Pine Bay Lodge
Experience the magic of the frozen Luleå Archipelago in the Bay of Bothnia between Sweden & Finland. Visit some of the 1,312 islands and the extraordinary pack ice.
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Experience the magic of the frozen Luleå Archipelago in the Bay of Bothnia between Sweden & Finland. Visit some of the 1,312 islands and the extraordinary pack ice.
Pine Bay Lodge (Furufjärden in Swedish) is the perfect location to for a short break under the northern lights corridor in Swedish Lapland. Located in the heart of the Luleå Archipelago in the Bay of Bothnia on Sweden’s east coast, this cosy lodge offers great opportunities to explore the unique environment of this ice covered archipelago and the Boreal Forest.
During the winter months the metre thick ice is the base for many of the activities at Pine Bay Lodge and the pack ice, or ice wall, has proved to be a major attraction. No one quite knows how it will look or where it will from day to day. The size, shape and location of the pack ice is determined by the wind and sea currents. Other activities include snowshoes, husky sledding, snowmobiles and ice fishing.
Pine Bay Lodge has just 8 comfortable hotel standard rooms all of which are en-suite. The focus of the lodge is the open plan lounge and dining room with a large open fire – a place to relax and enjoy conversation following a day in the snow.
Your meals at Pine Bay Lodge form an important part of your stay and although they are known to be interrupted by the northern lights, head chef Frans Hedblad takes immense pride in producing mouth water meals from locally produced food. The taste of Swedish Lapland is well known with exclusive ingredients such as reindeer, moose, cloudberries, arctic char and local caviar (löjrom) to mention a few. As with any good restaurant, wines are chosen carefully to match your meal.
The highlights of this holiday
The food and homely atmosphere at Pine Bay Lodge, the pack ice and the northern lights. Great options to include many of our Swedish Lapland holidays.
Friday
Fly from UK to Luleå in Lapland
Meet and greet transfer to Pine Bay Lodge (40 mins)
Warm welcome at Pine Bay Lodge
Check in to your accommodation
Issue of warm outer clothing
Time to settle in and explore this magical winter wonderland
3 course evening meal
Saturday
Breakfast
Optional excursions
Lunch is served during an excursion or at Pine Bay Lodge
After a day in the wilderness relax in the sauna
3 course evening meal
Sunday
Breakfast
Optional excursions
Lunch is served during an excursion or at Pine Bay Lodge
3 course evening meal
Monday
Relaxing breakfast
Some time at leisure
Transfer to the airport
Continue your holiday in Swedish Lapland with Simply Sweden or
Flights back to the UK (via Stockholm)
Pine Bay Lodge (Furufjärden in Swedish) is a small homely lodge, in a traditional red-cottage style, on the shores of the Luleå archipelago, just 30 mins from Luleå city. The archipelago is made up on 1300 islands and just 100 permanent residents. During the winter months the sea ice can be up to 1m thick, and ice roads are ploughed into the ice, making the archipelago more accessible during the winter than in the summer.
The focus of the lodge is the open plan lounge and dining room with a large open fire – a place to relax and enjoy conversation following a day in the snow. There are just 8 newly renovated ensuite bedrooms and for those who can’t quite escape wireless internet is available.
Click on the image for more photos.
Nordic Winter Skills
Winter-life in Swedish Lapland is made comfortable by learning how to dress and behave in the cold sub-arctic climate. Your guide will lead you through an adventurous and educational excursion. Learn how use the snowshoes, make a fire in the snow, how to make tea and coffee over your open fire and also learn about the forest and wildlife of Swedish Lapland. At lunchtime you will take a break in a traditional Sami tent, where together you will make a typical outdoor wilderness lunch. It is important in Swedish Lapland to relax, discuss, enjoy and appreciate our special environment. This is a perfect introduction to your Swedish Lapland adventure.
£78 per person
Hovercraft to the Pack Ice
2hr30 on the arctic ice on this very special unique tour - experience the magic! Following a short safety briefing it's time to step inside the hovercraft. It's a little noisy in there but communication is easy through the intercom. A guided tour of the archipelago as you head out to the pack ice hovering 30cm above the ice. No one quite knows where it will be or what it will look like as the wind and ice movement can change daily. If conditions for the pack ice are not ideal then the islands of Kluntarna and Brändöskär with small idyllic fishing-villages offer a great alternative. With a little luck you may see seals and sea eagles! A light lunch is included.
£193 per person
Northern Lights Snow Shoe
One of the best ways to silently explore the wilderness and be at one with nature. Snow shoes are easy to walk in and allow you to explore the magical forests of Swedish Lapland. With any luck the northern lights will glisten above.
£67 per person
Snowmobile - Arctic Archipelago
Four hours on the glistening ice and in the deep forests of the northern parts of the Luleå archipelago on a snowmobile! Learn about the surroundings and about life in the northern wilderness. The destination Brändöskär in the outermost archipelago, an idyllic fishing village dating from the 17th century. Outside the island is the frozen Bothnian bay with its seemingly endless fields of pack ice and snow. Some years the blue ice of the sea piles up into formations about 10 metres high - a mighty experience! Lunch is cooked over an open fire.
£181 per person 2 per snowmobile
£268 per person individual per snowmobile
Husky excursion
A great way to explore the Lapland and Arctic wilderness. Sit back and relax or drive your own team of 4 legged friends through the magical snow covered forests. 2hrs with the huskies.
£160 per person
Ice Fishing
Ice fishing on the frozen sea including a break with hot drinks and pastries. Our guide brings all necessary equipment and you travel by snowmobile and sled to reach the best locations. Fish for the big one! Perch and pike are the most likely catches.
£67 per person
Go-carting on Ice
2hrs of driving mobile go-carts on ice at Brandön including cake and warm drinks. 2hrs of driving. Total excursion time 3hrs including lunch.
£141 per person
Available between January and March
Any day arrival / departure up to 25Jan
Other dates as a weekend break Friday to Monday
Prices from £1095 per person
Single supplement from £240
Includes
Flights from UK to Luleå, transfers to Pine Bay Lodge
Warm outer clothing (hat, jacket, trousers, mittens and boots - must book a minimum of 1 activity for warm clothing to be included)
3 nights at Pine Bay Lodge
Full board (3 x breakfast, 3 x lunch, 3 x evening meal)
Transfer to airport
Flights back to UK
Pine Bay Lodge (Furufjärden in Swedish) is the perfect location to for a short break under the northern lights corridor in Swedish Lapland. Located in the heart of the Luleå Archipelago in the Bay of Bothnia on Sweden’s east coast, this cosy lodge offers great opportunities to explore the unique environment of this ice covered archipelago and the Boreal Forest.
During the winter months the metre thick ice is the base for many of the activities at Pine Bay Lodge and the pack ice, or ice wall, has proved to be a major attraction. No one quite knows how it will look or where it will from day to day. The size, shape and location of the pack ice is determined by the wind and sea currents. Other activities include snowshoes, husky sledding, snowmobiles and ice fishing.
Pine Bay Lodge has just 8 comfortable hotel standard rooms all of which are en-suite. The focus of the lodge is the open plan lounge and dining room with a large open fire – a place to relax and enjoy conversation following a day in the snow.
Your meals at Pine Bay Lodge form an important part of your stay and although they are known to be interrupted by the northern lights, head chef Frans Hedblad takes immense pride in producing mouth water meals from locally produced food. The taste of Swedish Lapland is well known with exclusive ingredients such as reindeer, moose, cloudberries, arctic char and local caviar (löjrom) to mention a few. As with any good restaurant, wines are chosen carefully to match your meal.
The highlights of this holiday
The food and homely atmosphere at Pine Bay Lodge, the pack ice and the northern lights. Great options to include many of our Swedish Lapland holidays.
Friday
Fly from UK to Luleå in Lapland
Meet and greet transfer to Pine Bay Lodge (40 mins)
Warm welcome at Pine Bay Lodge
Check in to your accommodation
Issue of warm outer clothing
Time to settle in and explore this magical winter wonderland
3 course evening meal
Saturday
Breakfast
Optional excursions
Lunch is served during an excursion or at Pine Bay Lodge
After a day in the wilderness relax in the sauna
3 course evening meal
Sunday
Breakfast
Optional excursions
Lunch is served during an excursion or at Pine Bay Lodge
3 course evening meal
Monday
Relaxing breakfast
Some time at leisure
Transfer to the airport
Continue your holiday in Swedish Lapland with Simply Sweden or
Flights back to the UK (via Stockholm)
Pine Bay Lodge (Furufjärden in Swedish) is a small homely lodge, in a traditional red-cottage style, on the shores of the Luleå archipelago, just 30 mins from Luleå city. The archipelago is made up on 1300 islands and just 100 permanent residents. During the winter months the sea ice can be up to 1m thick, and ice roads are ploughed into the ice, making the archipelago more accessible during the winter than in the summer.
The focus of the lodge is the open plan lounge and dining room with a large open fire – a place to relax and enjoy conversation following a day in the snow. There are just 8 newly renovated ensuite bedrooms and for those who can’t quite escape wireless internet is available.
Click on the image for more photos.
Nordic Winter Skills
Winter-life in Swedish Lapland is made comfortable by learning how to dress and behave in the cold sub-arctic climate. Your guide will lead you through an adventurous and educational excursion. Learn how use the snowshoes, make a fire in the snow, how to make tea and coffee over your open fire and also learn about the forest and wildlife of Swedish Lapland. At lunchtime you will take a break in a traditional Sami tent, where together you will make a typical outdoor wilderness lunch. It is important in Swedish Lapland to relax, discuss, enjoy and appreciate our special environment. This is a perfect introduction to your Swedish Lapland adventure.
£78 per person
Hovercraft to the Pack Ice
2hr30 on the arctic ice on this very special unique tour - experience the magic! Following a short safety briefing it's time to step inside the hovercraft. It's a little noisy in there but communication is easy through the intercom. A guided tour of the archipelago as you head out to the pack ice hovering 30cm above the ice. No one quite knows where it will be or what it will look like as the wind and ice movement can change daily. If conditions for the pack ice are not ideal then the islands of Kluntarna and Brändöskär with small idyllic fishing-villages offer a great alternative. With a little luck you may see seals and sea eagles! A light lunch is included.
£193 per person
Northern Lights Snow Shoe
One of the best ways to silently explore the wilderness and be at one with nature. Snow shoes are easy to walk in and allow you to explore the magical forests of Swedish Lapland. With any luck the northern lights will glisten above.
£67 per person
Snowmobile - Arctic Archipelago
Four hours on the glistening ice and in the deep forests of the northern parts of the Luleå archipelago on a snowmobile! Learn about the surroundings and about life in the northern wilderness. The destination Brändöskär in the outermost archipelago, an idyllic fishing village dating from the 17th century. Outside the island is the frozen Bothnian bay with its seemingly endless fields of pack ice and snow. Some years the blue ice of the sea piles up into formations about 10 metres high - a mighty experience! Lunch is cooked over an open fire.
£181 per person 2 per snowmobile
£268 per person individual per snowmobile
Husky excursion
A great way to explore the Lapland and Arctic wilderness. Sit back and relax or drive your own team of 4 legged friends through the magical snow covered forests. 2hrs with the huskies.
£160 per person
Ice Fishing
Ice fishing on the frozen sea including a break with hot drinks and pastries. Our guide brings all necessary equipment and you travel by snowmobile and sled to reach the best locations. Fish for the big one! Perch and pike are the most likely catches.
£67 per person
Go-carting on Ice
2hrs of driving mobile go-carts on ice at Brandön including cake and warm drinks. 2hrs of driving. Total excursion time 3hrs including lunch.
£141 per person
Available between January and March
Any day arrival / departure up to 25Jan
Other dates as a weekend break Friday to Monday
Prices from £1095 per person
Single supplement from £240
Includes
Flights from UK to Luleå, transfers to Pine Bay Lodge
Warm outer clothing (hat, jacket, trousers, mittens and boots - must book a minimum of 1 activity for warm clothing to be included)
3 nights at Pine Bay Lodge
Full board (3 x breakfast, 3 x lunch, 3 x evening meal)
Transfer to airport
Flights back to UK
