To make it easier for winter holidaymakers from the Midlands area to get direct flight access to the winter sport resorts of Ruka, Salla and Iso Syöte in Finnish Lapland, Crystal Ski Holidays has added a new flight route from Birmingham to Kuusamo in Finland for winter 2018/19.
“Families and adventurers love Lapland because of the huge range of winter activities on offer. From dog sledding to reindeer sleigh rides, snowmobile safaris to ice fishing plus a chance to see the Northern Lights. And of course, if travelling at Christmas time, a visit to Santa in his secret cottage is a must,” said a Crystal spokesperson.
Finland has also built a reputation as a good place to learn to ski with English-speaking ski schools, plenty of gentle slopes and consistent snow coverage. Those progressing to intermediate and advanced have plenty of steeper runs through a remarkable landscape of frozen trees and there are also some world class terrain parks. The slopes are quiet and skiers can often take their pick of freshly-groomed runs. The lifts also stay open late which means you don’t have to take a day off from skiing if you want to try other activities then go skiing in the evening.
“With large investment in Ruka, with new express chairs and gondolas being built for 2018/19, it’s great to see our long standing partnership with Crystal Ski Holidays continues to grow with the addition of this new flight. Ruka remains committed to becoming the best family ski resort in the world with the most reliable, non-glacier snow conditions. We know, the British love this and are looking forwards to welcoming more of them next season,” said Ville Aho CEO of Ruka Ski Resort.
“During the winter season 2017/18 we’ve seen an increase of UK holidaymakers to Lapland and we are delighted to have a direct connection now for skiers to experience this unique destination. Ruka, Salla and Iso Syöte are snow sure, great to learn to ski and they also offer a huge number of other activities,” commented Michael Brabin, Senior Purchasing Manager Crystal Ski Holidays.
The price for a holiday starts from £484 per person (based on four sharing) for a seven-night’s stay at the four-star Ruka Suites in Ruka with flights from Birmingham to Kuusamo and transfers (this price is for departure on 6 January 2019). Crystal offer holidays to Finland from Birmingham from 16th December 2018 – 17th February 2019 (last departure date).