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Levi, Lapland: the fell, the village and the trails
Levi, Lapland is a ski resort on a fell above the village of Sirkka, ringed by frozen lakes and a wide web of snowmobile routes. Here is the place in one page, seen from the seat of a snowmobile.
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Editorial team, snowmobile-levi.comUpdated October 22, 2026about 6 min to read33 sources
Where the resort sits
Levi is a fell resort in western Finnish Lapland, and Visit Finland places it 180 km north of the Arctic Circle.1 The resort grew up beside Sirkka, a village of Kittilä municipality that has turned into a residential area next to the slopes; Visit Levi calls Sirkka the Kittilä village best known for Levi.5 When people ask where is Levi, Lapland, the honest answer is: on a hill above a lake, in the middle of nowhere, with a town attached.
Kittilä itself is large and thinly settled. It has just over 6,700 inhabitants, ranks as Finland's fourth largest municipality by area, and holds over 700 lakes and 10 fells.6 The resort is the busy corner of a very quiet map, which is exactly why a snowmobile ride from Levi feels remote within minutes of leaving the village.
Getting there is short from the airport and long from anywhere else. Kittilä airport lies 15 km from Levi centre, and by road the resort is 170 km from Rovaniemi and 980 km from Helsinki.47 The map below shows the route north from Rovaniemi, the places around the fell, and the village with its tourist information office.
Levi's winter
From the first snow to spring crust
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October
First snow
Usually during October's second or third week.8
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Mid-November
Ski season opens
Levi's winter season runs to mid-May.1
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December
Polar night
It normally lasts into early January.9
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January and February
Deep frost
Wind makes cold of up to minus 30 feel colder.10
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March and April
Spring crust
Hard snow after warm days and cold nights.11
The fell and the ski resort
The fell gives the resort its name and its shape. Levi rises to 531 m above sea level, and Visit Levi counts 44 slopes and 26 ski lifts on it.2 Visit Finland calls Levi ski resort in Lapland Finland's most popular in winter, from mid-November to mid-May.1 For snowmobilers that matters in one way: the slopes are busy, the trails around them are not.
Visit Levi gives 750,000 visitors a year, an annual average of 111 aurora sightings and an average snow depth of 75 cm.121314 Those three numbers describe the resort well. It is big enough to have every service, snowy enough to ride for months, and far enough north that the night sky is part of the attraction.
From the village the fell looks close, and it is. Most snowmobile rides from Levi stay in the forest, lakes and swamps around it rather than on the fell itself. One three-hour ride may reach the top of a fell if conditions allow, and another heads further out to the fells near Levi.
In numbers
The resort and its trails in figures
| Figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Height of Levi fell | 531 m | Visit Levi |
| Slopes | 44 | Visit Levi |
| Ski lifts | 26 | Visit Levi |
| Snowmobile tracks | 886 km | Visit Levi |
| Cross-country ski tracks | 230 km | Visit Levi |
| Visitors a year | 750,000 | Visit Levi |
| Average snow depth | 75 cm | Visit Levi |
| Distance from Kittilä airport | 15 km | Visit Levi |
| Inhabitants of Kittilä | Just over 6,700 | Visit Levi |
Figures as Visit Levi, the official Levi site, publishes them.23121446
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From its river valleys and frozen lakes up to the fells with their spectacular views over the arctic landscape, Levi is all about northern nature at its best.
Levi in numbers for a snowmobiler
Visit Levi lists 886 km of snowmobile tracks around the resort, against 230 km of cross-country ski tracks.3 Its snowmobiling page rounds that to almost 900 km of routes around Levi.18 The Municipality of Kittilä, which builds and maintains the network, gives about 900 km of official routes, plus a track of 18 km from Pulju to Kappera and one of about a kilometre through central Levi.15
The split of work is worth knowing. The municipality builds and maintains the routes, and Oy Levi Ski Resort Ltd grooms them.19 A route officially opens once its first grooming is done, and routes over ice are marked only when the ice is about 20 cm thick.2021 That is why the trail season starts later than the first snow.
The network reaches a long way. Visit Levi notes that an experienced rider can drive from Levi all the way to Sweden and Norway.22 On a guided ride you will see a small corner of it, but the trail signs you pass on the way out of the village are the same ones that lead to the borders.
Map
From Rovaniemi up to Levi and the trails around the fell
Where Levi sits in Finnish Lapland, the places around it that the snowmobile trails reach, and a close look at the village below the fell.
1Rovaniemi2Kittilä3Levi
3Levi4Levi fell5Kittilä airport2Kittilä6Rautusjärvi7Pulju
3Levi8Levi Tourist Information4Levi fell
- 1Rovaniemi
The city on the Arctic Circle, 170 km from Levi by road.237
In Google Maps ↗ - 2Kittilä
The municipality Levi belongs to, with just over 6,700 inhabitants and about 900 km of official snowmobile routes.615
In Google Maps ↗ - 3Levi
The resort beside Sirkka village, with almost 900 km of snowmobile routes around it.524
In Google Maps ↗ - 4Levi fell
The fell above the village, 531 m above sea level, with 44 slopes.2
In Google Maps ↗ - 5Kittilä airport
The airport 15 km from Levi centre.4
In Google Maps ↗ - 6Rautusjärvi
The lake where one twilight safari rides about 25-30 km in roughly an hour.
In Google Maps ↗ - 7Pulju
Start of Kittilä's 18 km snowmobile track from Pulju to Kappera.15
In Google Maps ↗ - 8Levi Tourist Information
Open daily at Myllyjoentie 2, and the meeting point of several snowmobile rides.25
In Google Maps ↗
Checklist
For a first snowmobile day in Levi
01
Bring from home
- Your physical driving licence
- Wool layers and a neck tube
- Thin gloves for under the mittens
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In the village
- The meeting point, office or tourist information
- Arrive early for the clothing fit
- A second ride after dark, if the sky is clear
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The winter calendar
Levi's seasons are sharper than most. By Visit Levi's calendar the first snowfall usually arrives during October's second or third week, and the polar night lasts from December into early January.89 January and February bring the deep frost, when Arctic wind makes temperatures of up to minus 30 feel even colder.10 March and April bring spring crust, the hard snow you can walk on.11
Numbers back that up. At mid-January the sun is up for 3.2 hrs and the Kittilä airport station averages a daily low of -17 °C; by mid-March the sun is up for 11.5 hrs and the low is -12.3 °C.16 In mid-December the sun never clears the horizon.16 Our page on temperature and the trail season covers every month.
For Levi, Lapland holidays built around a snowmobile, March is the easy month: long light, deep snow and milder cold. December and January are for those who want the polar night and the best odds of dark skies. Whatever the month, the frost record of Finland belongs to Pokka, a village of Kittilä, at -51.5°C in 1999, so pack for cold.26
How a snowmobile fits into a Levi stay
Visit Finland lists snowmobile safaris alongside reindeer sleigh rides and sled dog tours as the ways to enjoy the area's outdoors.27 Of the three, the snowmobile covers the most ground: in two hours this site's safari takes you through snowy forest and over frozen water, then back to the office in Levi centre.
The resort's layout helps. The Safartica office is in the village centre, and several other operators meet at the tourist information office on Myllyjoentie 2, which Visit Levi keeps open daily.25 You can walk from most hotels to a meeting point, ride for two hours and be back in time for lunch or the slopes.
A snowmobile also suits the evenings. Several rides go out after dark to look for the northern lights, and some stop at a campfire. A day ride and a night ride in the same week show you the same landscape twice, in two very different moods.
Lakes, rivers and quiet villages beyond the slopes
Leave the village by snowmobile and the resort disappears quickly. Visit Finland sums up the surroundings as river valleys and frozen lakes rising to the fells, and that is the order in which a ride usually meets them: forest first, then a lake opening up white and flat, then a long view to a far fell.17 The two-hour safari this site recommends crosses frozen water on maintained tracks.
Kittilä's villages lie scattered along those rivers, and Visit Levi counts over thirty of them across the municipality.28 Some routes run close to them, which gives a ride a glimpse of the Lapland that existed before the ski lifts: wooden houses, smoke from a chimney and nobody on the road.
Wildlife is part of that quieter country. Reindeer graze across the municipality, and Metsähallitus asks every rider not to scare them or make them run, because they are a herder's livelihood.29 On a guided ride the guide stops the line when reindeer stand on the track. Use the pause for a photo, keep your engine quiet, and let the animals choose when to move.
Rules that apply around Levi
The trails around Levi are official routes, and the law follows you onto them. Visit Levi makes a helmet mandatory for drivers and for people in a sleigh, and requires the driver to have a licence.30 Its posted limits are 80 km/h on the river basin, 60 km/h on terrain routes and 30 km/h in village centres and dangerous places.24
The municipality adds its own reminders: stay on the marked routes, follow the traffic rules and signs, and know that the police monitor snowmobile traffic on the official routes.3132 Cycling on the snowmobile trails is not allowed in winter.33 A guided ride takes care of all this for you; a self-drive day makes you responsible for it.
Our pages on the licence rules and on the trail map go into detail. For a first visit the short version is enough: carry your physical driving licence, wear the helmet you are given, and ride where the guide rides.
Pick a date
The trail starts at the edge of the village.
Two hours in all, clothing provided, and nothing to pay if you cancel a day ahead.
You ask,we answer.
Is Levi north of the Arctic Circle?
Yes, by 180 km. Visit Finland places the resort 180 km north of the Arctic Circle.1
Which municipality is Levi in?
Kittilä. The resort lies beside Sirkka, a village of Kittilä municipality.5
How high is Levi fell?
531 m above sea level. Visit Levi gives that height, with 44 slopes and 26 ski lifts.2
How many snowmobile routes are there?
886 km of tracks. Visit Levi lists 886 km of snowmobile tracks, and its snowmobiling page speaks of almost 900 km of routes.318
When does the ski season run?
Mid-November to mid-May. That is the winter season Visit Finland gives for Levi.1
How deep is the snow?
75 cm on average. Visit Levi gives an average snow depth of 75 cm.14
Where is the tourist information?
Myllyjoentie 2. Visit Levi's tourist information is open daily at that address.25
Sources
What this guide is based on
- 1Visit Finland (Finland Convention Bureau)Levi↩
- 2Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)Levi in numbers↩
- 3Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)Levi in numbers↩
- 4Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)Arrival in Levi - flights, trains, buses and driving↩
- 5Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)The villages of Kittilä↩
- 6Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)The villages of Kittilä↩
- 7Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)Arrival in Levi - flights, trains, buses and driving↩
- 8Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)8 seasons of Levi↩
- 9Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)8 seasons of Levi↩
- 10Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)8 seasons of Levi↩
- 11Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)8 seasons of Levi↩
- 12Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)Levi in numbers↩
- 13Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)Levi in numbers↩
- 14Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)Levi in numbers↩
- 15Municipality of KittiläSnowmobile routes in Kittilä↩
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- 17Visit Finland (Finland Convention Bureau)Levi↩
- 18Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)Snowmobiling in Levi - tours, tracks and rentals↩
- 19Municipality of KittiläSnowmobile routes in Kittilä↩
- 20Municipality of KittiläSnowmobile routes in Kittilä↩
- 21Municipality of KittiläSnowmobile routes in Kittilä↩
- 22Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)Snowmobiling in Levi - tours, tracks and rentals↩
- 23Visit Rovaniemi (official tourism site of Rovaniemi)Cross the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi↩
- 24Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)Snowmobiling in Levi - tours, tracks and rentals↩
- 25Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)Levi in numbers↩
- 26Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)The villages of Kittilä↩
- 27Visit Finland (Finland Convention Bureau)Levi↩
- 28Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)The villages of Kittilä↩
- 29Metsähallitus, Eräluvat.fiInstructions for responsible snowmobile riders↩
- 30Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)Snowmobiling in Levi - tours, tracks and rentals↩
- 31Municipality of KittiläSnowmobile routes in Kittilä↩
- 32Municipality of KittiläSnowmobile routes in Kittilä↩
- 33Visit Levi (levi.fi, the official Levi site)Snowmobiling in Levi - tours, tracks and rentals↩
