🔭 Experiences
Dog sledding, design cabins, and wilderness by Karasjohka
Engholm Husky Design Lodge is one of the most distinctive experiences in Karasjok. The lodge is located by Karasjohka, approximately six kilometers west of the town center toward Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino, and is built around a working dog farm with extensive experience in sledding tours and expeditions. Here, dog sledding is not a backdrop, but part of everyday life. The hand-built log cabins give the place a personal and almost fairy-tale character. Interior, details, and atmosphere are shaped by the hosts themselves, and the stay suits guests seeking something more than standard accommodation. Winter revolves around dog teams, snow, silence, and long trails across the wilderness; summer opens up for trips with reindeer herds, canoeing, camp life, and quieter encounters with nature. Engholm is suited for adventure-seeking couples, families, small groups, and companies wanting an experience with depth. It is a place for people who want to feel the landscape, not just see it from a window.
📍 Riksvei 92, 6 km vest for Karasjok
Nearby
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Sámi guesthouse by the Tana River
Polmakmoen Gjestegård sits on the banks of the Tana River in Polmak, Tana municipality. Here you can stay in gammes, cabins and the main house, enjoy arctic cuisine in Stjernegammen, and experience salmon fishing, Sámi culture and wilderness in peaceful surroundings.

Varanger Spirit. Sami Heritage. Modern Comfort.
Small, family-run hotel in Varangerbotn with Sami design, located right next to Varanger Sami Museum.

Wilderness camping by the Pasvik River, 90 km south of Kirkenes
Øvre Pasvik Camping is located in Vaggatem in Pasvikdalen, 90 km south of Kirkenes and is ideally suited for trips to Treriksrøysa and Øvre Pasvik National Park. They rent out camping cabins, canoes, boats, bicycles and snowmobile taxis, and are experienced hunters and fishing guides on the Pasvik River.

Sámi cuisine by the Tanaelva shore
Mountain lodge by Tanaelva in Levajok - cabins, wood-fired sauna by the river, salmon fishing and river boat tours.

Café in Seida/Tana featuring daily menus and local news on Facebook.
Café Kievra is a café located on Fosseveien in Seida/Tana. The café shares daily menus, news and offers via Facebook and maintains regular opening hours on weekdays and Saturdays.

Meeting place for food, music and community
Gastropub in Tana bru – burgers, pizza, fish & chips, craft beer and wine, with live music and events.
Cabins and river experiences at Tanaelva in Polmak
Tanabredden Opplevelser is located on a peaceful farmstead in Polmak in Tana, 3 km from the Finnish border and 17 km from Tana bridge. Here well-equipped rental cabins and rooms are combined with experiences by Tanaelva and Polmakelva.

Dog sledding and silence in Tana Valley
Dog sledding with Alaskan huskies in Tana – drive your own team under the northern lights and bright spring nights, or join Dag Broch on multi-day wilderness expeditions in Finnmark.

Dog sledding and Arctic adventures in Varanger
Arctic Challenge Varanger offers authentic dog sledding and wilderness adventures in Varanger, far north in Finnmark. Small groups, real mushers and working sled dogs – from short day trips to multi-day expeditions across tundra, taiga and fjords.
Engholm Husky Design Lodge
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