Guests gathered by lavvu tents at Apukka under a vivid green and violet aurora

Incentive · Western Lapland & Helsinki

Lapland and Helsinki

Four Arctic nights, three city nights, one gala.

4 + 3

Nights, Lapland + Helsinki

8

Days

1

Closing gala

The idea

The whole group travels on the same days, in the same order. Lapland comes first, while energy is high and the days are spent outdoors. Helsinki follows, with the city, the sea and the gala.

In Lapland the base is Arcora, a new boutique resort of suites and villas on the edge of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, in Finland's strongest aurora zone. In Helsinki each guest builds their own days in a personal online portal before departure.

Guests gathered by lavvu tents at Apukka under a vivid green and violet aurora

Day 1

Arrival in Lapland

Flight to Kittilä and a private transfer of 65 km to the resort. Winter clothing waits in each room. Dinner at the resort restaurant.

Snow-laden crown trees on a Lapland fell under a pink and violet polar dusk

Day 2

A day of choice

Guests choose between a husky safari, a snowmobile expedition, a reindeer visit and snowshoeing in the national park, in small groups. A private evening at the Arctic sauna world: five themed saunas and ice swimming by the lake.

Guests choose

Husky safari

Forest trails behind a dog team, guided in small groups.

Snowmobile

Frozen lakes and open fell terrain at each guest's pace.

Reindeer

A local herder and a sleigh ride.

Snowshoeing

Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park on foot.

A small group meeting the husky team on the open snow at Apukka

Day 3

Signature Northern Lights

Another activity day, then an evening in the wilderness: open fire, blankets and stories, and the aurora if the sky allows. The evening works without it too.

Guests gathered by lavvu tents at Apukka under a vivid green and violet aurora

Day 4

Last Arctic evening

A fourth activity in small groups, the spa, and the eight-course signature dinner.

Guests resting on reindeer hides by an open fire on a frozen lake, snowshoes beside them

Day 5

Fly south to Helsinki

Flight to Helsinki and three nights in a central hotel. Dinner at the restaurant each guest chose in the portal.

A red heritage tram on a snowy Helsinki street corner during evening snowfall

Day 6

Helsinki, and the Löyly Night

Day modules in groups of 10–12: food walks, Suomenlinna, the Design District, Arabia or underground Helsinki. In the evening a private dinner for the whole group at Löyly by the sea.

Aerial view of Löyly sauna's stepped timber terraces on the Baltic shore in Helsinki

Day 7

The gala

A free morning or another module, then the farewell gala at its own venue, with long banquet tables and a DJ through the evening.

Private dinner set beneath the frescoed dome of the National Museum's central hall

Day 8

Departure

Transfers to Helsinki Airport.

Helsinki Market Square, harbour steamers and the seawater pool deck on a bright summer day

The module set

What the days are built from.

Each module runs in waves so the group never queues. Swap any of them for another in the same slot.

Snowmobiles on a forest trail under the low Lapland sun

Arctic days

Husky, snowmobile, reindeer, snowshoeing

Guest in a survival suit floating among broken lake ice beneath a vivid green aurora

Sauna world

Five themed saunas and ice swimming

A green tram running down a busy Helsinki shopping street in low golden light

Helsinki portal

Each guest picks modules, lunches and dinner

Aerial view of Löyly sauna's stepped timber terraces on the Baltic shore in Helsinki

Löyly Night

Private dinner by the sea

Private dinner set beneath the frescoed dome of the National Museum's central hall

Gala

The closing evening, two venue options

How it flexes

Same shape, other briefs.

Tallinn day

A ferry day to Tallinn can replace a full Helsinki day.

VIP

A private aurora hunt by minivan or a private kota dinner in the wilderness.

Frames

Guests gathered by lavvu tents at Apukka under a vivid green and violet aurora
A small group meeting the husky team on the open snow at Apukka
Snowmobiles on a forest trail under the low Lapland sun
Reindeer harnessed to sleighs beside a lavvu at the Apukka reindeer farm
Guest in a survival suit floating among broken lake ice beneath a vivid green aurora
Aerial view of Löyly sauna's stepped timber terraces on the Baltic shore in Helsinki
The Suomenlinna ferry pushing through drifting sea ice off Helsinki at dusk under a full moon
Private dinner set beneath the frescoed dome of the National Museum's central hall

Practical

What this actually involves.

Every figure below is a planning assumption, not a promise. We verify capacity against live availability before quoting.

Duration
8 days / 7 nights
Season
December – March
Lapland
4 nights, Arcora, Muonio
Helsinki
3 nights, central hotel
Airports
Kittilä 65 km · Helsinki
Groups
Small hosted groups throughout

Design yours

This one is a shape, not a package.

Tell us the group, the month and the objective. We will send back a live programme page like this one, built for your brief.

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