The 3 Cooking Classes in Finland to Book for a Winter Week

1.Arctic Fishing & Open Fire Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 12 reviews · 5 hours · from $167Our pick

Spend five hours ice fishing at Rahajärvi, then cook your catch over an open fire with expert guides in Finnish Lapland.

“Absolutely fantastic 😍 We went as a family of 6 with young kids and grand parents. Everyone loved the activity so much. The members of the Xwander are fabulous. They explained in great details how to fish, performed demonstrations for everyone and were of great help with the kids. We caught fish with a fishing line, then checked the nets. Eventually we had such a great time around the fire in the tent. This day by the lake in the forest is one of our best experiences ever. A must do in Lapland!”

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2.Lappish Cooking Master Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $162Best value

Cook Finnish salmon soup at a lakeside cottage near Rovaniemi, with hotel pickup, local stories, berry pie, and a small-group setting.

“My husband and I went to this cooking class and learned how to make a delicious salmon soup! Cannot wait to try the recipe at home!”

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3.Arctic Fishing & Open Fire Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $188

Drill Arctic ice, check fishing nets, and cook fresh fish soup over an open fire on a small-group Lake Inari adventure.

“We did two activities in Inari and both were perfect! The first one was the ice fishing experience with our guide Juhanni, and the second one was Inari Day with Ossi. Both Juhanni and Ossi are remarkable, great cook and are super super informative and helpful. I still remember the amazing fish soup and Juhanni made and reindeer stew that Ossi made for us. We experienced some issue during our ice fishing day (the net was stuck in the ice and we couldn't pull it to get the fish out), but Juhanni tried his best and finally after some trial and error, we managed to get 3 fishes from the…”

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