Lakeland finland active gay tour
Lakeland finland active gay tour
SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR SINGLES
Finland is one of the safest and most LGBTQ friendly countries in the world.
8 ACTIVE DAYS IN THE THOUSAND LAKES REGION
Summer trip to Finland in a small group of 8 adventures. Let’s go to the region of a thousand lakes, Lakeland its called at Finland. A summer of sensations, combining activities, excursions, crazy local gastronomy with smoked fish, forest fruits and living like a local in an authentic Finnish cabin, next to our private beach.
Kayaking | Authentic finnish summer cottage life| Barbeques| Midnight sun swimming | Lots of kayaking | Teamworks Slow travel | Local Gay travel companion | Reduced group of 8 men
OUR PERFECT ENVIRONMENT AT LEPPÄVIRTA
Let’s go to the region of a thousand lakes. At Leppävirta we share and stay in a comfortable 8 person lakeside cottage equipped with all kinds of amenities (fully furnished kitchen, sauna, barbeque, rowing boat etc.), we will go on excursions along the area’s.
A summer of sensations, combining activities, excursions, crazy gastronomy and living like a local in an authentic Finnish cottage, next to a private beach.
Slow travel, gastronomy, sports and living inside the real finnish people and environment.
ITENERARY OF THIS SPECIAL EXPEDITION GAY
FINLAND SUMMER LAKELAND EXPEDITION GAY ADVENTURE TOUR ITINERARY
To get my complete itinerary, please contact me!
- Day 1 – Helsinki, Finland / Leppävirta
- Day 2 – Cottagelife
- Day 3 – Kayaking at the Sorsavesi
- Day 4 – Let’s visiting at Kuopio city
Today we will visit Kuopio. We are, quite simply, on the upper edge of the world here. During a traditional fish soup lunch, visit the local market, visit Puijo Tower and do small sightseeing at the city center, shopping also. This afternoon we’ll visit an Arctic Sauna, where you can enjoy a dip .. Tonight we stayed in the cottage, with dinner served at the cottage.
- Day 4 – Let’s visiting at Kuopio city
- Day 5 – Orinoro hiking and paddling at Sorsavesi
- Day 6 – Savonlinna
- Day 7 – Helsinki by night
- Day 8 – Helsinki / Departure
There are no activities planned today, so you are free to explore the city and depart at your leisure. Your local guide Harri will help arrange your included departure transfer to the airport. Safe journey!
- Day 8 – Helsinki / Departure
ESTIMATED BUDGED OF THIS AVENTURE : 1800€
DURATION: 7 Days
DATES: of June (This active trip is still in process..)
TYPE: Small group
GROUP SIZE: min4-máx 8 guys
APPROXIMATE TOTAL COST about €1.800 + flights from your city of origin to Helsinki.
BREAKDOWN:
Remember, the cost of this trip is divided into 3 parts:
A) THE EXPLORA FINLAND SERVICE: €650 (VAT included).
That’s what I get for organizing the trip. Travel design, negotiation with locals, search for local services at prices without intermediaries and quality, advice (pre-trip and on the trip), save your time and end your headaches + travel team with similar people in tastes and values. It is paid before traveling.
B) TRAVEL BUDGET €1.150
This is an estimate of what the stay and activities cost. Many expenses are usually to be shared with the rest of the expedition members. The estimate is based on a complete group. For example, it is not the same to divide the cost of a rented car among 3 members as it is among 5. The same with gasoline, etc… (accomodations, local transportation, local guide, tickets, trekking permits etc.) is everything we need at the local level to comply with the program. You pay part of it before the trip and the other part during the trip, directly to local providers. I don’t gain anything from this part.
To give you an idea about the cost of this multiadventure:
- ACCOMMODATION AT DESTINATION: our cottage is worth around €1450 for eight nights to be divided among the participants and one night at Helsinki €
- FOOD: I estimate €15 per person/day buying at the local supermarket. We will make breakfast, lunch and dinner in the cabin. What you take on your own on the outings is out of your pocket. Alcoholic beverages are not included
- CAR and GASOLINE: rental of a medium car €350/week and gasoline €150 per car to be distributed
- TRAVEL INSURANCE: €25.25 with IATI-insurance (recommended). You can hire the insurance you want or if you already have one, perfect. This section is MANDATORY
- ACTIVITIES: 49€ Kayaks, visit to Kuopio, visit to Savonlinna
- Any other planned activities
- COMMON FUND: we will put a common fund for certain expenses, such as expenses to be distributed, a local bus ticket or the transport pass. We will do it as a group of friends since it is the easiest way to pay small expenses. Here we would include paying a car ticket, because we are all human.
- OTHER EXPENSES: Some shopping, food in Helsinki, going out to a restaurant, or having a drink. Please note that anything other than eating at the destination is not included
C) EXPENSES EXCLUDED FROM THE BUDGET
FLIGHTS from your origin to the destination or meeting place. I leave from Malaga, but if you want to join Helsinki from any other part of the world, no problem: I will try to help you find the most advantageous option.
ACCOMMODATION OUTSIDE THE DESTINATION. Any type of accommodation necessary to make and that is not the cabin. For example, your plane arrives a day earlier in Helsinki and you must spend the night there. I will also try to help you if you ask me.
ANY EXTRA EXPENSES NOT ESTABLISHED HERE: shopping, going out to a restaurant, a drink, etc.
Trip Notes at this adventure
Finland Visa
If your passport is from the USA, Canada, or Europe you can stay up to 90 days without a visa. There may be exceptions, and all visas are the responsibility of the traveler.
Culture Shock at Finland
Finland is one of the safest countries in the world to visit, and it comes with all the comforts of home. However, the Finns are famously reserved (unless they’re at the sauna), so don’t be taken aback by awkward silence.
Local LGBT Scene at Finlandia
Finland, like all of Scandinavia, is easy to visit as a gay traveller. Sexuality is virtually a non-issue, but Finland could be considered one of Scandinavia’s more conservative countries (and it’s still rather liberal).
Weather during this multiadventure in Thousands of lakes area
We’ll be near the Arctic Circle in the middle of winter, so pack accordingly. It will easily be freezing, with temperatures dipping as low as -15C/5F.
Required Vaccinations
The WHO suggests immunization against Hepatitis A and B before visiting Finland. To determine if you should take preventative measures, talk to your doctor or a travel medical clinic.
Electricity
You will need an international travel plug/adapter for F-type sockets.
Connectivity
We’ll be venturing through some remote parts of the country, with cellular signals to match. Most of our accommodations will have, at the very least, Wi-Fi service. Feel free to tweet, post and pin.
Travel Insurance
For everybody’s peace of mind, medical travel insurance is required on all Explora Finlandia tours. At a minimum, your travel insurance must provide cover against personal accident, death, medical expenses, emergency repatriation and personal liability, with a minimum medical coverage.
Meals
All meals daily we make normally with us at the cottage, some days at restaurants.
Money
The local currency is the European Euro (EUR). Finland is also among the world’s first cashless societies, meaning credit cards and electronic payment methods are widely accepted. However we recommend you bring about 400€ in case of an emergency, or if your credit/ATM cards are placed on hold.
Tipping
We’ve covered the gratuities for included activities, meals, and our local Tour Guide. You’ll only need to offer a tip on any extra drinks or services you buy on the trip.
What to bring
Our adventures entail carrying your own luggage on occasion. And while you’ll never schlep far, things can quickly get costlier than a celebrity breakup if you don’t keep your baggage under 20kg/44lb thanks to costly surcharges on domestic flights. You should also bring something smaller for day trips to carry water, your camera, and any souvenirs you find along the way.
Optional Activities
At every Explora Finlandia adventures offer optional excursions that are not included in price of this trip. Please see the daily itinerary in your final pre-trip packet to learn what’s available.
How We Travel
Explora Finlandia is all about good times with likeminded guys. Whatever’s on the itinerary – from fireside camping to five-star decadence – our goal is to make the experience magical. We’re also committed to supporting the communities we visit by hiring local guides, staying at locally-owned accommodations when possible, and celebrating local cuisine. It all adds up to a great way to immerse yourself in the culture.
Your Guide
All Explora Finlandia adventures are led by a gay (or gay-welcoming) guide. Whenever possible, we hire destination locals. And we can also connect you with the right people if you’d like to delve deeper into the local culture. If you’re pleased with your guide, we recommend a tip of US $5-10 per person, per day…they’ll certainly appreciate it!
Flying Solo
If you’ve never travelled on your own, it’s an amazing way to get to know yourself while making new friends along the way. I can arrange for you to share a room with people in your age range at no charge, or you can pay a supplement for your own room in case if its possible. If there’s an odd number of solos, we’ll rotate a single room on a random basis.
Starting/Finishing Point Hotel
We met and strart from Klaus K Hotel, Helsinki city center.
Klaus K Hotel is located in the heart and center of Helsinki. Klaus K is the first Preferred Hotels & Resorts property in Finland. Inspired by the national epic Kalevala we provide you modern, indigenous, memorable and uncomplicated experience.
Situated 100 m from the Esplanadi shopping district, this design hotel features free gym access. The rooms include free WiFi, LCD TVs and luxury beds.
Hotel Klaus K’s soundproofed rooms have décor inspired by the Finnish epic poem, Kalevala. Some rooms include a bathtub and views of Helsinki’s bustling city centre. Italian cuisine and Tuscan wines are offered in Restaurant Toscanini.
Tram numbers 3 and 6 stop directly outside Hotel Klaus K, providing easy access across Helsinki.
WELCOME TO THE REGION OF A THOUSAND LAKES!
You find many trips to Finland, but all packed and you are looking for a more intimate contact with nature!
Finland is my home territory and I know it quite well. This trip, which I have already done many times, is spectacular: its landscapes, its people, the adventure, its stillness and the possibilities it offers for rest…
The “Thousand Lakes” region is located in central Finland, 400km northeast of Helsinki, the capital. The area is full of traditional huts or «mökki» used by the Finns for their annual reconnection with nature and to enjoy their free time on vacation.
The destination that I offer you is unique! We will stay in an old farm on the shores of the lake owned by a great hostess who is an expert in local customs.
I PRESENT THE THOUSAND LAKES REGION, A SUMMER OF SENSATIONS
THE WHY OF A TRIP TO THE THOUSAND LAKES REGION?
BECAUSE WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE IT AND SO WE FEEL FREEDOM!…
Discover the different landscapes that nature offers us and learn more about how people live in other parts of the world by sharing a cultural immersion with the local population.
Today I bring you a trip that I have prepared with great enthusiasm since we are going to fulfill one of my greatest dreams (and I hope yours too) together in Finland.
I am Harri, coordinator of this trip and an inveterate traveller, restless ass, who escapes to any part of Finland without thinking twice. I always travel with the aim of showing the beauty that we have on this planet to protect it, take care of it and generate an impact on the consciences of the people who travel with me.
If something defines me, it is the passion for animals. I am a lover of nature and I believe that we should protect it especially when we travel, generating the minimum possible impact so as not to exploit it but rather to conserve it.
This is the Finnish adventure designed for you
TO WHO ARE MY LGBT TRIPS FOR?
LGBT tours to Finland four times a year. First of all, Explore Finland is LGBT-friendly and that is something that many of you will be able to value when organizing your vacations.
Secondly, my special LGBT adventures are designed for those of us who believe that as important as the chosen destination is finding a special, friendly and relaxed environment, where we feel truly comfortable among friends and people with the same tastes with whom we can develop new friendships.
Also for a person recently out of the closet, for those who are still in it or those who came out a long time ago. 🙂
For anyone who is planning to travel to Scandinavia, in order to combine adventures in nature and outdoor sports, breathe fresh air and calm the mind: a person who knows how to value and enjoy the contrasts of the country.
All my group adventures, organized especially for LGBT, are here!



You will live the rawness of Nature, the ancestral culture, the authenticity of being a tribe.
I will accompany you along a route designed to experience moments of truth in a country that overflows with magic for those who know how to find it. Because we will get away from the tourist area to truly connect with every moment that nature will offer us exclusively, far from organized excursions for large groups
THAT'S WHY THIS TRIP IS UNIQUE
Who accompanies you on this journey?
Hey! I am Harri, I am Harri, a Finn living in Spain and passionate about travel, animals and outdoor adventures to little traveled places, always trying to do it in a responsible and conscious way for the planet and local communities.
I admit that I have always liked to travel, discover remote places and live new experiences. And yet, a few years ago, I went back to my roots and returned to my origins by active travels. I had the opportunity to take a daily sauna with a subsequent dip in the lake, paddle with the blue of the sky melting into the water, stop at a laavu to pick a few blueberries and eat something on the grill… It was a very intimate contact with nature, but not a cloistered nature, but alive, where people unfold. This is how the Finns feel their land.
This is how the idea was born
Upon returning to Spain I felt calmer in mind and satisfied with the hunger to travel. It took me a while to realize: 25 years traveling the world and it was the first time I felt this stillness after a trip. And this is what I would like to share with you, another non-invasive way of «doing tourism», respecting the environment that surrounds you and integrating into the environment as the locals do.

Travel companions more important than destination
The intensity of the journey comes from what we create together.
We believe that it is vitally important to form a team with people with the same tastes and values.
In addition to us, you will be accompanied by between 8 (at least) and 12 (at most) fellow travelers.
But not only that, the local team that makes the trip possible is part of this adventure. There will be moments of the trip where we will enrich the way sharing moments with guides and local people…
All the people who decide to join this traveling experience will go through a kind of interview with us to check the affinity with the team and confirm that we are all online.
In this way we will create a very nice and related group, with open and adventurous people. that multiplies the experience exponentially.
Because all the people on the team add up by contributing their grain of sand and thus creating an unbreakable pineapple.
THE FINNISH NATURE, AWAY FROM PACKAGED PROPOSALS

Benefits of this MILTIADVENUTURE to Finland?
Aboriginal culture, majestic nature, fellowship, magic and calm!

We are going to soak up the Earth itself, its culture, its people, its mountains and its myths.
A story of greatness for hearts like yours or mine. Assimilate the beauty and brutality of nature, while we go through your body.
Breaking down the value of the trip to Finland
Budget control in your hands and transparency that benefits everyone.
In this section we explain 2 very important things: ExploraFinlandia does not work as a travel agency and you are the one who controls 100% of your budget.
Use the buttons to find out everything.
ExploraFinlandia does not work as a travel agency that is why we do NOT sell combined travel packages (Package that includes Transportation, activities and accommodation in the same price).
We only charge you for the great value that our service provides. We are Freelance travel designers and you are the one who controls 100% of your travel budget.
Look, we will explain it to you briefly.
The investment to make this trip is divided into 3 parts.
1.- ExploraFinlandia design, advice and support service – It is what we bill you.
2.- Travel budget – All local services that make this travel design possible – You pay it directly.
3.- Flights – The most variable part of the price – You buy it directly.
It is a way of ensuring that the value of your budget ends up where it has to, adding quality to the trip in the most sustainable way possible.
We want you to be an active part of the organization of the trip and of the enjoyment and illusion prior to the departure date. Starting from this idea of enjoying during the months prior to the trip, we create united groups, we communicate constantly to get to know each other better, break the ice… With this we achieve 2 things; first we sow the seed of a united group with all the benefits that this brings to the trip. Second, collaborate so that each participant makes some reservations directly without intermediaries.
With our help, each participant will make some reservations directly (Flight, local reservations that are essential to make in time, etc.), without that money passing through us. This way you will be able to know at all times where for your money, without intermediaries, without losses, in a more sustainable way, reaching the local economy to value much more everything that the trip includes.
And don’t worry, everything you have to book from home will hardly take you time and is a perfect excuse to get in touch and start living the trip together. We will help you with all this and once done we will focus on enjoying the whole experience.
Now read carefully the sections “ExploraFinlandiaService”, “Travel budget”, “Flights” and “What we are not” because they are very very important.
The part that we bill you has 3 value points that help you get a signature trip that is not repeated anywhere.
1 – AUTHOR TRAVEL DESIGN and ACCESS TO A MASTERPIECE IN THE FORM OF A TRIP
To make the trip possible: we negotiate with the locals in search of the best prices and the best possible experiences, find the coolest hotels so that they add value to the trip, coordinate transport… But this is the minimum for the travel, what everyone does…
Our design work goes further: you pay us so that your trip is pure art full of special moments. Our goal is to create a masterpiece that combines the most special sites of each country with the iconic «must see» places. We land all our traveling experience and turn it into a route that combines organized moments with that magic of the spontaneous that is essential in a great trip.
The trips we organize are not out of obligation, they are because we feel like doing them. That is why we do not repeat trips year after year, to keep our motivation to the fullest and make you experience something very, very special by our side.
This is the way to make the trip special, and not the copy of the copy of the trip that your neighbor already made.
2 – CREATE A UNITED GROUP OF SUPER LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE
We work to find the right people and build a fireproof team. It is important that all the members of the group go in line with the type of trip that is proposed here; People with an open mind, collaborative, eager to contribute and receive.
To do this, we conduct live interviews with each of the interested parties. We talk, we solve doubts, we feel the feeling and thus we help each person who contacts us to make the best possible decision in order to join this trip. Not all trips are for everyone, and if we see that someone is not going to enjoy this trip, we recommend another type of trip more in line with their tastes and needs.
This small filter allows us to create a super fun team that wants to give everything and is capable of creating an exponential experience.
3 – CONTRIBUTION OF VALUE BEFORE AND DURING THE TRIP
For us, a journey begins at home, months before leaving. And to start dreaming, we create a PRE-trip experience that allows us to start group contact. This is how we break the ice, we see each other’s faces, we feel the atmosphere and we create a united team that is a pineapple.
> During the months prior to the trip we will be in direct contact in a WhatsApp group and we will hold videoconferences to design the luggage, the first-aid kit, resolve all doubts instantly, buy flights and share all the organizational information of the trip. We will even meet the local guides who will tell us things about what we are going to experience on the trip.
We can even personalize the trip more: We will give you ideas for days off and we can even organize extra activities in a personalized way that enhance the individual experience.
This is what people value most because when we arrive at the airport and from minute 1 we feel the warmth of a group that has been collaborating for months.
ZERO doubts! – MAX atmosphere!
>> During the trip, we will be your English, we will be your mechanic, we will be your advisor, we will be your experience. The objective is that we travel together, without fear, as a team. And above all that we enjoy as a team everything that arises on the trip.
It is the part of the price of the trip that you manage yourself (with our help) to pay directly to local suppliers: hotels, local transport, visits, local guide services… Later you will have the full price breakdown explained perfectly.
1.- Sometimes we have to make some reservations from home
On some trips we will use part of this budget to reserve the services of the local guide, for the advance purchase of tickets, train / bus tickets or other services necessary for the trip, etc …
Once the group is formed, we will make these reservations from home. We meet, we enjoy the group, we make these reservations together. Of course, whoever wants to can make reservations on his own account and in a simple way with the information that we pass on to him. Of course, they represent a tremendous cost savings.
2.- You will take the rest of the budget to the trip.
You take most of the travel budget with you and normally you will use it during the first days to pay for everything that has been budgeted for this trip.
- – To pay the local guide.
- – To pay for accommodation
- – To pay for visits.
- – To pay for transportation
There will be expenses that are not budgeted for on this trip, such as the extra activities that we propose, some lunches and dinners, some transportation…
We don’t budget because we don’t know what everyone wants to eat at certain times of the day, because we don’t know when we’ll need a taxi, because we don’t know if you want to do some optional activities.
But before you can access the reservation of your place, we always explain the prices of those optional activities that enhance the trip.
The rest of the expenses are minimal and depend on each participant and her little vices 🙂
Flights are the variable part of the cost of a trip. We never know how much the flight will cost, what we do know is that the sooner you buy the better for 2 reasons:
- Best prices.
- You forget about headaches and wasted time and focus on enjoying the experience prior to the trip.
We buy the flights once we have the minimum confirmed group and we always do it directly where the prices are cheaper.
Of course, we recommend several insurance options because you never know…
Because flights are a part of the travel budget that does not depend on us, and it is always important to have all the ends tied up. We will help you to the fullest!
Before you join this magnificent journey it is important that you understand what we are not, to understand what we are.
To do this, the first thing you should do is visit our “about us” page.
Look, we summarize it here:
- We are not a travel agency because we do not sell combined packages. We are Freelance travel designers and we offer advice to travelers who want to go further through our experience. Thanks to this information that we share, you can control your money at all times by reserving without intermediaries and with our help everything you need to make the trip possible.
- We are not the profile of guides who direct your day to the millimeter – Get to know the figure of coordinator here
- We are not responsible for your actions. We travel together, in the same team, we are the same, we contribute to the group, we advise and coordinate the different tasks that must be carried out on a trip.
This is what the price of the trip to Finland includes
We explain what it does include and does not include so you can take it into account

Design and Accompaniment
It is the value of experience
8 days of travel accompanied by an expert in responsible tourism travel who has designed this trip, Harri, seo adn Sport Coach of ExploraFinlandia. Ventura, who will offer a daily plan, coordinate and ensure the smooth running of the trip.
We will also live with the people belonging to the local culture, where we can have several teamorks, learn the history of thei area and get to know how local lives here daily.
We will heat the sauna everyday, know how to smoke trouts like finish guys, passing several local areas, having good relaxed time together..
Tours and activities in and around
No local guides needs to help us see incredible things
- Excursions: The trip also includes excursions to the #Saimaa and #SAVONLINNA region: we can visit the city, the beautiful castle of the 11th century kings, a boat ride and eat their anchovies in #tori. The icing on the cake will be a visit to #KUOPIO, the capital of central Finland. Mount #Puijo dominates the city and its #Puijon-torni tower is an incredible viewpoint of the region and the surrounding natural park.
- RELAX FINNISH STYLE language workshop 🙂
- LIVE LIKE A LOCAL:
- EXCURSIONS:
- SAVONLINNA CRUISING:
- ROWING WORKSHOP AND LOCAL GASTRONOMY:
- TREKKING DE ORINORO:
- LET’S GO TO KUOPIO:
- HALFDAY DAY IN JUVAJÄRVI:
- ANOTHER DAY IN HELSINKI:

knowing NATIONAL PARK
Attractions in Lakeland
Landscape of the national park: Located in the heart of the Finnish Lakeland, the Linnansaari National Park perfectly reflects its landscape.
Linnansaari National Park is in the heart of the Finnish Lakeland, and an ideal place to spot rare Saimaa Ringed Seals and majestic ospreys. The magnificent landscape alternates between a labyrinth of sheltered islands and broader open waters.
Over 130 islands as well as islets and boulders are part of the area and provide a diverse landscape of forests, ridges, meadows, fields, rocks and waters – the ideal habitat for a bio-diverse flora and fauna.
What is Lakeland?
Finnish lakeland is the largest Lake District in Europe: In a scarcely populated country there’s enough scenery and shoreline for all, allowing you to easily lose yourself in thought or be inspired by the vast clear lakes, intricately splintered by islands, isthmuses and green spits.
Taking a trip to Lakeland is like taking a trip into the heart of Finnish identity.

the most special
Unforgettable white nights
Coexistence in a Saimaa Natural Park spending time in a laavu (the typical dwelling) and making our own dinner there . Dinner around a campfire and having nice time.

Other essentials that you should know.
All the people who join this adventure must know…
Sometimes these essentials are part of the experience, other times they are a necessity that do not deserve a large budget investment.
And other times, we don’t even include them in the budget and leave them as optional.
At the moment there is no fixed price (we will publish it at the end of November). That is why it is not specified what it includes and does not include. That is why you can sign up for the list of interested people and you will be one of the first people to receive all the information to apply for a place on this trip.
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Accommodation
Accommodation in Helsinki will be one or two apartments or 4 hotel rooms in the center for the whole group.
Five more nights will be spent on the outskirts of Leppävirta in a cottage facing the lake.
Summarizing:
- 6 nights in Leppavirta
- 1 night in Helsinki
Let’s freak out!!!!
Transport
All the transportation that takes us to the different areas of interest that we want to visit during the trip is included in the travel budget.
Bus, boat, local private transport…
Foods
In many parts of the trip we will buy our own food and cook.
In other parts of the trip we will eat in local restaurants.
When we sleep in hotels, we will have breakfast included.
Don’t worry, you won’t go hungry.
If IHarri is by our side, good food is guaranteed!
I would love to join this FREESTYLE trip to Finland
What is the next step?
And how can I make an appointment with the coordinator so that he can tell me more things and opt for a place in the nomadic team?
LAKELAND FINLAND ACTIVE GAY TOUR
Guided by local expert, Signature, sustainable and very special- Designed and guided by a local expert
- Accompaniment and experiences
- Without intermediaries that suck your wallet
- Team selection - same goals and values
- Including everything we have mentioned above