Bushcraft and Survival Courses
Lappish bushcraft and wilderness survival courses in Europe's last great wilderness, designed by one of Finland's foremost survival instructors.
Lapland is home to Europe's last wilderness, where reindeer, brown bear, wolf, lynx, wolverine and elk outnumber people. Primeval forests, lakes, swamps and marshes challenge summer travellers. Sub-zero temperatures test everyone in winter.
- Set in Europe's last great wilderness
- Summer and winter courses with rising difficulty
- Winter premier course requires a prior course first
- Designed by Survival Guild Finland member Pasi Ikonen
Lappish Bushcraft & Wilderness Skills School
Out here the line between comfortable safety and simply surviving is thin, and our Lappish Bushcraft & Survival courses should not be underestimated. In summer you will be hungry and contending with mosquitoes. In winter you will be cold, so cold that you must complete a course in another season before attempting the premier winter course, so we can be confident in your ability to survive.
Designed by an expert
Every course is designed by Pasi, one of Finland's foremost survival instructors and an active member of 'Survival Guild Finland'. After many years of running them, we now offer courses in English to an international market.
Arctic Survival & MushingA 7-day package pairing 3 days of dog sledding with 2 days of arctic survival skills, with bushcraft evenings around the fire.
Autumn BushcraftA 7-day autumn skills school modelled on Survival Guild Finland's summer course - foraging berries and mushrooms, building shelters, fire-making and navigation.
Lätäseno JourneyA multi-day expedition down the wild Lätäseno River, learning fishing, fire-making, navigation and shelter-building from arctic tundra to the Barents Sea.
Spring BushcraftA 5-day spring taster of winter survival skills with one of Finland's foremost instructors - fire-making, snowshoe navigation, ice-fishing and snow shelters.
Summer BushcraftA survival journey modelled on Survival Guild Finland's benchmark course. Eat only what you hunt, fish or forage. 2, 3 and 7-day options.
Taster CourseA short taster of arctic survival skills - a small insight into shelter-building, fire-making, navigation and finding food in the wilderness.
Winter SurvivalAn extreme April survival course - most nights in self-made arctic shelters, honing fire-making, ice-fishing, navigation and cold-hazard skills.Ready when you are
Real wilderness, 200+ huskies, eighteen winters in.