Feel The Nature is a Finnish tour operator specialized in active holidays and treks.

Lakes and forests of unique Nuuksio National Park is our home ground where we have organized open and private day trips year-round from Helsinki since 2013. In Lapland we organize ski tours from hut to hut and activity weeks.Our greatest pleasure is to introduce you to the unique Finnish nature.

  •   Went on a walk in the national park today. The guide was brilliant, chatty and friendly, and we had a small campfire picnic towards the end of the walk. We walked about 6 km in the snow and was out 3-4 hours. Would recommend this...More

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    2/02/2019

  •   Olie is an amazing guide. He was very professional and knowledgeable. I led a group of 10 college students to Finland to study education and visit schools. I knew that they would be tired of inside activities so I planned a trip with Olie for...More

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    5/14/2018

  •   We spent a wonderful day today in Nuuksio canoeing and hiking. The national park is a spectacular place, full of peace. One can truly experience and enjoy untouched nature. Canoeing was awesome, as was eating snacks (cinnamon rolls are the best!). As we were having...More

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    8/02/2018

  •   Excellent experience, besides canoeing, can also swim in the very beautiful lake, and even more, unexpected good photos taken by our guide, sent to us free of charge.

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    8/03/2018

  •   The best day of my trip to Helsinki was going to the Nuuksio National Park with Olli! We canoed (beautiful & peaceful!), hiked, picked mushrooms, cooked them over a campfire, and visited a reindeer park. Olli is the best - he triple checked the wild...More

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    10/05/2018

  •   I recently went on the Nuuksio National Park canoe tour and I can't say enough good things about it or our guide Mika. He immediately made everyone feel welcome and shared lots of interesting information about the areas we were driving through. Once we got...More

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    8/19/2018

  •   Amazing day! Canoeing, hiking, picking berries and mushrooms, enjoying coffee by a camp fire and literally hugging trees. Enjoyable and relazing! Highly recommended!

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    8/27/2017

  •   This was a magical day out - we loved getting into the beautiful natural environment so close to Helsinki. It was peaceful, enjoyable and lots of fun. We were brave enough to finish with a swim in the lake. Thank you to Mira for being...More

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    7/26/2018

  •   Great tour through Nuuksio! Really knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide who made us a fantastic hiking snack of traditional Finnish Pastries! Highly recommend this tour as part of your Helsinki stay 😎

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    1/05/2019

  •   Ali of Feel The Nature picked us up at our hotel in Helsinki and was right on time. He drove us to Nuuksio National Park, where he equipped us with snow shoes and poles. With them, we could walk across frozen lakes and up icy...More

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    4/06/2018

 

News:

  • Wilderness Canoeing Adventure in Nuuksio National Park: Sat 11 May, Sat 18 May, Sat 25 May,... - BOOK HERE!
  • Berry and Mushroom Picking in Nuuksio National Park: Fri 12 Jul, Wed 17 Jul, Fri 19 Jul,... - BOOK HERE!
  • Hiking week in Fell Lapland: Sat 27 Jul, Sat 3 Aug, Sat 10 Aug,... - BOOK HERE!

Day Trips and Retreats in Nuuksio National Park

Nuuksio National Park is an exceptional nature sanctuary in Helsinki region, only 40 minutes from Helsinki downtown. In serene woods and on the wilderness lakes of Nuuksio, we organize guided day trips – open scheduled trips as well as private tours. From May to October, you can join our Wilderness Canoeing Adventure on the tranquil Lakes Kattilajärvi and Vääräjärvi. The foraging season starts in July and it is time for our Berry picking and mushroom hunting tours The winter hiking safari takes you to most fascinating places of Nuuksio lake uplands, the snow-covered forests and safely to ice-covered lakes.

Finnish Lakeside Cottage Retreat takes you to the silence of Finnish Nature for two nights. A visit to the Nuuksio Reindeer Park can be organized to any of our day trips. To a private nature trip in Nuuksio, we can combine a visit to The Finnish Nature Centre Haltia, where you can get a glimpse of the dazzling beauty of other Finland’s national parks from the South to arctic Lapland.

Our tours include convenient transportation from downtown Helsinki or Espoo.  Get acquainted with all our programs in Nuuksio National Park.

Day Tours, Activity Weeks and Ski Tours in Lapland

Experience the magical nature of Lapland with us. Wintertime we organize winter activities and guided ski tours. While in summertime and autumn you can enjoy trekking, canoeing, and cycling in forest, fells, and rivers of Lapland, for example in our Autumn adventures week.

New day programs in Lapland:

The programs include an optional overnight stay in a guesthouse by Jerisjärvi Lake.