Take part in the care of the reindeer together with the reindeer handler. You will prepare meals, feed them and clean the farm. Overalls, boots and work gloves are included. Participants 1-2 persons. Duration 1,5 hours. The operating time is agreed separately in advance.
Participation in reindeer husbandry
General
Location
Nuuksiontie 83, 02820 ESPOO
Further information
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Commuter trains U, L, E from Helsinki Railway Station to Espoo (8 stops/25 min) and bus no 245 from Espoo to Nuuksio. The bus stop is right next to the train tracks. Get off the bus at PUNJONSUO bus stop
(27 stops/23 min) which is two stops after the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia (big brown wooden building on the left). Walk a little bit forward and turn right after the crosswalk. Sign "Karhunpesä" and a reindeer advertisement. *** HSL TIMETABLES AND ROUTES: https://www.hsl.fi/en/timetables-and-routes *** DRIVING DIRECTION: Helsinki - Turku motorway - Nupurintie - Nuuksiontie *** Turn right to Kehä III (Ring III east) from Turku motorway after IKEA. Take the first exit and turn left (Veikkola). Go under Kehä III and drive along the Nupurintie (road no 110). Drive about 5 km and turn right: Nuuksio/Solvalla. After passing Haltia, the Finnish Nature Centre (brown wooden building on the left), drive 1,1 km and turn right after the crosswalk. Sign Karhunpesä and reindeer advertisement on the right. Drive up to the parking place. There is limited parking space for bigger groups at our private yard, larger public parking place is in front of the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia. *** INFO ABOUT NUUKSIO NATIONAL PARK: http://www.nationalparks.fi/en/nuuksionp
(27 stops/23 min) which is two stops after the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia (big brown wooden building on the left). Walk a little bit forward and turn right after the crosswalk. Sign "Karhunpesä" and a reindeer advertisement. *** HSL TIMETABLES AND ROUTES: https://www.hsl.fi/en/timetables-and-routes *** DRIVING DIRECTION: Helsinki - Turku motorway - Nupurintie - Nuuksiontie *** Turn right to Kehä III (Ring III east) from Turku motorway after IKEA. Take the first exit and turn left (Veikkola). Go under Kehä III and drive along the Nupurintie (road no 110). Drive about 5 km and turn right: Nuuksio/Solvalla. After passing Haltia, the Finnish Nature Centre (brown wooden building on the left), drive 1,1 km and turn right after the crosswalk. Sign Karhunpesä and reindeer advertisement on the right. Drive up to the parking place. There is limited parking space for bigger groups at our private yard, larger public parking place is in front of the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia. *** INFO ABOUT NUUKSIO NATIONAL PARK: http://www.nationalparks.fi/en/nuuksionp
Suitable for
For all nature and reindeer fans.