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Dog Sledding

Driving your own team of huskies through the snowy forest and across frozen rivers.

Photo: Femundløpet Presse from Røros, Norge · CC BY 2.0
Open
From about November to April
Price
Paid
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
Kennels around Kiruna and JukkasjärviDirections
Getting There
Most trips include pickup from Kiruna.

Why Go

Kennels around Kiruna and Jukkasjärvi run trips from an hour to several days, with a lesson before you take the sled, and overnight tours to wilderness cabins.

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