- 1/18/2025
The weather forecast for today is sunny, although very windy (winds 9-10 m/s, gusts up to 17m/s). The skating trail is still closed and must be left to freeze properly. It is possible to walk along the marked winter hiking trail to Linnansaari. We recommend wearing non-slip shoes or put anti-sli device on to the shoes. Oravi's equipment rental and café is open from 9 am to 5 pm. EDIT AT 5 PM. The weather on Sunday looks quite the same as today on Saturday (execpt the wind is milder) and the skating route is still closed. Equipment rental in Oravi is closed on Sunday and opens again on Monday at 9am.
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- 1/17/2025
Now we must wait for more minus degrees to properly freeze the water risen on the route, so NO tour skating, using a kick sledge or walking is allowed on the skating route today. You can walk on the winter hiking trail marked with orange sticks from Oravi to Linnansaari, but it would be good to have waterproof shoes. The Oravi equipment rental shop will give you directions on how to get to the winter hiking trail, equipment rental is open until 17:00.
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- 1/16/2025
Temperature rose again to plus degrees (4 degrees Celsius), west wind of 6 m/s. Today the best equipment for moving on the ice is a kick sledge. The equipment rental shop in Oravi is open until 5pm.
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- 1/15/2025
A beautiful frosty day, 5 degrees below zero and only a little wind. Tour skating is recommended today. The skating route is open from Oravi to Linnansaari (5km/one way) and it is in good condition. Oravi's equipment rental and café is open from 9am to 5pm.
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- 1/14/2025
It is some plus degrees today, and the route will be plowed so it would be possible to have good even ice when there will be minus degrees again. A kick sledge is recommended for beginners. Oravi's equipment rental office is open from 9 am to 5 pm, and you can get hot drinks and snacks from the cafe-village shop.
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- 1/12/2025
It had been drizzling quite a lot yesterday. Today we're going to take the plough car to the ice for the first time (so far we've been using a ATV). It's going to be a nice sunny day, with a bit of a frost but not much wind. The moon lights up in the evening so you can see well on the ice even after sunset. The lake hut is still on the beach, next week we will try to move it to the ice. The rental shop and café in Oravi will be open today.
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- 1/11/2025
Today we recommend walking on the ice, kick spark or skiing on the forest trail. The cafeteria in Oravi is open 9-17-
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- 1/9/2025
The ice route masters have gone out this morning to maintain the ice trail after yesterday's snowfall. We will report when the ice trail is open again. EDIT. at 16 o'clock the ice trail has been cleared of snow from Oravi to Linnansaari.
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- 1/8/2025
Today it's snowing all day and the ice trail for skating/kick sledging won't stay open. However, you can walk the winter walking trail on the ice (marked with orange sticks) to Linnansaari.
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- 1/7/2025
You can walk the winter hiking trail all the way to Linnansaari and the ice trail is also open, we recommend a kick sledge unless you are an experienced tour skater. The snow was cleared from the route yeasterday evening. Oravi's equipment rental shop is open from 9am. Unfortunately our website was not working for 3 days. Now the problem is fixed. Follow our social media channels to stay informed if the problem recurs, Facebook @SaimaaHoliday Oravi. Instagram @oravivillage.
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