ACTIVITIES

We offer to your group different kind of activities in Kalajoki and surroundings according to your wishes! All activities are based on the local nature, culture and history. You will hear many stories about local way to live. A delicious meal or sandwiches are included in all our excursions. The meals are made in local traditional ways, and are enjoyed around a campfire.

The archipelago of Rahja
Experience the frozen sea, coldness, wind and whirling snow or brightness and warm of the sun and the glittering ice. See the wonderful shape of the pack ice.

In winter we lead you to the archipelago of Rahja. We will move from the island to the island by hiking, skies, snowshoes or kick sledges depending on weather conditions. A very special vehicle is "ajopuu", the traditional tool of the seal hunters. By "ajopuu" we will move fast between the islands on the frozen sea. A delicious meal is included in all excursions. The fascinating stories about the history and the legendary local persons make the archipelago spring to life.

The Rahja archipelago has formed with land rising, which is still continuing. Main part of the archipelago is uninhabited; there are just few old cabins of fishermen and summer cottages on some of the islands. If the excursionists are lucky, they may see the magnificent white-tailed sea eagle eating guts, which fishermen leave on the ice.

In summer we will take you to the arcipelago by boat, and you can familiarize with fashinating sea nature of the islands.

The Riverside of Siiponjoki
We offer you a possibility to familiarize with the Finnish nature by hiking in a varying terrain of the Siiponjoki riverside. See the steep sand bluffs and the wonderfully green groves of the canyons. Experience the autumn colours on the valleys of this sinuous river, the coming out of spring or green nature on summer. Hear the history of the river and stories about the legendary local persons, who have acted on the area. 

The traditional Finnish log house and a smoke sauna
This house dates from the 18th century. The house locates in a small village Tähjä in Merijärvi municipality, about 30 km from Kalajoki. A little stream of Tähjä flows behind the yard. You can feel the history of Finnish countryside around you and hear stories about Finnish sauna tradition.