Icebreaker Sampo Cruise & Ice Floating in Kemi

Please see the special terms for exact timings.

• Pick-up from your specified location in Haparanda and Tornio
• Transfer to the SnowCastle area
• Check-in for the cruise
• Free time to visit the SnowExperience365, SnowCastle Winter Park and Gemstone Exhibition (approximately 1 hour)
• Shuttle bus transfer to the harbour in Kemi (approximately 15 minutes)
• Board the Sampo Icebreaker ship
• Meet the crew and receive welcome drink
• The icebreaker cruise begins!
• Sail along the frozen Gulf of Bothnia (total time approximately 4 hours)
• Guided tour of the vessel, walk on the ice, and ice floating experience
• Enjoy buffet-style lunch
• Return to the harbour in Kemi
• Return transfer to the original pick-up point in Haparanda and Tornio

The minimum height requirement for the ice floating is 140 cm (4'6") to fit inside the flotation suit.

Please note the pick-up and cruise timings below. Pick-up is included from listed accommodations, please specify your location when booking. The port is a privatised area, so pick-up is mandatory.

Times indicated are in Finnish time (UTC+2).

Afternoon Cruise

Pick up from Haparanda and Tornio
10:35 Cape East (Sundholmen 1, Haparanda)
10:45 Haparanda Stadshotel (Torget 7, Haparanda)
10:55 Tornio Hotel Olof (Hallituskatu 16, Tornio)
Please wait for the bus outside in front of the pick-up place.

SnowCastle of Kemi area
11:30-12:45 Check-in for the cruise and time for visiting the SnowExperience365, SnowCastle Winter Park and Gemstone Exhibition
13:00 Shuttle bus departure

Icebreaker Cruise
13:15 Shuttle bus arrival at the harbour
13:30-17:30 Icebreaker Sampo Cruise
17:45 Shuttle bus departure from the harbour

Drop off to Haparanda and Tornio
18:15 Tornio Hotel Olof (Hallituskatu 16, Tornio)
18:25 Haparanda Stadshotel (Torget 7, Haparanda)
18:35 Cape East (Sundholmen 1, Haparanda)