Plan your dream winter vacation in the Riihimäki region

Skiing, skating and a dip in icy waters. A winter holiday in the Riihimäki region can include all of these activities. Riihimäki, Loppi and Hausjärvi have winter activities for everyone – both for families with children and those looking for a sporty winter holiday. With the help of this blog post, you can plan your dream winter day or a longer holiday in the Riihimäki region.

Diverse skiing trails

All three municipalities have skiing trails for all levels of skiers. For example, in Riihimäki, the Vahteristo outdoor trail is suitable for all levels of skiers, while the Riutta fitness trail has demanding climbs and descents. In Riutta, the youngest members of the family (and why not adults too!) can also enjoy the thrill sledding down a hill. You can find a list of all Riihimäki skiing trails and information on their current snow conditions hereon this page.

There are both easy and more demanding trails in the Isokorkee area in Loppi. A separate winter walking trail is also constructed in the area in winter. The Isokorkee trails also serves people skiing with dogs at certain times. You can find more detailed times and information about the snow conditions on all Loppi's skiing trailshere.

Hausjärvi updates information on the snow conditions of their skiing trailson this map service. All urban areas of the municipalityhave illuminated trails for cross-country skiers. For example, Ryttylä has a 3,5-kilometer-long, partly hilly trail.

Try a pirouette on skates

There are numerous skating rinks in the Riihimäki region, where skaters of all levels are welcome – whether you are an experienced figure skater or skating for the first time in a long time.

The City of Riihimäki shares information about the condition of the ice rinks on this page. The city freezes ice rinks near schools as well as on the sports field on Pohjolankatu.

Loppi has three illuminated ice rinks: Launonen ice rink, Läyliänen ice rink and Kirkonkylä ice rink. The Kirkonkylä ice rink also has a changing booth.

Information about the condition of the Hausjärvi skating rinks can be foundfrom the same map service, which updates information about the ski trails in the municipality. There are skating rinks in Oitti, Ryttylä, Hikiä and Monni.

Take a dip in the icy water

The best way to end an activity filled winter day is to go ice swimming after a sauna.

Ice swimmingis possible, for example, in Hausjärvi, in the Valkjärvi campsite on Mondays and at the Ykslammi swimming place on Thursdays. In Räyskälä in Loppi the sauna is warm for ice swimmers on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Stay the night

The Riihimäki region is located in the most central location in southern Finland, so It is easy to get here from all directions.For example, the journey from the capital region takes less than an hour.

It's easy to come to the area for just a day trip, but there's enough to do and see for several days. You can spend the night at a hotel or book a cottage accommodation from all three municipalities.