Harriniva Adventure Resort

Das Hotel liegt etwas außerhalb von Muonio, die Zimmer sind geschmackvoll rustikal eingeräumt, alles pieksauber, das Essen (morgens, mittags Buffet, abends 2 Gerichte zur Auswahl) ist gut. Es werden div. Aktivitäten angeboten (Rentiere, Huskyschlitten, Schneemobil, Schneeschuh etc.), ich konnte an allen Tagen Nordlicht sehen, leider hat der Guide bei der Schneemobiltour nicht gesehen, dass auch hinter uns gesamte Himmel voller Nordlicht war und ist weiter gefahren. Winterkleidung wird vom Hotel zur Verfügung gestellt.

We just returned from the 5 day husky safari and it was incredible! Our guide, Piita, was amazing and friendly right from the start. It's very clear that she knows her dogs and takes their personalities and skills into account when building teams. She also took the time to educate each of the tourists on handling the needs of their individual team. The dogs' needs were put first, even after a long day; feeding and bedding down the dogs came first, before we shifted to other tasks such as setting up the sauna, starting the wood stove in the cabin, etc. Piita struck a great balance of instructing the safari group without micromanaging. As participants on the tour we were responsible for harnessing up our teams, gathering water and firewood, cleaning up after the dogs, and of course driving our sled. Piita supervised all of this and also cooked amazing breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for the group. She worked incredibly hard and was a superstar. Regarding the dogs, we could tell immediately that the dogs were well treated based on the condition of their fur and overall positive disposition toward strangers. The dogs did not shy away from their harnesses, and in fact once we started harnessing them up they got (vocally!) eager to get going. Once connected to the sleds, they were comfortable, with tails wagging and energized to go (in some cases literally jumping up and down). Once we started moving, they were relaxed and focused. They had coats and booties as needed for the coldest days. The cabins were rustic (no electricity, no running water, outdoor pit toilets) but very comfortable and well insulated (and had wood-fired saunas!). Despite the -10 degree F temperatures (-23 Celsius), cabins were warm, and the cold weather gear provided by Harriniva was excellent. Definitely pay attention to their packing recommendations (headlamp, wool not cotton base layers, hand and toe warmers) and bring extra wool socks. If you follow their recommendations you'll be comfortable and able to enjoy the safari. The scenery was gorgeous, and we were treated to great views of the northern lights for a couple of nights. There was one mishap (which was not Harriniva's fault), but it's worth describing because of how well Harriniva handled it. Our whole group got a stomach bug one by one, and Piita facilitated some late-night snowmobile transport for a few of the tourists who wanted to go back to the lodge. That necessitated re-distributing the dogs among the remaining group and coordinating for another guide to come drive one of the sleds back. While the cabins are rustic, we had cell phone coverage throughout, and Piita was proactive about coordinating all of the logistics to make sure all of us and all of the dogs made it back smoothly. When we got back to Harriniva, Rose at the front desk was very accommodating in helping us rearrange our final two days so we could stay in the main lodge (instead of one of the aurora huts as originally scheduled...we wanted to

Jerisjörvi is quiet place and has A great facility is from of sauna World with 4-5 different sauna by the Lake of Jerisjärvi, where you can cool down between saunas. Hotel is quite old and the style in the room is oldish, but also Laplandish. Breakfast was minimalististic with only neccessary parts of the breakfast, nothing extra. Restaurant by the Lake next to sauna World is good.