2021 & 2022 Globus Guided Tours - Globus® Vacation Packages

Festive Polar Escape (KTF)

6 Day Tour from Oulu to Oulu

2025 Tour Details

Prepare to be wowed on this Festive Polar Escape. Encounter natural beauty and festive friends with fewer crowds around on this off-season escorted tour of Finland, with a touch of Sweden. Your adventure begins in Oulu, a perfect mix of northern nature, urban city culture, and original local flavor. From Oulu, visit a fishing village and an authentic organic brewery. Continue to Tornio, in Lapland. Visit a reindeer farm, enter the Arctic Circle, cross the border into Sweden, and to top it all off meet Santa Claus in his hometown of Rovaniemi. Remember to get your Christmas list ready to deliver personally to Santa! Join us to experience this exquisite mix of natural beauty and festiveness, that will stay with you for years to come—a guided vacation you’ll treasure forever.

We’ve packed everything you need for the perfect tour—from hand-selected hotels and dining to the friendly expertise of Globus Tour Directors and Local Guides (with headsets to hear every word), to seamless transportation between destinations and VIP access to the world’s most iconic sites! Touring by private, first-class, air-conditioned motorcoach with free Wi-Fi. Enhance your free time with your GlobusGO mobile app!

Multiple Vacation Discount: Save up to an additional $100 per person when you book more than one Globus, Cosmos or Avalon Vacation for the same travel year
Single supplement waived for select 2025/2026 Globus Escapes Europe vacations.*
Beat the Heat Sale: Save $1,300 per couple on select 2025 Globus Escapes Europe Tours*
Festive Polar Escape map
Escapes by Globus

 Photo Highlights

 Meals

 Meals & Itinerary

5 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 2 Dinner

 Itinerary

Day 1 ARRIVE IN OULU, FINLAND

Welcome to Oulu! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a welcome dinner at the hotel.

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Day 2 OULU–EXCURSION TO HAILOUTO

The Creative Edge HAILOUTO Ferry crossing to the island for a guided visit of the Marjaniemi fishing village followed by lunch and a guided visit to an organic brewery with tasting.
68 mi/ 110 km

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
NATURAL WONDERS Hailuoto is the largest island in the Bothnian Bay. The island started to rise from the sea approximately 2,000 years ago and continues to do so. Eventually the island will adjoin mainland as the rising shoreline is constantly changing to form a living conservation area. The manmade environment in Hailuoto, characterized by well-preserved traditional buildings, together with its unique natural features, has earned Hailuoto the designation as one of Finland’s national landscapes—and the only national landscape covering the entire municipality.


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Breakfast Breakfast
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Day 3 OULU–TORNIO

A city of reindeers & borderless opportunities OULU Free time this morning.
TORNIO Visit a reindeer farm.
84 mi/ 135 km

FREE TIME TIPS
NATURAL WONDERS Consider an optional excursion to witness the spectacular Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) one of nature’s most dazzling phenomena, visible in just a few places in the world. Join your guide in one of the best locations to witness this incredible sight in the skies over Lapland.


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Breakfast Breakfast

Day 4 TORNIO–EXCURSION TO ROVANIEMI

HoHoHo ROVANIEMI A full-day excursion to Rovaniemi includes a visit to Santa Claus Village.
155 mi / 250 km

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
LEGENDS & LORE About a hundred years ago, a passer-by started spreading the word about the true location of Santa’s real home. Since then, Santa has traveled to the Arctic Circle to meet with kids from 1 to 92 to hear Christmas wishes in his remote Santa’s Village in Rovaniemi. Enjoy a visit with Old St. Nick and receive your official Arctic Circle Certificate documenting your crossing this hemispheric line.


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Breakfast Breakfast

Day 5 TORNIO–HAPARANDA, SWEDEN–KEMI, FINLAND–OULU

Let it Snow! TORNIO & HAPARANDA An orientation drive of Tornio that includes a border crossing into Sweden to visit the neighbouring town of Haparanda.
KEMI Visit the Ice Experience.
OULU Farewell dinner at a local restaurant.
93 mi / 150 km

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
WINTER WONDERLAND Step into a winter wonderland any day of the year in Kemi. Walk on the snowy floors and admire the amazing ice sculptures as their themes and colors change before your eyes. Slip down the ice slide, sit by the ice tables, and snap selfies in this snowy scene.


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Breakfast Breakfast
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Day 6 OULU

Safe travels until we meet again! Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.


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Breakfast Breakfast

 Tour Director

With GLOBUS, there’s no better way to get to know your destination than through the eyes of a Tour Director. We’d like you to meet one of our Tour Directors, who average over a decade of experience and are representative of the type of expert that will be with you on your vacation.

ANNA-LENA SODERLUND TORNELL

Escorting tours for more than 20 years

I love to bring visitors to areas where I have lived and worked, i.e. Scandinavia, Russia and Central Europe, to give a piece of my culture to the guests, to make the clients feel at home by introducing them to all aspects of life in the area. To open our eyes and understand customs, habits and history, "what makes me tick the way I tick, and you tick differently" is my focus. How to make the best Swedish meatballs, how to sing children's songs or sharing a proverb we use a lot. When we come back home after a tour, we have a different set of 'glasses'. The knowledge of the world has changed us a bit and we are all part of it, plus we had a really great time together!

Tour Director - ANNA-LENA SODERLUND TORNELL

 Accommodations

Oulu
Tornio

Oulu

Radisson Blu
Radisson Blu

Radisson Blu

Superior First-Class

Hotel as shown or similar

Radisson Blu Hallituskatu 1, Oulu, Finland

Hallituskatu 1
Oulu, Finland

Free Wifi

Free Wifi

This Stylish hotel combines a unique glamorous 70s design with modern details. The spacious guest room interiors are serene and stylish, designed in a medley of materials, colors, and motifs that flirt with the early 70s as well as the hotel¿s Northern Finland location. All rooms are equipped with tea/coffee making facilities and air conditioning. Located in the center of Oulu, the hotel is close to the city's most popular attractions, restaurants, and shopping opportunities. Numerous technology centers and museums lie near the hotel's city-center location, and just across the square is Oulu Market Hall.

Hotel Amenities

  • Restaurant On-Site
  • Business Center
  • Laundry Available
  • Luggage Storage
  • Concierge desk
  • Free WiFi
  • ATM
  • Elevator
  • Spa Services
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Fitness Room

Room Amenities

  • Room Service
  • Air Conditioning
  • Television
  • Internet Access
  • Mini-bar
  • Iron/Ironing Board
  • Complimentary Toiletries
  • Coffee Maker
  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Climate Control
  • Hair Dryer
  • Cable/Satellite

 Optional Excursions

No matter what you’re into: food, wine, history, art, music or anything else, we give you the freedom to personalize your vacation with optional excursions that speak to your interests.

When you book your excursions with us, you can be assured that every optional excursion that we offer coordinates with the free time that you'll have in your destination, so you'll never have conflicts between included and optional activities. Our team of travel experts carefully selects each optional excursion that we offer to ensure that you receive the highest quality at a great value. Our tried-and-true partners have a finger on the pulse of the city in which they operate so they deliver the very best experiences. We offer experiences you cannot create on your own and because you’re booking with us, we coordinate all your transportation and timing needs.

The following optional excursions are examples only for this vacation. These may or may not be offered, and availability is subject to days of operation and seasonality. Please select a departure date to view optional excursions and pricing for a specific date (due to currency fluctuation, pricing shown is subject to change until purchased). Optional excursions are available for purchase on our MyGlobus site 90 days prior to the tour start date.

Price Ranges

$ ($50 CAD and under)
$$ ($51 - $100 CAD)
$$$ ($101 - $150 CAD)
$$$$ (Over $150)


Tornio
Oulu

Tornio

Finland's Aurora Borealis-Northern Lights Adventure

Finland's Aurora Borealis-Northern Lights Adventure

Join us for an illuminating excursion to search for the dazzling Northern Lights (aurora borealis) to witness the incandescent display of greens, yellow, reds, and blues that dance across the Finnish night skies.

Price Range: $$$$

Oulu

Excursion to Raahe

Excursion to Raahe

Join us for a half-day adventure to explore Raahe-one of the best-preserved 19th-century wooden towns in Finland reflecting the golden age of sail ships.

Price Range: $$$

 Private Touring

Private Touring: Globus European Private Touring enables you to experience all of the attractions, sights and highlights of your selected Globus tour as a private experience - delivered just for you and your traveling party. With Private Touring, you'll have your own dedicated Tour Director, your own private transportation and driver, and your own professional local guides. All with greater flexibility in pace and your experience.

For your selected tour, there will be additional per-person cost for the size of your party - from 1 to 24. This additional supplement is reduced with each traveler you add to your party.

Here's a sample of the additional cost:

6 guests in a party: $1,635*
18 guests in a party: $410*

Contact Globus or your preferred travel agent for pricing for your specific party size as well as any other information on Globus Private Touring.

* Supplement pricing is per person (CA) and will be added to the standard published price for your given departure date and is based on availability. Supplement price is valid for 2020 and 2021 travel years. Occasionally some included and optional activities & excursions may be operated with other guests. Additional restrictions may apply. Not applicable for custom groups. No Group allowances or promotions are available on Private Touring. Published itineraries only. Note that blackout dates may exist where the Private Touring option is not available.



The “Starting at” or listed price is based on the lowest price available to book. Price is per person based on twin occupancy and any applicable port charges, non-commissionable taxes and fees and intra-vacation flight are included in the price shown. Any included overnight stay in Canada, applicable GST/HST is also included in the price shown. International airfare, however, is not included. If price is crossed out, the new price shown includes a limited time promotional offer(s). Please review current promotions or deals for additional information.