Polarman Camp Live, Rovaniemi. Arctic Survival Experience

A hands-on Arctic evening near Rovaniemi

Polarman’s Camp Live is an Arctic outdoor experience on private land approximately 25 minutes from Rovaniemi city centre. Surrounded by forest, trails and a lakeside environment, the camp offers darkness, silence and an open view towards the northern sky.

Your evening begins with a walk along the softly illuminated Magic Forest trail before the Polarman welcomes you to the camp. This is an accessible introduction to Arctic outdoor life, designed for guests who want to participate and learn rather than simply observe. No previous outdoor or survival experience is required.

Learn practical Arctic skills

With guidance from your host, learn how to select suitable materials and start and maintain an outdoor fire without matches. The same fire is later used to prepare tea and the evening barbecue.

When snow conditions allow, the Snow Sommelier challenge shows how different types of snow produce very different amounts of water. Compare light powder with denser snow and learn how to melt it efficiently over the fire.

You will also prepare spruce tip tea using ingredients responsibly collected and preserved in advance, creating a fresh northern infusion over the flames.

Arctic barbecue and a warm Igloo

Gather around the fire to grill traditional Finnish sausage and marshmallows while enjoying warm drinks and stories about Lapland, its nature and life in Arctic conditions.

Whenever you want to warm up, step inside the completely smoke-free Polarman’s Camp Igloo. Heated to approximately +15°C or warmer, it provides genuine indoor warmth where you can remove your outerwear and relax comfortably.

Inside, settle onto reindeer skins with drinks and snacks while watching the panoramic Seven Seasons of Lapland film, following the northern landscape from winter darkness to spring, the Midnight Sun and autumn colours.

Northern Lights as nature’s possible addition

The camp has minimal surrounding light and an open view towards the northern sky. When the sky is clear and Aurora activity is present, guests can move into the open clearing to watch the Northern Lights.

Polarman’s Camp Live® is not a mobile Northern Lights hunt. The fire-making, forest activities, Arctic barbecue, storytelling and warm Igloo make the evening complete whether or not the Aurora appears. If conditions allow, our team will also make every reasonable effort to photograph you beneath the Northern Lights.

Additional options

Guided snowshoeing

Add an easy guided snowshoe walk through the private winter forest. Available by advance booking and subject to snow and weather conditions.

Snowmobile-pulled sled ride

Explore more of the winter landscape from a passenger sled pulled by your guide’s snowmobile. Guests remain seated and do not drive. Available by advance booking and subject to snow, weather and trail conditions.

Private tapas menus

Upgrade the evening with a chef-prepared tasting menu served inside the warm Igloo. Choose from Lappish Luxury Tasters, Nordic Superfood Tasters or Sweet Tooth After-Dinner Tapas. Advance reservation is required, and ingredients may vary according to season and availability.

Birthdays, celebrations and private events

The camp can be adapted for birthdays, family celebrations, corporate events, incentive groups, team-building programs, private dinners and other special occasions, with customised food, drinks, decorations and other agreed details.

Dedicated professional photographer

Informal photography during the standard program is included. A dedicated photographer with fully edited high-resolution images can also be booked separately.