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Husky farm in Levi: meeting the dogs on foot

Not everyone wants to drive a sled, and some want the dogs more than the ride. Around Levi you can visit a farm without a sled at all, or choose a ride with generous kennel time. Here are the options.

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Editorial team, levihuskysafari.comUpdated October 22, 2026read in 6 minutes13 sources

The tour this guide is about Levi: Horse and Husky Farm Visit with Juice and Cookies 4.1 (12 reviews) 1 hour from$34per person Check availabilityCancellation free up to 24 hrs in advance

In brief

01Farm visit, no sled: 1 hour with huskies, Finnish horses and reindeer, juice and cookies.
02Price: From $34, rated 4.13 from 12 reviews.
03Getting there: On your own: meet the guide at the parking area, Muoniontie 955.
04Ride plus kennel: Levisafari's 5 km ride adds a kennel visit and stories about farm life.
05Out of season: Levi's huskies can be met in summer, even on a hike.¹

A farm visit instead of a sled ride

A husky farm in Levi is the gentlest way to meet the dogs, and Polar Lights Tours sells a visit built around exactly that. In 1 hour, a guide shows you around a farm with Alaskan huskies, Finnish horses and domestic reindeer, and the visit ends with juice and cookies. There is no sled and no speed, just time with the animals.

It is also the cheapest way to spend time with huskies near Levi, from $34. That makes it a good fit for small children, for anyone with a back that cannot take the jolts of a sled, or for a quiet first meeting before you book a ride later in the week. Guides speak Finnish and English.

Go in with the right expectations. The listing has only 12 reviews and a rating of 4.13, too few to say much about. Read the most recent reviews before you book, and treat the visit as a relaxed hour on a working farm rather than a show. Ask the guide questions as you go: how the dogs are trained, how a team is put together, how the horses and the reindeer spend their winter. A guided farm tour is a good setting for that kind of conversation, and the answers make any later sled ride more meaningful.

The farm visit

An hour on the horse and husky farm

Arrive

Parking area

Meet the guide at Muoniontie 955.
Huskies

Meet the pack

Time with the Alaskan huskies.
Horses

Finnish horses

An introduction to the farm's horses.
Reindeer

Domestic reindeer

The third kind of animal on the farm.
Finish

Juice and cookies

Refreshments at the end of the guided tour.

What the farm visit includes, and what it leaves out

The farm visit's record lists a guided tour of the farm, the chance to meet and interact with the huskies, Finnish horses and reindeer, and refreshments of juice and cookies. Plans can change without cost until 24 hours before the visit, and payment can wait until later.

Transport is not included, and neither are meals. You meet at a parking area at Muoniontie 955, where the guide picks you up. Without a car, a taxi is the simple answer: Visit Levi says taxis in Levi run around the clock.² Agree on a pickup time with the driver for the way back.

A few rules apply. The visit is not suitable for people with animal allergies, and pets and smoking are not allowed. Bring comfortable shoes and warm clothing, since the tour is outdoors. In midwinter that means full winter layers, mittens and a hat, even for a short walk around the enclosures.

Total time in hours

How long each way of meeting the dogs takes

hrs

Start-to-finish time from each record, counting any transfer the listing builds in.

Kennel time compared

Where you meet the dogs on Levi listings

Listing	Sled	Kennel part	Total time	Transport
Horse and husky farm	None	Guided farm tour	1 hr	Not included
Levisafari, 5 km	Self-drive	Kennel visit, farm stories	1.5 hrs	Not included
Polar Lights, guided self-drive	Self-drive	Kennel visit	1 - 2 hrs	From Hissitie 11
Keo Wilderness, 5 km	Self-drive	Photo time with huskies	2 hrs	From Burger King
7 km self-drive	Self-drive	Husky introduction	3 hrs	Pickup in Levi

As each listing states it on GetYourGuide; none gives a precise duration for the kennel part.

Three ways in

Farm, kennel ride or full safari

No sled

Horse and husky farm

Muoniontie 955

Total: 1 hr
Animals: Huskies, horses, reindeer
Transport: Not included

See the option

Levi: Self-Drive 5 KM Husky Sledding Experience

Ride plus kennel

5 km and kennel visit

Levisafari farm

Ride: 5 km
Total: 1.5 hrs
Group: Up to 8

See the option

Longest drive

7 km self-drive

Pickup in Levi

Ride: 7 km
Total: 3 hrs
Before the run: Husky introduction

See the option

Decision helper

Farm visit or a ride?

Start from what you want from the dogs

Farm visit

1 hour with huskies, horses and reindeer.

Levisafari's 5 km

Kennel visit and farm stories included.

7 km self-drive

Husky introduction, then 7 km on the runners.

A ride with transfer

Keo Wilderness leaves from Burger King Levi.

Ask the kennels

Huskies can be met in summer, even on a hike.¹

You may also choose to combine hiking and meeting the dogs going for a hike with a husky

Visit LeviSource 1

Sled rides that include kennel time

If you want both the ride and the kennel, several Levi listings combine them. Levisafari's 5 km self-drive ride includes a visit to the kennel, hot berry juice and local snacks, and stories about life at the farm, in a 1.5-hour visit. Polar Lights Tours' guided self-drive tour lists a kennel visit and hot juice with a snack.

Keo Wilderness builds interaction and photo time with the huskies into its 5 km ride at Rautusjärvi, and its musher-driven 2 km ride includes time to meet and photograph the dogs. Polar Lights Tours' guide-driven safari has a kennel presentation. This site's 7 km safari starts with an introduction to the huskies before the run.

How long you actually spend with the dogs differs, and listings rarely put a number on it. A short ride with a long stop can give more time with the dogs than a long ride with a short one. If the dogs matter more to you than the trail, ask the provider how long the kennel part lasts before you choose.

Map

From the rail stations and the airport to Levi and its kennels

The two railheads and Kittilä Airport on the way to Levi, then a closer look at the places around the resort that the husky listings name.

Map of western Finnish Lapland with Rovaniemi, Kolari, Kittilä, Kittilä Airport and Levi — Getting to Levi

Map of the area around Levi with Sirkka village, Kittilä Airport to the south, the lake Rautusjärvi to the north-east and Muoniontie to the north-west — Around Levi

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Rovaniemi
The railway station 170 km from Levi; the connecting bus ride takes around 2.5 hours.³
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2
Kolari
The nearest railway station to Levi, 80 km away, where a connecting bus meets each arriving train.⁴ ⁵
In Google Maps ↗
3
Kittilä Airport
15 km south of Levi and a 10-minute drive, with an airport bus for each domestic flight.⁶
In Google Maps ↗
4
Kittilä
The municipal centre, about 5 km from the airport.⁷
In Google Maps ↗
5
Levi
The resort at Sirkka village in Kittilä municipality, where this site's 7 km safari collects guests from set locations.⁸
In Google Maps ↗
6
Rautusjärvi
The lake named in the itinerary of the 5 km and the 2 km rides that start from Burger King Levi.
In Google Maps ↗
7
Muoniontie 955
The parking area where the guide meets guests for the horse and husky farm visit.
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Checklist

Before a kennel visit

Plan

Book the visit in advance
Arrange a car or taxi when transport is not included
Check for animal allergies in your group

At the farm

Ask before you pet a dog
No feeding, no pets, no smoking
Warm layers for standing outdoors

Cost calculator

Price a kennel visit for your group

Choose a visit or a ride and the number of people.

Farm visitNo sledfrom $34 5 km and kennelLevisafarifrom $173 7 km self-drivePickup in Levifrom $230

People 2

Total from$67

per person from $34

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We take the lowest price GetYourGuide shows for each option, multiply it by your head count and convert it with the ECB rate; checkout gives the exact figure.

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Summer and autumn at the kennels

The kennels do not close when the snow melts. Visit Levi notes that you can meet the huskies in summer, and you can even go for a hike with a husky.¹ All Huskies, a kennel in Kittilä, organises kennel visits in summer and autumn.⁹ A summer visit shows the dogs off duty, which is a different and calmer picture.

Autumn brings training. When the weather turns colder, sleigh programmes start again, and guests can help train the huskies for winter on safaris on wheels.¹⁰ All Huskies runs such training tours on an ATV pulled by 16 huskies from the beginning of September to November.⁹

Whatever the season, book ahead. Visit Levi reminds visitors that kennel visits need to be booked in advance, just like the sled rides.¹⁰ Kennels are working places, and an unannounced visit is unlikely to get a welcome. Booking also lets the kennel plan the day around the dogs' training and rest, which is in everyone's interest.

Finding the farms

Levi's kennels lie outside the resort, along the roads into the forest. The horse and husky farm meets at Muoniontie 955, and Levisafari's farm, at Kurjennivantie 118, is about 15 km from central Levi. Neither includes transport, so plan the drive or a taxi.

Other kennels collect you in Levi. Keo Wilderness drives its guests from Burger King Levi to Rautusjärvi, and Polar Lights Tours runs a bus from Hissitie 11, next to the Kotipizza restaurant. This site's 7 km safari picks up from set locations in Levi.

Kennels further out are part of Levi's offer too. Maglelin is 25 km north of Levi, near Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, and includes the transfer from Levi in its safari price.¹¹ ¹² All Huskies includes transfers from Levi and back on its programmes.¹³ If you want a kennel deep in the forest, those are the ones to look at.

Good manners around a pack of huskies

Sled dogs are friendly, but a kennel is their home and their workplace. Follow the guide: some dogs love attention, some are resting, and some are being prepared for a run. Keo Wilderness lists feeding animals as not allowed on its rides, and the same rule makes sense everywhere.

Keep hands away from harnesses, lines and gates unless you are asked to help. Do not let children run between the dog houses, and crouch rather than lean over a dog you are meeting for the first time. Leave your own dog at home: the farm visit does not allow pets.

Photography is part of the fun, and most kennels build time for it into the visit. Keo Wilderness's 2 km ride, for instance, includes time to meet and photograph the huskies. Turn off the flash near the dogs, and in the cold, keep your phone in an inside pocket between pictures. The best shots are often the quiet ones: a dog resting in the snow, a guide checking paws, the steam of breath in low winter light. Take a few, then put the phone away and simply spend time with the dogs.

Which visit to choose

For a family with small children or anyone who prefers to stay on their feet, the 1-hour farm visit is the straightforward choice, and it adds Finnish horses and reindeer to the huskies. For a first ride with a proper look behind the scenes, Levisafari's 5 km ride with a kennel visit is a good balance.

If driving matters most, take the 7 km safari and use the introduction and the time after the run to meet the dogs. It starts from $230 and is rated 4.68 from 502 reviews.

And if you are in Levi outside the snow season, ask the kennels about summer visits or autumn training on wheels.¹ ¹⁰ It is a fine way to see the dogs as they really live, without the bustle of the high season.

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