Wilderness Cooking Experience in Lapland

What to Expect during Your Wilderness Cooking Experience

This activity invites you to step into Lapland’s pristine forests and take part in a time-honored tradition: cooking outdoors with ingredients found in nature. Guided by a local expert, you will begin by exploring the surrounding forest, learning to identify seasonal herbs, mushrooms, and berries that can be used to enhance your meal.

Once the ingredients are collected, your guide will teach you the basics of wilderness cooking, from lighting a safe campfire to preparing simple, flavorful dishes with local ingredients. Depending on the location, the meal is cooked over an open fire or on a portable stove, surrounded by the sounds and scents of the forest.

You will also learn about Finnish outdoor customs, Everyman’s Right, and how nature forms an essential part of daily life in Lapland. The result is a wholesome and immersive experience that brings together discovery, learning, and the joy of eating well.

An Authentic Taste of the North

The menu is built around pure and seasonal ingredients: fresh vegetables, locally sourced fish or meat, wild berries, and herbs berries or mushrooms gathered during the walk. Depending on the season, you might prepare smoked fish with foraged greens or bake traditional campfire bread to enjoy with homemade berry jam.

Meals are simple yet rich in flavor, inspired by Lapland’s natural rhythm and the local philosophy that good food begins with good ingredients. More than a cooking lesson, this experience is a journey into Finnish culture where nature provides both inspiration and nourishment.