Ruka takes its name from the neighboring Rukatunturi Fjell, a mountain that, at almost 500 meters high, must not yet be called a mountain. Nevertheless, there are almost 30 ski slopes here that make the place a popular winter sports center.
Whether on skis or snowmobiles, ice climbing or ice fishing, you can spend yourself here in umpteen different ways.
I and my friends decided that we would rent a cabin in the north and go there for a week. We decided that we would go skiing, snowmobiling and do other fun activities in the snow for a week. So we packed our car and headed to Ruka.
We had been on the road for about three hours, when the car started to have a wired sound. We pulled over, and saw that one of the SUV winter tyres was inflated. So we had to change it before we could continue with our journey. But it was a quick change and we were on the road again.
When we finally arrived, it was quite late. So we decided to go to bed, so that we could wake up early next morning and hit the slopes. It was good, that we already had everything arranged there, so we just needed to take our things to the cabin and we could just go to bed straight away.
In the morning when we woke up, we ate our breakfast and dressed up and hit the slopes. We lived pretty near, so we could walk to the slopes and could leave the car in the garage, so that it wouldn’t freeze.
We were almost there whole day at the slopes, skiing and enjoying the good weather. In the evening we then went back to the cabin, to go to sauna and watch some movies. This was going to be a good week.
Ruka is one of the largest skiing and cross-country skiing areas in Finland and one of the snowiest areas in Europe. The ski slopes are a dream and the cross-country trails are in top condition.
Whether on skis or snowmobiles, ice climbing or ice fishing, you can spend yourself here in umpteen different ways.
I and my friends decided that we would rent a cabin in the north and go there for a week. We decided that we would go skiing, snowmobiling and do other fun activities in the snow for a week. So we packed our car and headed to Ruka.
We had been on the road for about three hours, when the car started to have a wired sound. We pulled over, and saw that one of the SUV winter tyres was inflated. So we had to change it before we could continue with our journey. But it was a quick change and we were on the road again.
When we finally arrived, it was quite late. So we decided to go to bed, so that we could wake up early next morning and hit the slopes. It was good, that we already had everything arranged there, so we just needed to take our things to the cabin and we could just go to bed straight away.
In the morning when we woke up, we ate our breakfast and dressed up and hit the slopes. We lived pretty near, so we could walk to the slopes and could leave the car in the garage, so that it wouldn’t freeze.
We were almost there whole day at the slopes, skiing and enjoying the good weather. In the evening we then went back to the cabin, to go to sauna and watch some movies. This was going to be a good week.
Ruka is one of the largest skiing and cross-country skiing areas in Finland and one of the snowiest areas in Europe. The ski slopes are a dream and the cross-country trails are in top condition.