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Hankikanto · March – April

Crusted Snow Spring

March and April in Lapland: deep snow, long sunny days, a crust that carries you across the forest, and the last auroras of the season.

By March the snow is at its deepest and the sun is back for twelve hours a day. It melts the surface in the afternoon, the night frost freezes it again, and in the morning the snow carries your weight. That crust is hankikanto, and it turns every forest and bog into open ground for skis and snowshoes.

Ask people who live here for their favourite season and many will say this one: winter activities in sunshine, sunglasses and a thermos on a snowbank. The nights are still dark enough for the Northern Lights until about mid-April.

At a glance

	Crusted Snow Spring
When	March – April
Daylight in Rovaniemi	About 12 hours in March, about 15 hours in April
In Inari	Days lengthen even faster; winter lasts longest here
Typical temperatures	−5 to −15 °C in March, milder in April with frosty nights
Snow	Deepest of the year around mid-March. Melting starts in April
Northern Lights	Yes, until about mid-April. The weeks around the spring equinox are often active

What we do in this season

On foot

Snowshoeing

Walk through the snowy forest of Kuoksa or climb the fells of Riisitunturi for wide views over the snow-covered forest.

Nature tours

Huskies and snowmobiles

Winter tours in the sun

Everything that ran in mid-winter still runs, now in daylight and milder weather.

All activities

Northern Lights

The last dark nights

Spring auroras come with milder evenings. Our hunting tours follow the clearest sky.

Northern Lights tours

Good to know

Bring sunglasses and sunscreen. Sun on snow is strong.
The winter code WINTER10 covers travel dates until 31 March. See our offers.
Winter tours end as the snow and ice give way. Check the booking calendar on each tour page for the last dates.