Ice Floating in Finland: The 15 Best Sessions

Rovaniemi: Ice Floating in Forest Lake with Aurora Borealis - Getting to the start: Maakuntakatu meeting point and no pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 797 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $115Our pick

Float in a frozen Lapland lake in a warm survival suit and chase the aurora borealis from Rovaniemi, with hot drinks and gingerbread.

“What an amazing experience! Floating in ice-cold water with the survival suits was absolutely unforgettable. Our guide, Lia, was incredibly kind, calm, and professional — she really made us feel safe and comfortable the whole time. She’s also a fantastic driver, which made the trip even smoother. Everything was well organized, and the experience exceeded all expectations. Highly recommended!”

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Rovaniemi: Icebreaker Cruise with Ice Floating and Transfer

2.Icebreaker Cruise with Ice Floating and Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 453 reviews · 8.5 hours · from $553

Join an 8.5-hour Icebreaker Cruise from Rovaniemi to Axelsvik, Sweden, with sea-ice walks and survival-suit floating, plus a certificate.

“Once the tour guide and bus was sorted it was a fabulous day. I believe the original guide was sick and a replacement arranged. Zizu was fabulous. The ice breaker experience was amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you!”

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From Rovaniemi: Icebreaker Arktis Cruise with Ice Floating

3.Icebreaker Arktis Cruise with Ice Floating

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 355 reviews · 10 hours · from $484

Rovaniemi to Kemi on the Icebreaker Arktis, 3-hour cruise plus ice floating in Bothnian Bay, warm decks, and a participation certificate.

“Floating on ice in the miiddle of the sea was a life time experience! Wish I could stay longer.”

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Daytime Ice Floating Rovaniemi, Frozen Lake Experience

4.Daytime Ice Floating Rovaniemi, Frozen Lake Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 252 reviews · 3 hours · from $134

Daytime ice floating on a frozen lake in Rovaniemi with thermal rescue suits, a small-group English guide, and hot drinks in 3 hours.

“This tour was 10/10. Victor our guide was awesome and the whole experience was surreal. We spent over an hour floating and breaking up the ice lake. It was awesome!”

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From Rovaniemi: Icebreaker Sampo Cruise with Ice Floating

5.Icebreaker Sampo Cruise with Ice Floating

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 212 reviews · 10 hours · from $627

Ride the legendary Icebreaker Sampo in winter Lapland, then float in Bothnian Bay ice water in a survival suit, with SnowCastle access.

“Was an amazing trip! Very well organised, activities nicely arranged throughout the hours on the boat. Very cold, windy and snowy day when I went. Almost decided not to go into the water to float. But happy that I did with my 9YO as the support was professional and smooth, protection seems enough to me and the boat blocked the wind a bit so floating open water is not impacted too much. Transportation arrangement from Rovaniemi was smooth too. Overall great experience!”

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Kemi: Icebreaker Arktis Cruise with Ice Floating

6.Icebreaker Arktis Cruise with Ice Floating

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 195 reviews · 5 hours · from $361

3-hour icebreaker cruise from Kemi with ice floating in the Bothnian Bay, Arctic views, transfers, and a participation diploma.

“I really liked that you could move around the whole ship and even the command bridge where you could chat with the captain and the crew. The Ice floating is a unique experience and not as cold as expected. The captain has a lot of experience and shares his knowledge with you. Everyone was totally friendly which is highly appreciated. Keep up your good work :)”

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Helsinki: Floating Experience in a Survival Suit

7.Floating Experience in a Survival Suit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 117 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $159

Float in Helsinki’s Baltic Sea in a warm neoprene survival suit, learn sea rescue and hypothermia basics, and relax weightless for 1.5 hours.

“The activity was 10/10! Even though there was no ice, the floating was fantastic and Olli was a great guide, and made us feel really at ease! Thank you so much for a great time 😊”

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Aurora Arctic Ice Floating in Rovaniemi, Small-group

8.Aurora Arctic Ice Floating in Rovaniemi, Small-group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $151Top rated

Float in an Arctic lake in Rovaniemi under the Northern Lights in waterproof suits, with hot drinks, cookies, campfire warmth, and pickup.

“Such an amazing experience! It is a must! The tour guide Tanja was amazing very friendly and gave us lots of information about Finland”

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Ice Floating in Forest Lake with Aurora Borealis

9.Ice Floating in Forest Lake with Aurora Borealis

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 77 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $82Best value

Ice floating on a forest lake in Rovaniemi with included suits, warm gingerbread and blueberry tea, and aurora viewing at night.

“top organization. We loved this experience. The feeling is extraordinary. We did it in -25 degrees. The guides reassure us. Too bad we didn't have the Northern Lights. But that doesn't take away from the fact that it was genial.Auto-translated”

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Daytime Arctic Ice-Floating in Rovaniemi, Small-Group

10.Daytime Arctic Ice-Floating in Rovaniemi, Small-Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $138

Daytime Arctic ice-floating in Rovaniemi, small-group dry-suit adventure with hotel pickup, icy lake time, and warm snacks by the fire.

“A great experience and so much fun. The guide provided all the information needed and made everyone feel safe.”

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Kemi: Icebreaker Sampo Cruise with Ice Floating

11.Icebreaker Sampo Cruise with Ice Floating

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 74 reviews · 6 - 9 hours · from $504

Ride the 1960 Icebreaker Sampo from Kemi, float in a survival suit, and visit SnowCastle exhibitions in Finnish Lapland.

“An amazing icebreaking adventure! Warm greetings, hot drinks, and a massive ship crushing through the Gulf of Bothnia. Walking on the frozen sea and floating in the ice-cold water in those lobster suits was a total blast. Definitely a one-of-a-kind experience!”

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Rovaniemi: Arctic Ice Floating and Northern Lights Tour

12.Arctic Ice Floating and Northern Lights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 64 reviews · 3 hours · from $146

Float in an Arctic lake in a thermal suit from Rovaniemi, chase the Northern Lights, then warm up by an open fire.

“Brandon was great - he kept us entertained and gave us all the facts along the way. The experience itself was the weirdest but most relaxing sensation ever! Definitely a must do.”

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Aurora Ice Floating in Rovaniemi

13.Aurora Ice Floating in Rovaniemi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 62 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $163

3-hour ice floating on a frozen lake in Rovaniemi. Hotel pickup, dry suit, hot drink, and low-light Aurora chances.

“A few things that could’ve been better otherwise wouldn’t recommend: (1) it was an isolated cut out part of lake and was frozen when we arrived (would recommend the other tour with ice breaker for real experience) (2) the suit was not waterproof- my shirts & pants were soaked - luckily had time to dry them off by the fire pit before heading back (3) it was a large group with more than 25 people and the guides had to divide us into 3 groups while the others wait in the tent. Also with a large group the second and third groups had less time to experience the floating &…”

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Levi: Ice Floating and Northern Lights Tour

14.Ice Floating and Northern Lights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 59 reviews · 3 hours · from $155

Float weightless in Levi’s arctic lake with a rescue suit, then chase the Northern Lights under a starry sky.

“Amazing experience - from initial enquiry through to being dropped off at our accommodation. The guides were really friendly and fun and everything was explained clearly. The whole team were very caring and made you feel very welcome. The cabin and refreshments were perfect - would recommend this experience 100%”

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Lapland: Ice Fishing, Floating & BBQ Snow Adventure

15.Ice Fishing, Floating & BBQ Snow Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 37 reviews · 6.5 hours · from $281

Lapland ice fishing and relaxing ice floating in survival suits, finished with grilled salmon BBQ and hot drinks in 6.5 hours.

“Esperienza positiva, non aspettatevi di pescare realmente dei pesci perché è praticamente impossibile, nel complesso mi sono divertito e soprattutto ho mangiato del salmone buonissimo! Soddisfatto”

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