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Lapland Wilderness Tours is here to take you on an exciting dog sledding ride through some of Sweden’s most stunning landscapes!

Owner and operator Taisto Thorneus is a native of northern Scandinavia and is no stranger to the sub-arctic wilderness. With over 35 years of experience as a professional guide and tour operator, he has won both national and international dog sledding races. In 1983, he completed a 1700 km dog sledding expedition across the Scandinavian mountain range.

Over the last five years, Taisto has won the Swedish long-distance championship 3 times and in February 2017 earned the silver medal in the middle-distance world championships in Ontario, Canada. Today, Taisto leads his Lapland Wilderness Tours team to offer thousands of clients the magic and fun of dog sledding. He is a pioneer, professional, and successful business owner who is passionate and extremely knowledgeable about dog sledding tours. Taitso and the Lapland Wilderness Team are ready to take you on a wild ride through the Arctic!

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  • 4 / 5

We were picked up promptly by a van at our accommodation. Upon arrival, we were provided with clothing and snow boots. During the journey, we were given lots of information about the dogs, the surroundings, and how everything worked. Midway through the ride, we were treated to a warm drink and a snack, giving us a chance to warm up.

  • 5 / 5

The tour guide in charge was Andrenalina. She was so helpful and explained to us the areas we visited well.

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Lo volveria hacer sin duda los paisajes fueron hermosos

  • 5 / 5

Lapland wilderness tours team has been amazing. Friendly, motivated and happy to explain you everything about their job and about the dogs' life. Efficient communication and i found honest and clear from them the fact that they let us chose between a full refound or the dog sled experience without sled because of lack of snow. Happy we chose the second one.

  • 5 / 5

Very friendly and informative.

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My instructor was wonderful!

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tous très sympas

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organisation optimum . notre guide Helene, s est adaptée a tous et nous a encadres de façon professionnelle. nos echanges etaient si constructifs pour nous

  • 5 / 5

They provided everything from the snow boots to the extra warm layer of clothing. They knew their dogs well and cared well for them also. The tour was amazing, as was the Arctic lunch and the dogsledding and overall service.

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Sami picked us up and took us to the location, we were given equipment to make sure we were warm. We met the dogs who looked cared for and happy. Sami was kind and answered all our questions.

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Organisation parfaite et très. Professionnel Dernier + : l’organisateur vient nous chercher à domicile

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très bien organisé et professionnel

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Great

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Freda was amazing. She worked so hard and gave us an unforgettable experience. Knowledgeable on all aspects of her dogs and sledding. Showed a genuine passion for her role as our guide. The food was delicious too. Cannot fault anything about our time spent there.

  • 5 / 5

Friendly staff, they treat the animals well. Pick-up from hotel was easy

  • 5 / 5

Todos los guías súper amables, contestando todas las preguntas y siempre con una sonrisa en la cara.

  • 5 / 5

Beide Guides waren mit viel Herz und Professionalität bei der Sache. Haben für uns mit wirklich einfachsten Mitteln (kein Strom, kein fließend Wasser) ein wunderschönes Lunch gezaubert, die Pause haben wir dann auch für einen persönlichen Austausch genutzt und die Guides konnten und haben jede Frage beantwortet.

  • 5 / 5

Das Team weiß genau was es tut. Die Einweisung war super. Uns begegnete ein sehr freundliches Team und ein angemessener Umgang mit den Tieren.

  • 5 / 5

The activity provider was amazing. Very friendly and informative and made the experience better.

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very friendly persons

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excellent. pick up on time, friendly

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Very friendly and professional. Extremely knowledgeable about the area

  • 5 / 5

Wonderful! Plus we learned a lot about Kiruna from Daniella. That was a plus!

  • 5 / 5

The guides were great: they share their love for dogs and for their activity. We learnt a lot while enjoying a nice landscape by night.

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Frida was an excellent guide and very friendly

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Super sympa et pas regardant au temps qu'il nous consacre

  • 5 / 5

Marik (sorry if the spelling is wrong) knows a lot about the dogs but also about the region and its people in more depth. He was enthousiastic and thoughtful. We had a great time with him.

  • 5 / 5

Super sympa, il répond avec plaisir aux questions, nous explique ce qu'il fait.

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Parfait

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Prompt pick up from hotel, friendly guide

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Excellent experience with hospitable, informative guides who cared deeply for the dogs.

  • 5 / 5

We had a fantastic time with the guide. He shared with us lots of cultural experiences and information. He was patient with little kid and answered their many questions and requests. Their service were great. The pick up and drop off were nice.

  • 5 / 5

Moritz hat uns sehr gut unterhalten und uns ein unvergessliches Erlebnis bereitet.

  • 5 / 5

Personne au top, très communicatif, instructif et sympa. Il parle très bien anglais, quelques mots de français 😉

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Super nette Leute!

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Our tour guide is really friendly and nice! It could be better if he could introduce more about the dogs and maybe some fun story about this area!

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good guidance

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Super sympathische und sehr kompetente Guides.

  • 5 / 5

Instructeur pédagogue, très agréable et intéressant !

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L’instructeur était très aimable. Il est venu nous chercher à notre hôtel et nous a ramené.

  • 4 / 5

The pickup was on time and the guide was very very nice!

  • 4 / 5

The staff were all super friendly and could recommend other activities in the area. They gave a good explanation how the physics of the Aurora

  • 5 / 5

Kompetente Guides.

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Super Nice

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La guía estaba excesivamente preocupada porque estuviéramos bien colocados en el trineo, no se la veía tranquila en ningún momento y eso le quitó relax al paseo. Además no nos paramos para intentar ver la aurora, simplemente viaje de ida a la cabaña, merienda y viaje de vuelta

  • 5 / 5

great

  • 5 / 5

Unser Guide war sehr freundlich und hat alle Fragen gerne beantwortet. Außerdem war sie ehrlich an uns interessiert. Wenn man bedenken hat wegen eigener, körperlicher Beeinträchtigungen sollte man diese einfach ansprechen. Es wird alles bedacht und darauf eingegangen.

  • 5 / 5

Awesome

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The musher was great and we got a lot of information.

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Unser Leader war super! Er hat uns erzählt wie die Hunde hier leben, was sie in der Sommerpause so machen und hat uns einzelne Hunde noch genauer vorgestellt. Man konnte sehr gut erkennen, dass er die Hunde liebt und die Beziehung zueinander sehr stark ist.

  • 4 / 5

Der Pro hatte ein grosses Wissen über Hunde, Hundeschlittenfahren, Schweden und Kiruna. Die Hunde waren motiviert und der Pro gab eine gute Instruktion.

  • 5 / 5

Nice and friendly people. Good english speaking personal.

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Explication claire

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Excellent instructor and very professional

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Kitty war eine sehr liebenswerte Hundeführerin und sehr nette Person zum quatschen.

  • 5 / 5

Super nice and friendly instructor

  • 4 / 5

Super instructeur, très sympa mais pas « qualifié » pour les aurores boréales alors que nous avions pris l’activité spéciale

  • 5 / 5

Wir wurden abgeholt und wieder da abgesetzt wo wir wollten. Unser Guide war der Moritz. Während der Fahrt wurde auch viel über die Hunde und allgemein über die Aktivität erzählt. Die Tour hat sich voll gelohnt.

  • 5 / 5

Super et elle parlait très bien anglais ce qui nous a permis de bien communiquer.

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Emilie

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He was awesome with great sense of humour

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The instructor was amazing! Kind, patience and very friendly! She answered at every my questions with passion and love for her job.

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ein grosses Dankeschön an unserern Tourguide Hanna

  • 5 / 5

Great instructor from Germany. He kept us informed and was passionate about his job.

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Easy and helpful! A very cool guide!

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Swedish Lapland Tours

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Perfect

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Kitty, Hannah and the team were amazing......and then we got beers and shots at the bar

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Anna est super gentille et très pro. Elle nous a fait une super promenade et nous avons pu passer un bon moment avec les chiens. Nous avons même eu droit à voir des rênes sauvages. Moment inoubliable

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Sehr netter Guide. Toller Trip.

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Wir waren mit dem Guide Jan unterwegs und müssen zugeben, er war wirklich ein sehr aufgeschlossener und erfahrener Guide. Hat Spaß gemacht mit ihm die Tour zu meistern.

  • 5 / 5

friendly, experienced, doing job with heart

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Très bon service , guide très sympa et souriant

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