Step into your own Christmas story and experience a truly private meeting with Santa Claus in the heart of Finnish Lapland.
Surrounded by snowy forests and the peaceful landscape of Lake Rautusjärvi, this carefully designed VIP experience at Arctic Shaman Adventures is reserved exclusively for your family or group.
No crowds, no rushed Santa visit – just time to slow down, enjoy the magic of Lapland and create unforgettable Christmas memories together.
Your Christmas adventure begins with Elf HuuHaa, your family's personal guide for the experience.
HuuHaa welcomes you to Arctic Shaman Adventures and leads your family into the Christmas atmosphere through fun and traditional Lappish activities.
Together you will meet and feed the reindeer, decorate Christmas cookies and enjoy hot drinks by the fire.
Then it is time to begin a magical journey through the snowy forest. Excitement builds step by step as Elf HuuHaa leads your family through the winter landscape towards a very special destination – Santa Claus's own private yurt, his home here in Lapland.
The highlight of your experience is an approximately 30-minute completely private meeting with Santa Claus, reserved only for your family or group.
Inside his warm and cosy yurt, Santa will be waiting especially for you.
Santa will already know the children's names and ages, provided when booking, making the encounter personal from the very first moment.
There is plenty of time to talk with Santa, listen to stories, take photographs and videos and simply enjoy this special moment together without being rushed.
Santa can also personally give the children gifts brought by your family or arranged in advance.
Each guest receives an official Santa Claus certificate as a keepsake of this unforgettable Lapland experience.
After meeting Santa, your adventure continues with a snowmobile-pulled sleigh ride around Lake Rautusjärvi.
Sit back and enjoy the peaceful Arctic landscape, snowy forests and frozen lake – a beautiful ending to your private Santa adventure.
And there is no need to rush back to Levi when your Santa experience ends.
You are welcome to stay at Arctic Shaman Adventures and enjoy the area at your own pace. Scheduled return transfers operate throughout the day, allowing you to choose a later transfer back to Levi.
While staying with us, you can:
If you would like to turn your visit into a full Lapland day or evening, you can also book one of our special private experiences:
And when the daylight fades, there may be another reason to stay.
Lake Rautusjärvi is one of the best places in the Levi area to experience the Northern Lights. Away from the lights of Levi centre, the open frozen lake provides a beautiful, wide view of the Arctic sky.
On a clear evening, you can stay longer, enjoy dinner or a drink at the Ice Bar and perhaps finish your day beneath the Northern Lights dancing above Lake Rautusjärvi.
Some activities, equipment rentals, food, drinks and private experiences are available at an additional charge and subject to availability.
Your private Santa visit may be the highlight of the day, but your Arctic adventure does not have to end there.
Come for Santa. Stay for Lapland.
The Private Santa VIP Experience takes approximately 2.5 hours including transportation from Levi.
After the experience, you are welcome to stay longer at Arctic Shaman Adventures.
There is no need to leave immediately after your Santa experience – simply enjoy the area and take a later scheduled transfer back to Levi.
€450 per private family or group – up to 5 persons
Additional guests: €75 per person
Up to 5 additional guests can be added to the booking.
Maximum group size: 10 persons.
Your Santa meeting always remains completely private for your own family or group.
20 November – 23 January
22 February – 13 March
This experience is perfect for families looking for a completely private and personal Santa Claus meeting, magical activities designed especially for children, authentic Lapland surroundings and, most importantly, time together without crowds or rushing.
This is not a Santa show. This is a private visit to Santa's own home and your family's own Christmas story in Lapland.
What’s included in the price:
✅ Scheduled round-trip transportation from Levi
✅ Private Santa Claus meeting in Santa’s own cosy yurt
✅ Approximately 30 minutes of private time with Santa, exclusively for your family/group
✅ Santa personally greets the children by their names and ages provided at booking
✅ Personal conversation, storytelling and interaction with Santa – no queues and no other families during your meeting
✅ Plenty of time for photos and videos with Santa using your own camera or phone
✅ Santa can personally give children gifts provided by the family – please hand the gifts discreetly to our guide before the meeting
✅ Elf HuuHaa as your family’s personal guide and a magical search for Santa through the snowy forest
✅ Meeting and feeding the reindeer
✅ Christmas cookie decorating and hot drinks
✅ Snowmobile-pulled sleigh ride on Lake Rautusjärvi
✅ Official Santa Claus Certificate for each child
✅ Entrance to Arctic Shaman Adventures, with the possibility to stay longer after your Santa experience and return to Levi on a later scheduled transfer
Not included in the Santa VIP Experience:
❌ Meals and additional food, except the Christmas cookies and hot drinks included in the experience
❌ Drinks and other purchases at the Ice Bar
❌ Tour skating and snowshoe equipment rental
❌ Soup lunch
❌ Private Yurt Dinner or Private Kota Dinner
❌ Private Yurt Sauna
❌ Additional activities or experiences booked at Arctic Shaman Adventures
❌ Gifts for children – families may bring their own gifts for Santa to give during the private meeting
❌ Personal purchases and souvenirs
All optional services can be enjoyed before or after your Santa experience, subject to availability. You are welcome to stay longer at Arctic Shaman Adventures and take a later scheduled transfer back to Levi.
Important information:
