Vuokatti in Sotkamo combines an alpine fell, a 150 km cross-country network and the world's first underground ski tunnel that runs year-round.
Vuokatti in Sotkamo, in the Kainuu region about 560 km from Helsinki, combines an alpine fell, a 150 km cross-country network and the world's first underground ski tunnel that runs year-round. Fourteen pistes share seven lifts on a 165 m vertical, with night skiing, a snowpark and an exceptionally long Oct to May season. The resort hosts national-team training camps and offers hotels, an aquapark and a sport institute. Slopes are gentle and long, with a reputation as a freestyle training base.
The 14 pistes are gentle and long on a 165 m vertical, favouring smooth cruising and freestyle progression over steep challenge, which is why it serves as a training base. The 150 km cross-country network is among the best in the country, and the year-round ski tunnel lets nordic skiers train off-season. It suits families, intermediates, freestylers and dedicated cross-country skiers especially well.
About a half-hour drive from Kajaani, whose airport has flights from Helsinki; by road it is roughly 560 km north of Helsinki.
Vuokatti has hotels, an aquapark and a sport institute at the base, supporting long stays and training camps year-round.
Gentle long slopes, an aquapark and the indoor ski tunnel give families options whatever the weather.