Lake Bodom Ice Fishing: An Authentic Pilkki Experience with Traditional Finnish Cuisine

Experience the thrill of ice fishing on Lake Bodom, just 25 minutes from Helsinki. Learn to use the Pilkki rod, catch fish, and enjoy traditional Finnish cuisine in a Laavu.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Lake Bodom - Ice fishing is one of the most popular traditional Nordic activities in Finland in winter. During this unforgettable experience, in a unique natural setting, I will combine all the chances on our side to fish for fish such as perch, pike or even pike-perch.
    We will end this magnificent experience around a fire to taste delicious grilled sausages accompanied by glögi and piparri, the traditional Christmas cookies.
What's Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Dinner
Additional Information

Join me on Lake Bodom, the largest lake in the Helsinki region and just a short 25-minute journey from downtown Helsinki, for an introductory lesson in ice fishing using the Pilkki, a traditional Nordic fishing rod! Once we’ve arrived, we’ll venture out onto the frozen lake to locate the optimum fishing spot. I’ll then guide you through the process of drilling a hole in the ice and mastering the use of the pilkki. After that, the fishing fun begins - get ready to reel in a bounty of fish!
Upon concluding our fishing adventure, we’ll retire to a Laavu, a traditional shelter, where I’ll start a warming fire and cook up some makkara, traditional sausages – with vegetarian alternatives available too. To top it all off, I’ll serve you a nice warming mug of glögi along with piparri, a type of traditional cookie.

Location
Museokatu 8
Museokatu
Out front the Jazz club Storyville
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tom_g
Feb 19, 2024
Finland at its best! - David was a wonderful host and I had a super day with all that the tour included. Would not hesitate to book again. Thank you for a great day!
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Frank_f
Jan 27, 2024
David, our guide was knowledgeable and made sure that we had a great time. - Organized and friendly ice fishing tour. Learned to fish and enjoyed the frozen lake and Finnish sausage. It was a wonderful way to experience Finland's winter. I highly recommend it!
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Dorianf898
Jan 23, 2024
Very nice discovery - Very good, the guide explains very well and is very friendly! I recommend it, it’s a magnificent experience that you can’t have everywhere! 😊 You will be able to admire the beautiful landscape!
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Guenter
Jan 17, 2024
A very nice experience - David was a great guide, he explained a lot to us and we had a lot of fun. This day will remain unforgettable for us.
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Hayley_p
Feb 10, 2023
Great experience - We had a great time. Ice fishing was super fun although we didn’t catch anything we still enjoyed the experience. It was great to do something so unique. Afterwards David cooked us some sausages and some other treats which were super scrummy. Would 100% go again. The lake where we went was also beautiful and for us it was amazing to be stood on a frozen lake.
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L8719bvchristinah
Feb 7, 2023
Nice trip, wonderful landsscape - We liked the guide, he was friendly and allways helped, when we needed him. The landscape was beautiful.
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