Jokkmokk winter market holiday

A weeklong activity package with accommodation in Jokkmokk

Jokkmokk winter market holiday is a weeklong activity package including accommodation at the guesthouse right in the center of Jokkmokk winter market. Enjoy the music and the atmosphere at the market place and try local food from the stalls. Outside the days of the market you will get to try a variety of winter activities. Experience sliding through a silent winter landscape on a sled behind eager sled dogs. Search the sky for Aurora Borealis and different star constellations. Visit a local reindeer herding family and learn more about the Sami culture. Meet their reindeers and listen to stories around the fire.

Already over 400 years ago people in the north gathered around Jokkmokk to trade fur, silver and other necessities. In the winter, the lakes where frozen and it was easy for merchants to travel longer distances. In the beginning of the 17th century the Swedish king wanted to control the northern territories and saw this as an excellent opportunity to establish a permanent market place to be able to draw taxes from the people. Jokkmokk winter market is still a yearly event and has developed to a festival including both the market place and different winter activities.

We want to give you the best experience of Jokkmokk winter market but also to enjoy different winter activities around Jokkmokk

This holiday tour is for you who…

…want to visit Jokkmokk winter market and have time to fully experience the market place and the surrounding nature. To join all the activities, you must be able to walk on uneven surfaces, sit down on the ground and enter a snowmobile sledge. Recommended age from 16 years old. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding your physical ability.

Join us and experience

• The 400+ year old Jokkmokk winter market
• Accommodation close to the market
• Tasty food made from local specialities
• Dog sledding activity
• Meet reindeers and learn more about the Sami culture

Guides and activities

For the day activities you will be divided into smaller groups of maximum 8 people. Dinner and some evening activities will be all 16 together. We work with local guides and activity companies who have good knowledge of the culture and history in the area. You will also have a host that help you book additional activities or recommend things to do on your own.

This holiday is arranged together with Jokkmokkguiderna who run dogsledding tours in the woodlands outside Jokkmokk but also in the mountains of Laponia.

Solo travelers

Many of our guests travel on their own and don’t know anyone else in the group when arriving Jokkmokk. It is a great way to experience new areas and to find new friends with the same interest. Solo travelers are of course welcome to book the tour, but we will need a minimum of two guests in total to give it a go.

Information

Food and accommodation

During the week we stay at Åsgård guesthouse right in the center of Jokkmokk, close to the market, all activities and events. The house, built almost 100 years ago, was owned by the state forestry company, being the home of the local forester. And still today it feels like coming home when entering the front door. We’ll stay in twin bedroom with shared toilet and shower and sauna in the basement if you would like to finish the evening with a hot sauna. At the guest house there is free wifi and if you would like a single room you can add single room supplement to your booking.

At the guesthouse you will be served breakfast buffet every morning and most of the dinners during the week. One evening we have booked you one of the local restaurants in town. Lunch will either be included on your activities or purchased on your own at the market (please see itinerary for details). Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies.

Start and end location

Jan 29-Feb 3
We will meet you at Jokkmokk guesthouse at 18.00 on day 1. Check in is possible from 15.00, bu if you arrive earlier you are welcome to leave your luggage and get access to the kitchen, toilet etc. We arrange transfer from the center or the airports in Luleå. Pick-up at 15.00.

We finish after breakfast on day 6 but you are welcome to experience the market during the day. You will have to check-out from your rooms latest 11.00 but you can leave your luggage in the luggage room if you would like and also use the common kitchen. We can arrange transfer to the center or the airports in Luleå. We will be leaving Jokkmokk winter market at 14 and arrive Luleå Airport or train station about 17.00.

Feb 3-8

We will meet you at Jokkmokk guesthouse at 18.00 but you are welcome to arrive earlier to experience the market. Check in is possible for 15.00 but you can leave your luggage in the luggage room if you arrive earlier and use the common kitchen and the facilities. We arrange transfer from the train station or the airports in Luleå. Pick you up is at 10.00 and we plan to arrive Jokkmokk winter market around 13.00.

We finish after breakfast on day 6 and we arrange transfer to central Luleå or Luleå airports. We will leave Jokkmokk around 9.00 and arrive Luleå train station or airport latest 12.00.

Travel here…

Get on the night train in Stockholm in the evening and wake up in Jokkmokk the next morning. This is not only the best option for the planet, it is also a cool experience. Book your private cabin or just a single bed in a cabin with 3 or 6-beds. In the morning you get off the train in Murjek where you board bus 43 for a last hour of traveling before arriving Jokkmokk. There is a bus stop, named Åsgatan, only a few hundred meters from the guesthouse where you will be staying. Purchase both the train and the bus ticket online at www.sj.se. Enter Stockholm Central, Arlanda airport, or wherever you choose to travel from to Jokkmokk bus station and it will give you the options.

If you prefer you can also fly directly from Stockholm to Luleå Airport the day before the tour starts. From the airport there is a bus that takes you all the way to Jokkmokk, or you can also stay in Luleå and continue by bus and train early in the morning on day 1. The airport shuttle you’ll find at www.ltnbd.se and trains and buses at www.sj.se. Please note that the shuttle needs to be booked latest 17.00 the day before.

…and home

Catch the bus from Jokkmokk to Murjek or Boden and continue south with the train or go to Luleå by bus or train and fly home. Information about buses can be found at www.ltnbd.se and buses and trains at www.sj.se and remember that the airport shuttle need to be booked latest 17.00 the day before.

However you choose to travel here, flexible tickets are recommended.

How cold will it be?

A normal day in February offers temperatures from -10 to -35 degrees Celsius. We rent winter clothing and shoes.

 Packinglist – Jokkmokk winter market holiday>>

We reserve the right to make changes

Nature is a dynamic place and we may need to adjust the itinerary according to the current weather conditions. We are also in contact with representatives for the local reindeer herders’ communities and other local actors to collaborate in the best way possible.

Do you have any questions?

Please send us an email to info@laponiaadventures.com
We are happy to help and will answer you as soon as we can.