- 2/17/2024
Today the weather is challenging (raining in the morning and snowing in the afternoon, very windy all day). The skating route is being maintained from Oravi today, so that there would be chances to open it tomorrow on Sunday. The route has been plowed today and now we are waiting minus degrees starting in the afternoon so that the surface of the route would freeze properly during the evening and the following night, now there is some water on the ice. THEREFORE, PLEASE DON’T GO TO THE SKATING ROUTE TODAY TO MAKE TRACKS! You can walk from Oravi to Linnansaari along the winter hiking route marked with red sticks and from around noon you can also ski the traditional ski track on the ice to Linnansaari. In Oravi, the equipment rental office and café-shop are open between 9-18 and public sauna in the waterfront sauna by the Oravi canal is between 15-17 (sauna fee 7€/person). The Linnansaari café is not open this Saturday.
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- 2/16/2024
The skating route has been planed today from Oravi and it is open all the way from Oravi via Linnansaari to Järvisydän. According to the weather forecast, the heavy snowfall won't start until the evening, so today you should go skating or take a kick sledge. Oravi's equipment rental and café-bar are open from 9 am to 5 pm. NOTE. Weather forecast promises snowfall, rain and a very strong south-east wind for tomorrow on Saturday, so the skating route unfortunately will not remain open. Linnansaari's cafe is not open on Saturday.
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- 2/15/2024
The skating route is being maintained today after the snowfall combined with strong wind, so unfortunately you can't go to the skating route from Oravi. The winter hiking route that is marked with red sticks, can be used for walking on ice to Linnansaari.
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- 2/14/2024
Today it's quite windy and therefore especially on open areas the snow blows onto the skating route and route gets covered in snow in most parts so it is not possible to skate today from Oravi. We now recommend walking or skiing along the marked winter hiking route from Oravi to Linnansaari.
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- 2/12/2024
There are no big changes in the weather forecast for the next few days, so the route will remain open. Equipment rental in Oravi is open Mon-Sat from 9 am to 5 pm and Sun from 10 am to 4 pm. Note In Oravi, sauna and ice hole can be reserved daily. A private sauna shift is 45 e/hour and on Saturdays there are general sauna shifts from 3-5 pm for 7 e/person. If you don't need the sauna, just a shower and use of the changing room is 2 e/person.
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- 2/11/2024
The whole route is open. The cafeteria and rental shop in Oravi is open 10-16. The pancake cafe is not open on Sunday.
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- 2/10/2024
It is not as cold as it was yesterday, now it's -15 degrees and only light wind. It snows throughout the day, but the skating route is plowed in the morning and during the day if necessary. The fee for the skating route is 8€/adult and 4€/child 12-16 years old. You can also ski to Linnansaari from Oravi on a traditional and free style cross-country ski track. At Linnansaari café, you can get pancakes and coffee/tea between 11-15. Oravi's equipment rental and the shop-café are open 9-17, and the public sauna in Oravi's canal waterfront saunas are 15-17 (separate saunas for men and women). The sauna fee is 7€/person.
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- 2/9/2024
Weather is quite the same as yesterday. The sun is shining from a cloudless sky, it's about 25 degrees below zero and the wind is 2 m/s. The skating trail can be accessed with both touring skates and kick sledges. Yesterday afternoon, a traditional and freestyle skiing track was also made from Oravi to Linnansaari main island.
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- 2/8/2024
Sunny, but cold weather is promised for today. In the morning it is 27 degrees below zero, in the afternoon it drops to around twenty degrees. Now you should dress in many layers when going out on the ice! At Savonselkä's lake hut, you can make a fire and stop to warm up and enjoy your own snacks.
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- 2/7/2024
Today the thermometer shows -20 degrees, the weather forecast for the afternoon promises some sun. You can get to the skating route with tour skates or kick sledges. Snacks can be enjoyed at a lake hut in Savonselkä or at a fire place in Linnansaari main island. At sunset, a few spots will be drilled on the ice on Oravi's side, so get off the route before it gets dark!
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