The 15 Wildlife Encounters in Finland That Earn Their Price

1.Wildlife Park Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 323 reviews · 1 day · from $31Our pick

Walk Ranua’s 3 km route through the northern forest and see Finland’s only polar bear plus 50 arctic species, year-round.

“Excellent value for money. A great walking tour with a good variety of animals that were really well kept. The enclosures were large and very natural. The animals all looked happy and in great condition. The environment was absolutely stunning to walk through. I have photos that I will treasure. We ate lunch in the buffet in the Ranua Resort and it was incredible…the best buffet meal I’ve ever eaten and only €16 euros. All in all I can honestly say that this was a highlight and a must-do whilst visiting Finland.”

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2.Ranua’s Wildlife Park Ticket with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 195 reviews · 5 hours · from $116

A 5-hour Rovaniemi day trip to Ranua Wildlife Park with hotel pickup, transport, and a winter zoo visit in Arctic nature.

“Got to see so many birds and animals, special highlights were the polar bear, arctic fox and the wolves”

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3.Ranua Wildlife Park Day: Visit the Arctic Animals

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 189 reviews · 6 hours · from $154

Guided Ranua Wildlife Park day trip from Rovaniemi with a ticketed visit, winter gear, and Arctic animal spotting plus a snowy 2.5 km walk.

“Fantastic place to visit! Beautiful and well kept park. Do all your Fazer chocolate shopping across the road! It’s the cheapest place to buy chocolates!”

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4.Tour to Ranua Wildlife Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 91 reviews · 5 hours · from $106

Ranua Wildlife Park day trip from Rovaniemi with hotel pickup, skip-the-line entry, polar bears, and Arctic animals in 5 hours.

“Everything worked well, it was interesting to see some different animals.”

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5.Arctic Animals Sleigh Rides and Wildlife Zoo

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 91 reviews · 7 hours · from $340

A 7-hour Rovaniemi day trip mixing Ranua Wildlife Park Arctic animals, a Lappish buffet lunch, and short husky and reindeer sleigh rides.

“The husky and reindeer farms are beautiful. Really kind and helpful breeders who answered all our questions. Very bad zoo and buffet (especially if you are Italian, it's an option that I don't recommend: pizza made with ketchup instead of tomato sauce, little choice and poor quality. the worst buffet I have ever tasted in the world.) The zoo has few animals, most of them not visible, especially in this season. It's honestly not much worth the cost. In general the helpful guidance and activities done outside the zoo raised the bar that would otherwise have been very low.”

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6.Guided Ranua Wildlife Park tour with Lunch, Small group adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $174Top rated

Small-group guided trip from Rovaniemi to Ranua Wildlife Park with lunch, hotel pickup, and Arctic animal insights.

“Très bel expérience, le parc est assez grand, on y fait le tour en 2h30 à peu près, la visite n’était pas guidée, notre guide nous a donné une map et on s’est débrouillé mais il restait dans les parages et était tout de même fort sympathique. L’ours brun hiberne l’hiver donc on ne peut pas le voir mais pour le reste ça en vaut le détour surtout les paysages sous la neige ça en fait aussi une jolie balade, à des moments on se croirait dans le monde de Narnia ! ☃️🌨️🇫🇮❄️🎀🎄🎁 Le déjeuner était un buffet à volonté, on se serait cru un peu comme au self de…”

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7.Ranua Arctic Wildlife & Hot BBQ lunch + Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 46 reviews · 5 hours · from $175

Small-group Ranua Arctic Wildlife visit with a polar bear encounter, over 200 species, and a hot BBQ lunch plus transfers from Rovaniemi.

“Paul was one of the greatest guides ever seen! Kind, and warm. Very impressed, thanks :)”

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8.Ranua Wildlife Park Guided Tour from Rovaniemi, With Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 37 reviews · 5 hours · from $170

Guided Ranua Wildlife Park tour from Rovaniemi with lunch. See Finland’s polar bears, 50 Arctic species, and Lappish forests.

“Our guide was really helpful, we enjoyed the trip very much.”

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9.Ranua Zoo Arctic Wildlife Park with Private Transport & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $118

Private transport to Ranua Zoo Arctic Wildlife Park in Rovaniemi, with lunch and a guided Arctic animal walk on a tidy half day.

“fantastic day out. picked up on time, wry comfortable transfer and nice lunch. guide was very friendly and helpful”

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10.Ranua Arctic Wildlife Zoo Park Tour & Hot BBQ lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $150

Rovaniemi to Ranua Zoo for Arctic wildlife on a guided walk, plus hot BBQ lunch and transfers. English tour, small groups.

“Wonderful must do experience... our guide was attentive and supportive to all our needs and questions... the below 25 degrees was a bit harsh to stay that long outside.... lunch was great and the fire made the experience wonderful”

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11.Guided Ranua Wildlife Zoo Tour with Lunch Buffet

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 5 hours · from $182

Small-group guided Ranua Wildlife Park from Rovaniemi with buffet lunch and dark-sky Northern Lights chances, plus an English guide.

“This was nothing short of amazing tour... In general people in Finland are lovely host and our tour Guide cum tour Manger Mr. Michael was amazing amazing.... He left no stone unturned to make this tour so memorable... He is extremely hospitable, communicative, wonderful person. Our teenage daughter asked him so many questions which he answered so patiently ... She bonded with him very very well... The zoo is awesome and you shouldn't miss when you are in Rovaniemi especially if you are travelling with kids.... The lunch followed by the tour was also very good... Overall a fantastic Tour... Thankyou so much Michael for a memorable tour.”

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12.Ranua Wildlife Park Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 18 reviews · 5 hours · from $105

A guided Ranua Wildlife Park day trip from Rovaniemi with polar bears, 50+ Arctic animals, forest trails, and comfortable transfers in about 5 hours.

“Drive was comfortable and driver was professional and accommodating. Several animals were hibernating during winter and not visible in the enclosure. Even though the experience was not complete, the kids enjoyed the day viewing what's available.”

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13.Trip to Ranua Wildlife Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $174

Small-group winter day trip from Rovaniemi to Ranua Wildlife Park with guide, lunch, winter coats, and Arctic animal spotting.

“Had a lovely day at Ranua but disappointed we didn’t get to see some of the animals, especially the Polar Bear”

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14.Ranua Wildlife Park Tour with Photos & Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 10 reviews · 6 hours · from $112

Guided Ranua Wildlife Park day from Rovaniemi with polar-bear highlights, Arctic storytelling, and pro photos included.

“This was a fantastic day from the time our guide picked us up at our hotel to returning us. Timo displayed a wealth of knowledge not just about the wildlife but was also happy to answer general questions about Finland. At the park Timo took time to explain each of the wildlife enclosures giving us interesting information about the animals. He ensured we didn't miss feeding times for the Polar Bear and Artic foxes. We had plenty of time to take in all the animals. it was a magical day. A fantastic bonus is the pictures that he took of the animals and sent to us in a link after…”

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15.Visit Wildlife Park in Ranua

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 7 reviews · 5 hours · from $100

5-hour Ranua Wildlife Park day trip from Rovaniemi with polar bears, Arctic animals, guided walk, and minibus transfer.

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