20 Best Snowmobile Routes in Lapland, Finland

Lapland offers excellent opportunities for snowmobilers, from short day trips to longer journeys crossing fell areas. This list brings together 20 interesting route connections from different parts of Lapland.

For each route, the starting and ending points, a website providing further information, and GPS coordinates are listed. By clicking on the coordinates, you can open the location directly in Google Maps.

1. Ylläs–Levi Fell Route

• Area: Ylläsjärvi – Äkäslompolo – Sirkka (Levi)
• Route information: Kelkkareitit.fi
• GPS coordinates: 67.5502, 24.2378 – Äkäslompolo → 67.8044, 24.8082 – Levi

2. Saariselkä–Kiilopää–Tankavaara

• Area: Inari / Sodankylä
• Route information: Eräluvat
• GPS coordinates: 68.4194, 27.4292 – Saariselkä → 68.1764, 27.1042 – Tankavaara

3. Rovaniemi–Luosto

• Area: Rovaniemi – Sodankylä (Luosto)
• Route information: Kelkkareitit.fi
• GPS coordinates: 66.5039, 25.7294 – Rovaniemi → 67.1517, 26.9075 – Luosto

4. Luosto–Pyhätunturi

• Area: Luostontie – Kerontie, Pelkosenniemi
• Route information: Kelkkareitit.fi
• GPS coordinates: 67.1517, 26.9075 – Luosto → 67.0203, 27.2161 – Pyhä

5. Rovaniemi–Ranua

• Area: Rovaniemi – Ranua
• Route information: Kelkkareitit.fi
• GPS coordinates: 66.5039, 25.7294 – Rovaniemi → 65.9272, 26.5186 – Ranua

6. Ivalo–Lake Inari–Inari Village

• Area: Ivalojoki – Lake Inari – shores of Inari
• Route information: Eräluvat
• GPS coordinates: 68.6592, 27.5397 – Ivalo → 68.9056, 27.0286 – Inari

7. Inari–Sevettijärvi–Näätämö

• Area: Inari – Sevettijärventie – Näätämö
• Route information: Eräluvat
• GPS coordinates: 68.9056, 27.0286 – Inari → 69.7022, 28.9886 – Näätämö

8. Kilpisjärvi Victoria Route (Three-Country Cairn)

• Area: Kilpisjärvi village – Kuohkimajärvi
• Further information: Luontoon.fi
• GPS coordinates: 69.0494, 20.7933 – Kilpisjärvi → 69.0599, 20.5486 – Three-Country Cairn

9. Kittilä–Muonio

• Area: Kittilä village – Särkijärvi – Muonio
• Route information: Kelkkareitit.fi
• GPS coordinates: 67.6536, 24.8936 – Kittilä → 67.9592, 23.6011 – Muonio

10. Muonio–Enontekiö (Hetta)

• Area: Muonio – Kangosjärvi – Hetta
• Route information: Kelkkareitit.fi
• GPS coordinates: 67.9592, 23.6011 – Muonio → 68.3853, 23.6308 – Hetta

11. Hetta–Kilpisjärvi (Wilderness Route)

• Area: Hetta – Palojärvi – Kilpisjärvi
• Route information: Eräluvat
• GPS coordinates: 68.3853, 23.6308 – Hetta → 69.0494, 20.7933 – Kilpisjärvi

12. Posio–Ruka

• Area: Posio town centre – Suolijärvet lakes – Ruka
• Route information: Kelkkareitit.fi
• GPS coordinates: 66.1092, 28.1725 – Posio → 66.1664, 29.1503 – Ruka

13. Ruka–Salla

• Area: Ruka – Hautajärvi – Sallatunturi
• Route information: Kelkkareitit.fi
• GPS coordinates: 66.1664, 29.1503 – Ruka → 66.7558, 28.7661 – Salla

14. Salla–Suomutunturi

• Area: Sallatunturi – Kemijärvi / Suomu
• Route information: Kelkkareitit.fi
• GPS coordinates: 66.7558, 28.7661 – Salla → 66.5869, 27.9942 – Suomu

15. Suomutunturi–Kemijärvi

• Area: Suomutunturi – Lake Kemijärvi – Kemijärvi town centre
• Route information: Kelkkareitit.fi
• GPS coordinates: 66.5869, 27.9942 – Suomu → 66.7144, 27.4308 – Kemijärvi

16. Kolari–Äkäslompolo

• Area: Kolari railway station – Kurtakko – Äkäslompolo
• Route information: Kelkkareitit.fi
• GPS coordinates: 67.3308, 23.7783 – Kolari railway station → 67.6044, 24.1561 – Äkäslompolo

17. Sodankylä–Saariselkä

• Area: Sodankylä town centre – Kersilö – Tankavaara – Saariselkä
• Route information: Kelkkareitit.fi
• GPS coordinates: 67.4161, 26.5889 – Sodankylä → 68.4194, 27.4292 – Saariselkä

18. Pello–Ylläs

• Area: Pello – Miekojärvi – Sieppijärvi – Ylläsjärvi
• Route information: Kelkkareitit.fi
• GPS coordinates: 66.7744, 23.9639 – Pello → 67.5502, 24.2378 – Ylläs

19. Savukoski–Tulppio

• Area: Savukoski village – Kairijoki – Tulppio
• Route information: Eräluvat
• GPS coordinates: 67.2917, 28.1639 – Savukoski → 67.9042, 29.5081 – Tulppio

20. Lake Inari Circuit (Partakko–Vätsäri–Nellim)

• Area: Lake Inari basin – Vätsäri Wilderness Area
• Route information: Eräluvat
• GPS coordinates: 69.1722, 27.4111 – Partakko → 68.8503, 28.3056 – Nellim

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Note on route information: Snowmobile Routes in Lapland are extensive routes and do not necessarily have individual street addresses. For this reason, the route areas and the coordinates of the starting and ending points are provided for each destination.

Always check the current trail conditions, access rights, permits and any restrictions before setting off. The fact that a connection appears on a map does not, by itself, mean that the route is open or that snowmobiling is permitted there.

Route maps and further information: Kelkkareitit.fi and Eräluvat.

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