Things to do in Ivalo
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Kamisak
Kamisak, run by Eija and Reijo Järvinen, is about 5km south of Ivalo and open year-round. There's a good little café, plenty of knowledgeable chat about all things canine, and you can take an informal tour of the husky enclosures and meet the dogs; a boardwalk points out some of the area's typical berries and plants. In winter, from around November to April, they run safaris weekly.
These range from a half-day trip with a two-person sled and full-day safaris (30km) to three- and five-day safaris, where participants get their own sleds and are taught how to drive and care for their own team of five to eight dogs.
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Pankkil
A welcome Ivalo arrival, this former bank building has been lovingly converted into a stylish restaurant, with plenty of natural light and wooden slat screens dividing the tables. The mistranslated menu gives few clues, but dishes such as ‘Master of Cheese’s Bovine’ don’t disappoint, and several reindeer dishes, including liver, are on offer. Out the back are excellent apartments (2-/4-/6-person apartments €80/100/160) that are exceedingly modern, spacious and comfortable; some have their own sauna.
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Arctic Rally Team
If you’ve always fancied yourself as another Kimi Räikkönen or Marcus Grönholm, pay the Arctic Rally Team a visit. They organise crash courses (so to speak) in winter driving, rallying and even navigating.
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Club Nord
Club Nord arranges mainly winter activities, including husky-sledding and snowmobiling.
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