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Overnight on lake ice
Aurora cabins
Imagine sleeping on top of 1 meter lake ice with 12 meters of water under. Your little portable warm aurora cabin stands in the middle of the lake, 2km from Inari sentrum. You're ready for the most amazing northern lights to shine in from the big windows.
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The story
"In cold evening of winter 2012 Esko came with the idea of building up a warm portable cabin for own purpose. Then towed it in the middle of the lake to see the northern lights wider. It was fun so had to build more.
Now we have 8 unique cabins for our guests to experience the lake. Welcome to Lake Inari Mobile Cabins -Atte & Alexa
This is how it goes
Our Base camp is 2km from Inari village by Lake Inari. Here you can join activities, enjoy free sauna and join our local dinner by open fire that is served at 6pm every evening. Or just rest in your cabin before night on the lake. Main building facilities are available as well: shared kitchen, dining room, living room, showers and restrooms.
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At 8-9pm the guide toes the cabins by snowmobile to the lake ice for overnight. You are inside your cabin during the moving. Now you have 12 hours to catch the northern lights from inside your warm cabin and from outside on the lake ice. Your guide comes to get the cabins back to Basecamp at 8-9am. Breakfast is served 8-10am. A lot of activities are starting then at 10am to keep you busy during daytime. Also morning sauna is a nice way to start the day after breakfast.
Good to know
Northern lights are seen about 90% of the nights in September-April. About 50% of nights are cloudy... but normally not all night so be patient :-)
At 8-9am (or earlier if you wish) the guide starts to toe the cabins back to the base camp there you can wash up and enjoy breakfast by fire place.
Safety on ice
In the past years the safe ice-season has started:
in 2014 on 15th November
in 2015 on 6th December
in 2016 on 20th November
in 2017 on 22nd November
in 2018 on 25th November
in 2019 on 31st October
in 2020 on 1st December
in 2021 on 22nd November
in 2022 on 21st November
in 2023 on 20th November
in 2024 on 28th of November
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Safe means at least 20cm clear "steel" ice. In the end of March the ice is at the thickest about 70cm and starts getting weaker in mid April.
If the weather forecast is below -30 degrees with wind chill or wind forecast is too hard then the cabins will be shorter time on lake ice, stay nearer than 1,5km or stay at the base camp. It happens a couple of times / season that lasts about 120 nights.
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There at the base camp you have same chance to see the northern lights. Often they are seen already before 8pm and during transfer to the lake ice.
In Christmas time when daylight is short it may be possible to see northern lights between 3pm and 9am. In March the time is about between 9pm and 3am and we get some 15 minutes more daylight every day. Average temperature in winter is -13 degrees celcius.
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Warmly welcome to our home,
Greetings Atte & Alexa
8 Mobile Cabins
Our cabins are best for two person overnighting. Every cabin has powerful heaters and a private toilet for the time out on the lake ice.
OUR SERVICES
Breakfast
Included in your stay.
Served from 8 to 10am
Basecamp
Here we offer shared toilets and showers, sauna, lounge and free parking.
Sauna
Sauna is included in your stay here and you can book it on the spot.
Free Wifi
You can connect to our wifi in the basecamp and also out on the lake ice.
Kicksleighs
Traditional Finnish way to move around. Fun way to get to the village sentrum for example. Included in your stay.
Restaurant
We serve dinner at 6pm. Please book before 3pm the day you wish to join. 35€/person this winter
Kinshuk Kislaya, AE
The folks at Inari Mobile Cabins are some of the most hospitable, warm and friendly guys we have met at any of our stays. The dinner was absolutely brilliant. The service was unmatched. The concept is truly unique. We were given a couples cabin which was self sufficient with heating. Post dinner, a snowmobile hauled the cabin with us in it to the middle of the Inari lake. We were left there in the wilderness for the night to witness an amazing aurora show. Early morning haul back to a wonderful hotel style breakfast. The stay and experience was the highlight on our Finland itinerary.
Kari, US
Such a unique experience! Comfy accommodations, great food, everything you need. Highlight of our trip to Lapland!
Nathan US
Fun experience. Nice sauna. Great staff. Views from the cabin were incredible with the Northern Lights. Nice breakfast.