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🇫🇮 Happy Finnish Food Day!Today, September 4th, we celebrate Finnish Food Day – celebrating local, clean and responsibly...
04/09/2026

🇫🇮 Happy Finnish Food Day!

Today, September 4th, we celebrate Finnish Food Day – celebrating local, clean and responsibly produced food. 🌿

Here in Lapland, local food can be very local indeed.

Everything on this plate comes from close to home:

🫎 Moose, hunted by my partner Tomi just two days ago
🍄 Wild mushrooms, picked from our forests
🫐 Lingonberries, gathered from those same forests
🥔 Locally grown potatoes

This is something I truly appreciate about living here: we know where our food comes from. We pick berries and mushrooms, fish from our lakes, grow what we can, and hunting remains a natural part of life for many families in Lapland.

Hunting is not just about meat. It is part of our food culture, wildlife management and traditions passed down through generations. When an animal is hunted, the meat is deeply valued and carefully used.

From the forest to the table – quite literally. ❤️

Tomi hunted this moose only two days ago. Would you like to hear more about the hunt and how moose hunting works here in Finland? 🫎 Let me know in the comments – perhaps that should be our next story!

This same philosophy is also an important part of Soma Adventures. 🌿

When we cook for our guests, we want the food to have a connection to the place you are visiting. And because I’m often both your cook and your guide, I can tell you where the fish came from, who picked the berries, where we found the mushrooms – and sometimes even who hunted the meat.

So at Soma, a meal is never just a meal.

It’s a journey through the flavours, traditions and everyday life of Lapland. And perhaps one of the best ways to understand a culture is simply to sit around the same table, hear the stories – and taste it. 🇫🇮🌲

WHERE SHOULD YOU STAY IN LEVI? 🏡❄️This is actually one of the questions we get asked surprisingly often.Should we stay i...
31/08/2026

WHERE SHOULD YOU STAY IN LEVI? 🏡❄️

This is actually one of the questions we get asked surprisingly often.

Should we stay in Levi village?
Or somewhere outside the centre?
Do we need a car?
Where do locals recommend staying?

So we decided to start answering some of the questions our guests ask us most often – here on social media and on our Soma Blog. 🤍

We don’t offer accommodation ourselves(at yet🤗), so we’re happy to share our local perspective without trying to sell you a particular place to stay.

And the truth is: there isn’t one right answer.

If you want restaurants, ski slopes, cafés and services within walking distance, Levi village is a great choice.

If you dream of silence, nature, privacy and waking up surrounded by Lapland wilderness, staying outside the centre might be exactly what you’re looking for.

But there is one piece of advice we give almost everyone:

Wherever you stay, don’t spend your entire holiday in Levi village.

Drive a little further. Follow the smaller roads. Step into the forest. Sit beside a fire. Look up at a truly dark Arctic sky.

There is another side of Levi waiting just beyond the resort. 🌲✨

We wrote a new local guide to help you choose:

Where to Stay in Levi – A Local’s Guide to Choosing the Best Area

👉 Read the full guide on our Soma Blog:
somaadventures.fi/blog/where-to-stay-in-levi/

And if you’re planning a trip to Levi and there’s something you’d like a local to answer – ask us in the comments! We might answer your question in our next post. 🤍

Happy Weekend Everyone🫶🏻. Happy to live here 💓
28/08/2026

Happy Weekend Everyone🫶🏻.

Happy to live here 💓

You, our lovely guests, often ask us about the wildlife here in Lapland — and quite often, that conversation leads to hu...
27/08/2026

You, our lovely guests, often ask us about the wildlife here in Lapland — and quite often, that conversation leads to hunting. 🦌🌲

Hunting and wildlife population management in Finland are very strictly regulated. You can’t simply buy a gun, head into the forest and hunt whatever you want. The process is actually quite long!

So, let me tell you my own story💁🏻‍♀️.

As a child, I sometimes went into the forest with my grandfather during hunting season. That gave me my first little glimpse into this traditional way of life.

Later, as an adult, I joined my partner on hunting trips for years, until eventually I decided that I wanted to get my own Finnish hunting licence.

You can take a preparation course, but I chose to study the material independently and then take the official hunting examination — which I passed. 💪

After that, I approached the local moose hunting group here in our tiny village of Lompolo and asked if they would accept me into their group of around 13–15 hunters. They said yes!

But that was still only the beginning.

Next, I went to the police to apply for a fi****ms licence. The process included a long interview where I was asked all kinds of questions — even things such as “What are your values in life?” and “What is your relationship with your mother like?” The purpose was to assess my suitability to own a fi***rm.

Once my permit was approved, I was able to buy my own hunting r***e. The fi***rm then had to go through the required official process as well.

And then comes practice. 🎯

If I want to take part in the actual moose hunt and receive a share of the meat, I also need to pass an official shooting test. And that test has to be renewed every three years.

Today was my renewal day — and I passed! 💪🦌

So no, hunting in Finland is definitely not just a matter of grabbing a r***e and heading into the woods. It involves exams, permits, responsibility, practice and rules — and wildlife management is an important part of the whole system.

Quite a process, isn’t it?

How does hunting work in your country? Is it as strictly regulated as it is here in Finland? 🌲🦌

🍂 A new season is in the air again.Here in Finnish Lapland, we’re lucky enough to have not just four seasons, but eight....
25/08/2026

🍂 A new season is in the air again.

Here in Finnish Lapland, we’re lucky enough to have not just four seasons, but eight. Yes, eight! 🤎

And right now, you can really feel the change happening. We’re slowly leaving the harvest season behind and stepping into autumn — when the landscape begins to turn into those beautiful shades of yellow, orange and red. 🍁

The air gets a little crisper, the evenings darker, and nature starts preparing for winter.

And I have to admit… autumn might just be my favourite season of them all. 🥰🍂

There’s something so special about this short, colourful moment in Lapland before winter arrives.

What’s your favourite season of the year? 🤎

This is what I call serenity💓

Every night time for Sauna. The most traditional one; wooden heated and water that we carry by hand from the lake🥹

Dark nights… soon we see them - Northern Lights!

Inside you can feel the spirit🫶🏻

Mornings view. No rush, no noise. Just this moment.

Cups made by Alicja Kędzierska 🥰. Our dear guest🥰. Lapland winter and Soma inspired her to make these lovely cups💓.

When you run a small family business, the whole family gets to “enjoy” it – from grandma to grandpa and everyone in betw...
21/08/2026

When you run a small family business, the whole family gets to “enjoy” it – from grandma to grandpa and everyone in between 😅💓

There’s been plenty happening again at our little Soma cabin! 🔨🏡 We’ve now installed a big window overlooking the lake 😍 and a proper insulated door to make sure the Lapland frost stays exactly where it belongs – outside!

Meanwhile, I’ve been getting our original Soma cabin ready for the coming season together with my mother-in-law. Windows washed, everything cleaned and tidied… and then, of course, there’s the firewood. 🪵😂

There is always firewood to be made. Always.
That job never ends – the human will probably give up before the firewood does! 😅

But here in Finland, there’s only one proper way to end a long day of work: SAUNA. 🤗🔥

And we happen to have the best kind – a traditional Finnish wood-heated lakeside sauna, where the water is carried in by hand and the sauna is heated with firewood. A lake right outside, complete silence around you, and the wilderness of Lapland in every direction.

You’ll have to look pretty hard to find a more authentic Finnish sauna experience than this. 💓🇫🇮

And the best part? Our guests get to experience it too!

You can already book our autumn and next winter adventures directly through our website, including our Sauna Experience 🔥 Here you’ll get to enjoy this very same traditional lakeside sauna – and yours truly will also prepare a beautiful three-course dinner for you afterwards. 😍🍽️

Winter will be here before we know it. ❄️
So if you want to experience Lapland with a tiny local family business, book your place early.

Our availability is limited because we really are small.

Small business. Small groups. One very big heart. 💓

✨ Sometimes the stars steal the show.This is what a winter night can look like out here in the wilderness of Lapland. 💫F...
18/08/2026

✨ Sometimes the stars steal the show.

This is what a winter night can look like out here in the wilderness of Lapland. 💫

Far away from the lights of Levi, the sky feels almost endless. Thousands of stars above us, complete silence around us… and then a soft green Northern Light appears across the horizon. 💚

Not every aurora night needs a sky full of dancing green lights to be magical. Sometimes it’s the combination of the stars, the darkness, the silence and that little touch of green that makes you just stop and stare.

This is one of the reasons we love bringing our guests away from the village and into our little corner of the wilderness.

No streetlights.
No crowds.
Just Lapland above you. ✨

And believe me – photos never quite capture how big the sky feels when you’re standing underneath it.

📍 Lompolo, Finnish Lapland
✨ 36 km north of Levi

School has already started here in Lapland, and the young lady of our reindeer farm, Sara, has moved – in true local sty...
15/08/2026

School has already started here in Lapland, and the young lady of our reindeer farm, Sara, has moved – in true local style – to our nearest city, Rovaniemi, to study. 💓

But through these photos, let’s go back to one of Sara’s most important jobs of the summer: marking the reindeer calves. 🦌

Before getting to do the real thing, Sara spent her childhood practising how to cut her own and her family members’ traditional reindeer earmarks… into orange peel! 🍊😄 Yes, really! 💪

And all that practice paid off. This summer, her skills and confidence were finally at the level where she could mark the calves herself.

Earmarking is an important and centuries-old part of reindeer herding culture. The calves born in spring receive their owner’s unique earmark during the summer. Every reindeer owner has their own officially registered mark, allowing the reindeer to be identified. The marking itself is a very quick procedure made in the cartilage of the ear. 🙏

What you see in these photos is not something created for tourists. It is real local life and living reindeer herding culture, passed from one generation to the next. ❤️

And this is exactly what we at Soma Adventures want to share with our guests.

We are already looking forward to our autumn adventures and visits to Sara’s family reindeer farm. 🦌🍂

When you choose a genuinely local operator for your activities, your choice means much more than just booking an excursion. You help make sure that the money you spend stays here – in our region, in our tiny villages and with the local families who live here all year round.

Tourism can grow, but it should grow sustainably. 🌿
And we believe it is worth knowing where the money you spend on your holiday actually goes.

For us, authenticity is not a marketing word.
It is our life. ❤️

14/08/2026

75 years of stories – and a new chapter begins. 🏡🤎

Two days, one night, a lot of renovation… and of course, a little fishing break in between. 🎣😄

This 75-year-old cabin, right next to our Soma Hide Out, is slowly coming back to life. We bought it for ourselves, and we’re putting so much love into every little detail – while keeping its old soul, character and history alive.

And the best part? Our future guests will get to experience this place too. 🥹

Because when you join us at Soma Adventures, we want you to experience so much more than just the activity you booked.

You’ll step into a real piece of Lapland. Old cabins, wilderness, local life, traditions, stories and places that have been here long before tourism ever arrived.

It’s not a staged “Lapland experience”.
It’s our life. And we get to invite you into it. 🤎

We are SO excited about this project – and honestly, we can’t wait to enjoy the finished cabin ourselves too. 😍

Little by little, it’s becoming something very special.

And soon… we’ll get to show you the final result! 🏡✨

Soma Adventures’ third season has officially begun! 💓And I couldn’t have wished for a lovelier way to start it.A big tha...
12/08/2026

Soma Adventures’ third season has officially begun! 💓

And I couldn’t have wished for a lovelier way to start it.

A big thank you to this wonderful couple from Germany, who actually joined me on an adventure last winter when we went ice fishing together in Lompolo. This time, they wanted to experience Lapland in a completely different season – and head into the forest with me to pick wild berries and mushrooms. 🥰🌲🍄

Despite the rather dry weather lately, the forest was generous with us. We found plenty of both berries and mushrooms – enough for a delicious meal that we prepared together over the open fire, and still plenty for them to take back to their cabin, along with a few recipes and new ideas on how to use their wild treasures. 🫐🍄🔥

This is exactly what I love about these adventures: the same guests, the same Lapland, but a completely different experience in every season. 💓

You can find this experience on our website as Forest Adventure and Outdoor Cooking.

And yes – these tours come with a little extra expertise nowadays, as I guide them with my professional wilderness cook skill👩🏻‍🍳

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