Sustainability

Protecting the environment, people and the local community

The north is our home and we look after it in all our activities. Sustainable operations are close to our heart. We value the fragile nature of Lapland and local communities.

In addition to the environment, it is important to us to look after people – our staff and customers alike. We develop our corporate responsibility continuously and seek new ways to improve our operations.

Looking after our personnel

To us, skilled, engaged, motivated, goal-oriented and satisfied personnel are the key. We invest in good management and measures designed to promote commitment to our operating culture. Our HR management is based on compliance with laws and regulations, and we determine our wages on the basis of the applicable collective agreements. It is important to us that our personnel enjoy a sense of well-being at work and leisure, and to ensure this we support sports and other leisure activities.

Looking after our guests

To us, responsibility for the safety of our customers is not only the cornerstone of our operations but also our standout feature. All our guides are qualified, and they have attended first aid training. We continuously develop safety in our operations and implement new services to improve it. For example, we use a real-time map service in collaboration with the region’s rescue operations.

Fostering a balanced relationship with nature

We look after our natural surroundings and strive to foster a balanced relationship with nature by protecting the Arctic environment. We continuously develop new, environmentally friendly ways of operating, for example we use green electricity that is generated using 100% water, wind or bioenergy, on all our premises. We procure electricity generated in line with the Guarantee of Origin system from our partner Loiste Energia.

We have also introduced electric snowmobiles as one of the first in Finland. Electric snowmobiles operate with electric motors instead of traditional internal combustion engines. We offer electric snowmobile safaris in Rovaniemi and Luosto.

Snowmobile safaris

For our snowmobile safaris, we use vehicles with four-stroke engines with the market’s lowest levels of emissions. We use the most environmentally friendly fuels and lubricants available. We have undertaken to offset all carbon dioxide emissions from our snowmobile safaris from 1 December 2019 onwards. We will offset our emissions by funding carbon sinks in collaboration with our partner Nordic Impact Oy. The funds will be targeted at Gold Standard -certified projects supported by WWF.

Electric snowmobile safaris

We have introduced electric snowmobile safaris as a completely new product in our selection as well as the option to change the internal combustion engine snowmobile to an electric snowmobile in selected safaris. The electric snowmobile used on our safaris is well-suited for the Nordic climate. It meets strict safety criteria and operates with low noise levels. The battery capacity is sufficient for safaris of up to 50 km.

Our safaris always use official trails. We participate in the Animal Welfare -programme and have signed a collaboration agreement pertaining to the principles of sustainable nature tourism with Metsähallitus’s nature services. We also support the circular economy by charting the further use of machines and snowmobiles and by recycling them.

The green label indicates that the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the safari are offset.

With the orange mark, you can identify that the safari is conducted electrically.

Appreciating local heritage

We have been in operation since 1982 – and have always operated locally. We value the local culture and communities. We are one of the operators in the area. Promoting year-round operations creates the foundations for sustainable development – it enables us to create permanent jobs in the long term, thereby contributing to the region’s tax revenue and well-being. We show our appreciation for the region by paying our taxes in the area where we operate, by hiring locally and by using local service providers.

Certificates at Lapland Safaris

Our environmental efforts have been granted the Ecocompass Certificate

For us, environmental responsibility means concrete actions in our own operations. We are committed to saving natural resources and increasing positive environmental impacts. As a demonstration of that, we have been granted the EcoCompass certificate.

Towards responsible travel industry

Sustainable Travel Finland is a sustainable tourism program developed by Visit Finland. Companies that have completed the program and meet the demanding criteria are recognized with the Sustainable Travel Finland label. The label takes into account the economic, ecological, social and cultural sustainability of tourism companies and destinations.

Our destinations with a Sustainable Travel Finland label:

Lapland Safaris Levi
Lapland Safaris Rovaniemi
Lapland Safaris Saariselkä
Lapland Safaris Luosto
Lapland Safaris Ylläs
Lapland Hotels Arena
Lapland Hotels Bulevardi
Lapland Hotels Bears Lodge
Lapland Hotels Hetta
Lapland hotels Kuopio
Lapland Hotels Luostotunturi
Lapland Hotels Olos
Lapland Hotels Oulu
Lapland Hotels Ounasvaara Chalets
Lapland Hotels Riekonlinna
Lapland Hotels Saaga
Lapland Hotels Sirkantähti
Lapland Hotels Sky Ounasvaara
Lapland Hotels SnowVillage
Lapland Hotels Tampere
Lapland Hotels Ylläskaltio
Lapland Hotels Äkäshotelli
Lapland Ski Resort Ounasvaara
Ski Resort Luosto
Ylläs Ski Resort, Äkäslompolo
Santa Claus Office
Lapland Husky Safaris Oy