"Despite its handler's repeated requests to turn left and take a shortcut back to the ranch, the animal pointed its massive branched antlers ahead with stern confidence. "We can't force him, so we'll just take the normal route," the handler told me. I was sitting in a wooden sleigh on a picturesque snow-covered path in Jänkä Resort & Ranch in Finnish Lapland."
"At Jänkä, which opened its doors at the end of November 2025, about 110 miles north of the Arctic Circle, nature sets the pace. Towering pine trees flank the trail to the restaurant, which, depending on the time of day, is often illuminated by a pink and purple sky (a phenomenon due to the low angle of the winter sun in the Arctic) or the jaw-dropping dance of the Northern Lights."
Jänkä Resort & Ranch opened at the end of November 2025 about 110 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland. Nature sets the pace with towering pine trees, pink and purple winter skies, and frequent Northern Lights. The ranch hosts native Finnhorses, huskies, and a dozen reindeer available for rides, brushing, and feeding. Guests travel on snow-covered sleigh paths to a lakeside and a trail to the restaurant. The resort emphasizes Lapland-style luxury centered on sauna, cold exposure, nature, and silence. The property sits a few miles from Finland's largest ski area, Ylläs.
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