Is Ice Floating Worth It?

For most guests, yes: Nordic Adventures’ Daytime Ice Floating in Rovaniemi, Frozen Lake Experience is rated 4.8 from 304 reviews on GetYourGuide, and US$131.17 a person for two or more buys 3 hours with hotel pickup, the suit, a guide and hot drinks (checked November 2026). It is not worth it if you want the shock of cold water: the suit is built to keep that out, and the time in the water is a part of the 3 hours, not all of it.

Is it cold?

Not inside the suit, which is the point. Nordic Adventures’ rescue floating suits are light, waterproof material made to keep you warm and dry; on Safartica's floats you wear your own clothing under the suit, which is meant to keep the cold out even in water at zero degrees. A guest of Nordic Adventures’ daytime float on 14 January 2026 had doubts about floating at minus 30 degrees and found it no problem.

The same comfort is what disappointed some. On 17 March 2026 a guest called it overhyped: under the dry suit you do not feel the cold, so apart from the floating there was nothing lively about it, and a sauna with a dip in cold water gave them more of a rush. A guest on 30 January 2025 said much the same.

How long are you in the water?

Less than the 3 hours. The outing includes the drive, the suits, the instructions and the warm-up indoors. On 28 November 2025 a guest put the activity itself at about 20 minutes, the rest being driving and waiting, and also found the driver late and no toilet on site. On Nordic Adventures’ float you can spend as much time in the water as you like, with cookies and drinks waiting in its cottage.

What the five-star reviews talk about

Many mention the guides: a guide who explained step by step how everything works (15 February 2026), one who was patient with each person (2 February 2026), and warm berry juice in a cabin afterwards (1 February 2026). Nordic Adventures’ daytime float has 304 reviews on GetYourGuide; of its 192 reviews from 14 November 2025 to mid-November 2026, 10 gave three stars or fewer.

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The evening floats

The northern lights are what the evening adds, and they are never promised. A guest of Nordic Adventures’ evening float on 7 December 2024 found it underwhelming with no aurora and no stars; another, on 15 January 2026, wrote that floating is amazing even if there are no northern lights. It is rated 4.7 from 70 reviews.

NordicUnique Travels’ forest lake float is rated 4.3 from 954 reviews. Of its 279 reviews from 14 November 2025 to mid-November 2026, 63 gave three stars or fewer; among the complaints, a pickup 40 minutes late on 25 December 2025 and a small, crowded changing room on 11 March 2026. Its 15 reviews written in October and early November 2026 all gave five stars.

Is the ice safe to go onto yourself?

The City of Rovaniemi’s notice of 6 February 2026 says: “It is not safe to go onto the river ice in the central area of Rovaniemi.” and “Between Jätkänkynttilä and the railway bridge, the ice conditions are dangerous throughout the winter.” (City of Rovaniemi, 14 November 2026)

Who should book it, and who should not

• Book it if you want something you cannot do at home, in a group, without needing to swim on Nordic Adventures’ daytime float or Safartica’s 11:00 AM float.
• Book it in the evening if the northern lights are the point and you accept the chance of seeing none: Nordic Adventures’ 7:00 PM float.
• Skip it if you want the bite of cold water: book a sauna with an ice dip instead, which is a different activity.
• Skip it if the limits rule you out: Nordic Adventures’ daytime float takes no one under 14 or 150 cm, and no pregnant women or people with back problems; see who can go ice floating.

Every float here can be cancelled free up to 24 hours before. Ice floating prices sets every float side by side.