaniemi Tours · 3 h · €119 / person
Hotel pickupSmall groupFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Winter Adventure Reindeer Safari in Rovaniemi, Santa Claus Village
Santa Claus Reindeer · 1 h · €120 (basis not stated)
Listed for Dec–Mar
Hotel pickupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Visit to a traditional reindeer farm with sleigh ride
Arctic SnowHotel · 2 h · €123 / person
Food or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Taava Reindeer Farm – Reindeer & Lapland Traditions Year-Round
Santa Claus Reindeer · 1 h 30 min · €125 / person
Runs in both seasons
Hotel pickupFood or hot drinksRuns in summer or autumn too
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - 1 h Reindeer Safari
Raitola Reindeer & Husky Farm · 2 h · €133 / person
Runs in the snow season
Winter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Daytime Reindeer Safari – 3-hour Wilderness Experience in Rovaniemi
Santa Claus Reindeer · 3 h · €160 (basis not stated)
Listed for Dec–Mar
Hotel pickupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Reindeer Farm Visit and 2,5 km Sleigh Ride Through Snowy Landscapes
Rovaniemi Tours · 3 h · €199 / person
Hotel pickupSmall groupFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Rovaniemi Reindeer Safari 1-hour and Farm Visit
Northern Future Travel · 3 h · €199 / person
Small groupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Reindeer Farm Visit With Sleigh Ride
Halo Igloos · 3 h · €209 / person
Small groupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Traditional Reindeer Sled Ride at Historic 200-Year-Old Farm in Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi Tours · 3 h · €242 / person
Hotel pickupSmall groupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - 1 hour reindeer safari in the wilderness
Helios Tour · 3 h · –
Runs in the snow season
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Arctic Night Reindeer Ride in Rovaniemi - Porovaara
Porovaara · 3 h · –
Runs in the snow season
Food or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Authentic Reindeer Farm Visit, Sleigh Ride & Coffee
BookLapland · 2 h–3 h · –
Hotel pickupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Reindeer farm visit and short safari
Helios Tour · 2 h 30 min · –
Runs in the snow season
Hotel pickupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Rovaniemi: Reindeer Safari & Sled Ride with Sámi Family Heritage
Arctic GM · 3 h · –
Hotel pickupSmall groupWinter clothingFood or hot drinksSámi host or cultureFamily-friendly
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Short Reindeer Ride and Introduction
Lapland Royal Adventures · 1 h 30 min · –
Hotel pickupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Snowy Forest Reindeer Ride in Rovaniemi - Porovaara
Porovaara · 3 h · –
Listed for Nov–Apr
Food or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Snowy Forest Reindeer Ride, Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi-tours.com · 3 h · –
Runs in the snow season
Food or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Visit to Reindeer Farm with Short Safari (400m), Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi-tours.com · 1 h 30 min · –
Hotel pickupFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Visit to Reindeer Farm with Super Safari (1-hour), Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi-tours.com · 2 h · –
Runs in the snow season
Hotel pickupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab)
Over 3 and up to 5 hours
- The Longest Reindeer Safari (7km)
Nordic Odyssey · 5 h · €65 / person
Runs in the snow season
Hotel pickupSmall groupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Rovaniemi Reindeer Safari Sleigh Ride 1h
Lapland Royal Adventures · 4 h · –
Hotel pickupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab)
Duration not stated
- Reindeer Ride
Kotatieva Oy · – · €40 / person
Small group
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Reindeer Sleigh Ride – 500 meters of Lapland magic
Lapland Winter Park · – · €40 / person
Listed for Dec–Mar
Winter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Rovaniemi: Insider Reindeer Farm Visit and Short Sleigh Ride
Rovaniemi Insider · – · €109 / person
Hotel pickupSmall groupWinter clothingFood or hot drinks
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Reindeer Transfer from Rovaniemi Airport in Lapland — Lapland Romance
Lapland Romance & Private Tours · – · €1,490 (basis not stated)
Hotel pickup
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Arctic Night Reindeer Ride in Rovaniemi
Porovaara · – · –
Listed for Nov–Apr
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Kuoksa Reindeer Adventure
StayLapland · – · –
Listed for Nov–Apr
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Local Reindeer farm visit with 2 km sleigh ride
Beyond Arctic · – · –
Listed for Nov–Apr
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Private Reindeer farm visit with sleigh ride
Beyond Arctic · – · –
Listed for Dec–Apr
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Private Reindeer Sleigh Ride & Santa Visit
StayLapland · – · –
Listed for Nov–Mar
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Reindeer Farm Visit & Sled Ride
Sunny Safari · – · –
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Reindeer Ride to Santa through the Magic Forest in Apukka, Rovaniemi, Lapland
Apukka Resort · – · –
Listed for Nov–Apr
Operator's website (opens in a new tab) - Reindeer Safari in Arctic Wilderness
Sunny Safari · – · –
Operator's website (opens in a new tab)
What the marks mean
- Hotel pickup
- pickup from your accommodation stated as included.
- Small group
- at most 8 participants, or "small group" in the listing.
- Private
- "private", "yksityinen" or "VIP" in the tour title.
- Title says summer or autumn
- the tour title names summer or autumn.
- Winter clothing
- winter clothing stated as included.
- Food or hot drinks
- a meal, snack or hot drink stated as included.
- Sámi host or culture
- the operator's own page (read directly, with a quote) says the host is Sámi or that Sámi culture is part of the programme; “Lappish” or “local” alone does not count.
- Combined with northern lights
- the same tour is also listed as a northern lights tour.
- Runs in summer or autumn too
- the operator's own page (read directly, with a quote) says the tour runs in summer or autumn; most of these run in winter as well.
- Family-friendly
- "family" in the tour title, or a stated minimum age of 4 years or less.
Features are marked from the text of the listings and the operators’ own pages. A missing mark means the listing does not mention it, not that it is left out. Duration groups use the midpoint of the stated range (a 3–4 hour tour counts as 3.5 hours): up to 3 hours, over 3 and up to 5, over 5 and up to 7, over 7 hours, and tours of several days. Season comes from the operator’s own availability calendar in Visit Finland DataHub, or from a season stated on the operator’s own page. The snow season means the months when snow covers the ground on at least half the days at the weather station used on this site. A tour without a season simply does not state one. Filters are offered only for features that the listings state for at least 70 % of the tours and at least 50 % of the tours from each source, so a feature can be marked on a tour without being offered as a filter. 12 more reindeer experiences in our data are not listed here because they have no working booking link yet.
Run a tour here that’s missing, or see an error? Email [email protected]. Reported tours are checked on the operator’s public website before they are added.
How long is the sleigh ride?
| Sleigh ride | Tours | Share of those stating it |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 km | 38 | 62 % |
| 1 km to under 3 km | 15 | 25 % |
| 3 km or more | 8 | 13 % |
| Not stated | 22 | – |
Length of the reindeer sleigh ride itself as stated on the operator’s page (a range counts at its midpoint), not the length of the whole tour. Typical (median) ride: 0.5 km; shortest 0.4 km, longest 7.0 km. Tours that state only a riding time are counted as not stated. Not stated does not mean no.
What is included
| Item | Stated in the listing | Not stated |
|---|---|---|
| Winter clothing | 19 included 4 not included or on request | 18 of 41 |
| Hotel pickup | 19 included 0 available / pickup points 0 not included | 22 of 41 |
Not stated = not found in the collected listing text, so a listing can say more than we found. Hotel pickup "available / pickup points" = pickup offered or pickup points listed, possibly at extra cost.
Price per hour
| Lowest | Typical | Highest | Tours with price and duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| €10 / h | €62 / h | €240 / h | 15 of 41 |
Only tours that are not private and state both a per-person price and a duration in hours. Duration = midpoint of the stated range; multi-day tours are left out. Typical = median; not shown when fewer than 5 tours. Price per hour does not account for what is included, so it is a rough comparison, not a measure of value.
Questions
How much do reindeer sleigh rides cost?
18 of the 41 tours that are not private state a per-person price: from €30, typically (median) €107 and up to €242. 4 state a price that cannot be compared per person (a group price or no stated basis) and 19 state no price at all, so the tour list can show higher prices than this range. These are listed starting prices on the collection date.
How long do reindeer sleigh rides take?
29 of 41 tours state a duration in hours: typically (median) 3 h, from 25 min to 5 h. 12 do not state a usable duration.
Can children join?
2 of the 41 tours here state a minimum age: from 4 years to 8 years; 2 from the operator's own page. The other 39 do not state one, which is not the same as saying children can join — ask the operator. Tours with a stated minimum age of 4 years or less are marked family-friendly.
Who are reindeer sleigh rides for?
Sleigh rides suit you if you want to ride behind a reindeer rather than only meet one, at a calmer pace than a husky or snowmobile safari. Of the 22 sleigh-ride tours whose page says when they run, 19 run in the snow season only and 3 in both seasons; none runs in summer only.
Based on the 41 reindeer sleigh rides in our data, from operators’ own websites.
Sources and method
Tour data
How operators were found: no single list is complete, so we combined 619 candidate companies from several sources (Visit Finland DataHub 137, GetYourGuide 88, the Finnish Trade Register (PRH open data, tourism-related lines of business) 424, Viator 6, visitrovaniemi.fi listings 38, the visitrovaniemi.fi company directory 89, web searches in seven languages 141; a company can be in several). Each candidate with a website was checked on its own website. Tour details are taken first from the operator’s own website (or Visit Finland DataHub (opens in a new tab)); booking platforms fill in what the operator’s page does not state.
The tables and tour lists include the reindeer experiences in our data that have a working booking link: 147 tours (137 with details from the operator’s own website or Visit Finland DataHub; listed on: DataHub 37, GetYourGuide 7, operator site 122, Viator 1, visitrovaniemi.fi 5 — the same tour is often listed in several places, so these add up to more than 147), collected 2026-09-21–2026-09-22. Reindeer experiences: reindeer named in the tour title, or (if the title names no activity) in the collected listing text. Pages that are not a single bookable tour with reindeer in the programme (overview pages, photo galleries, accommodation) were left out after reading the page. 12 tours were left out because they have no working booking link yet. A tour whose operating base is more than 50 km from the centre is listed only when the tour page says it departs from, or picks up in, the destination; the distance is then shown on the tour. Distances are measured from coordinates in Visit Finland DataHub, or from the postal code of the company’s registered address (PRH open data (opens in a new tab); postal code areas from Statistics Finland (opens in a new tab)). Prices change daily; check them on the booking page.
Links to operators’ own pages were last checked on : 1404 addresses across every activity on this site, of which 21 did not answer with a working page and are not linked. GetYourGuide and Viator links are not fetched.
This page shows the 41 of them in the group “Sleigh ride” (you ride in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer: named in the title, or stated on the operator’s own page (read directly, with a quote)). Each tour belongs to exactly one group.
No sort order on this site is affected by commission.
Data source files: data/operators_products.csv, data/operator_catalog.csv, data/discovery/datahub_experiences.csv. Company register data: PRH open data (avoindata.prh.fi) (opens in a new tab).
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