Golden wild mushrooms and crisp rye crackers arranged on a wooden board — Seasonal ingredients gathered and prepared for a meal outdoors.

A late-summer wilderness journey

Lapland Nature on Your Tongue

Walk the fells. Learn the forest. Cook what the season offers.

Spend five days and four nights in Muonio and Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park. Walk between marked trails and pathless terrain, with tents and camping stoves provided for the wilderness camp.

Choose your overnight style

5 days / 4 nights · Tents and stoves provided · Typical pack 16–20 kg

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Muonio, Finnish Lapland Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park Small groups, typically up to six guests

Group size

Usually up to 6 guests

Small groups are the norm. Larger parties may enquire; an additional guide may be arranged when suitable.

Wilderness time

5 days / 4 nights

Four nights of wilderness camping.

Overnight style

Wilderness Camping

Tents and camping stoves are provided.

In the north

Muonio, Lapland

Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park.

Typical temperatures

+10 to +20°C

Days, with nights around +5 to +10°C.

Trail profile

Easy to moderate+

Marked trails and pathless terrain, around 15 km per day.

Lapland Nature on Your Tongue · 2027

Choose your way to taste the wild

Choose your overnight style

Choose an overnight style to see its matching August date, duration, price and group size. Join a scheduled Lapland Nature on Your Tongue departure, or ask Ville about a private late-summer journey for your group.

Scheduled Departure

Join Ville on a confirmed August date, with time to learn about the plants, berries and mushrooms in season.

Wilderness Camping

5 days / 4 nights

Departure

14–18 August 2027

Price

2027 Launch Rate

€1,680per person

Incl. VAT 25,5%

Applies to scheduled 2027 departures.

Group size

Usually up to 6 guests

The scheduled departure is guaranteed once at least four guests join.

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Need different dates? Ask Ville about a private late-summer journey

Private & Tailored Journey

Ask Ville about a private late-summer journey, with dates and pricing discussed around your group.

Your dates and group

Share when your group could travel, how many people are coming, and your preferred overnight style.

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The taste of the season

Let the forest shape the meal.

As summer turns toward autumn, Lapland gives its best. Wild berries ripen close to the trail and mushrooms appear beneath the trees. Together with Ville, learn to recognize edible plants and fungi, then prepare safe seasonal finds outdoors.

Fresh mushroom pasta or risotto, and a fresh berry compote, are possible dishes. They are examples rather than a set menu. What you cook depends on the safe ingredients available that day.

A wild mushroom rising from a damp, leafy forest floor — A closer look before the next step.

Blueberries growing beneath dew-speckled leaves in the forest — A trail pause can bring a taste of the forest.

Learn before gathering

Read the plants, berries and mushrooms with a guide.

Pause along the way

Freshly identified edible berries can be enjoyed on a break.

Cook from the season

Prepare a simple meal together from safe, available finds.

The rhythm of the trail

A day shaped by the group.

The wilderness gives each day its rhythm. Ville adjusts the route to the group and the weather, with space for pauses, field learning and time to cook what the season offers.

Read the day first

Each day begins with a route and weather check. Ville chooses a safe, rewarding line for the group in front of him, rather than forcing a plan that no longer fits the conditions.

Walk trails and open ground

The route moves between marked trails and pathless terrain, with around 15 km of walking on a typical day. Pauses for water, food and field learning shape a steady rhythm.

Learn what grows

With Ville, the group learns to recognize edible plants, berries and mushrooms where they grow. Identification comes before gathering or tasting, with time to understand when a find belongs in the landscape.

Cook what the day offers

Fresh mushroom pasta or risotto, and a fresh berry compote, are possible dishes. The meal depends on safe ingredients in season, so the menu follows the day rather than a fixed promise.

What the journey holds

Everything clear before you enquire.

The wilderness camping trip includes tents and camping stoves.

After your booking, Ville will send you a detailed gear list and guide you through the preparations, so you’re ready for the hike.

A small hiking group walking single file across a fell in autumn colors

Everything taken care of

Included in the experience

Expert local guide & full wilderness safety oversight throughout the journey.
Intimate small-group format (typically up to six guests) ensuring a personal, low-impact experience. For larger private parties an additional guide can be provided.
Four nights and five days of wilderness camping
High-quality, arctic-tested tents and reliable camping stoves.
Shared time learning to identify edible plants, berries and mushrooms, then prepare safe seasonal finds outdoors.
Nutritious wilderness meals featuring local ingredients, provided for you to carry.
Continuous wilderness skills coaching, safety management, and professional equipment care.
Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park fee
A wilderness sauna visit during the hike
Transportation to hike start location from Hotel Jeris

Pack planning

What to bring and what’s available.

Bring

Broken-in, waterproof hiking boots.
A familiar backpack with a capacity of at least 60 litres.
Bring your own sleeping bag and sleeping pad unless you arrange to rent them.
Weather-appropriate clothing for changing Arctic conditions.
Personal travel and accident insurance.

Extras & Rentals

Sleeping bag
Sleeping pad
Airport / train station pick-up & drop off
Accommodation before and after the hike
Need another service or a specific piece of gear? Let me know, and I’ll do my best to arrange it.

A range of extras and rentals is available. Ask Ville to confirm which options suit your trip and how to arrange them.

An honest fit

A real off-the-grid adventure.

The wilderness camping route moves between marked trails and pathless terrain, with most days around 15 km. A typical 16–20 kg pack includes your share of camp equipment and meals. The days suit hikers with a good base of fitness who enjoy full days outdoors and a hands-on wilderness camp.

Choose this format if you are comfortable carrying shared camp essentials and want to stay close to the forest and fell landscape each evening.

Talk through the right fitTell Ville about your group and experience.

The trail, in context

15km
approx. per day

16–20 kg

Typical pack weight, including shared camp equipment and meals.

4 nights

Wilderness camping in provided tents.

Safety and trust

Good judgement belongs in the plan.

Remote terrain deserves care before the first step. Ville keeps the experience grounded in preparation, clear communication and decisions that respect the weather and the people walking through it.

Nothing beats good old map and compass navigation in the wilderness. As a backup for special situations, we have GPS navigation and InReach satellite features.

Routes respond to the group

Daily routes and path choices are adjusted to the group’s capability, preparation and the weather on the ground.

Weather sets the boundary

The plan leaves room for good judgement. Open fell ascents are not chosen when conditions make them unnecessary or unsafe.

Prepared for emergencies

Advanced first-aid capability and evacuation planning are part of responsible guiding. In certain cases evacuation costs are the responsibility of the person being evacuated.

A respectful group space

Every guest deserves a calm, welcoming wilderness experience. Discrimination and harassment have no place on the trail.

Ready to explore the fit?

Let the season set the table.

Tell Ville about your group, your hiking background and the overnight style that suits you.

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Sunlit forest seen through a wooden wilderness-hut window, with a table in the foreground

“The beauty of Lapland during summer.”
— Julian, Germany

Lapland Nature on Your Tongue

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