Ideas / Offsites & incentives / Lapland
Midnight-sun offsite
A strategy offsite where it never gets dark. The schedule flips: sessions in the afternoon, a hike at eleven at night, the debrief at one in the morning in full daylight.
How it runs
- Day 1, 13:00Arrival, lunch outside.
- 15:00Session one.
- 20:00Dinner outdoors, still in full sun.
- 23:00A guided fell hike.
- 01:00Debrief on the top. The sun hasn't gone anywhere.
What to know
- Around midsummer the sun doesn't set north of the Arctic Circle. The further north, the longer it lasts.
- Blackout curtains in every room. Sleep is part of the programme.
- Mosquitoes are real in July. Routes, timing and gear are planned around them.
Good for
Teams who need a reset and a different rhythm.
Not for
Groups who need early flights home, or a tightly timed agenda.
Questions planners ask
When is the midnight sun in Finnish Lapland?
Around midsummer. Near Rovaniemi the sun stays up for a few weeks; in the far north, around Utsjoki, for about two months.
How do people sleep?
In rooms with blackout curtains, on a schedule that starts later in the day. Most people adjust within a night.
Is summer quieter than winter in Lapland?
Usually, yes. Winter is the peak season, so summer venues and guides are easier to book.
Thinking of doing this?
Borrow the idea, it's yours. If you'd like a hand, or just a second opinion on whether it suits your group, write to me. I produce ideas like this one at Sorry, No Polar Bears, a Helsinki studio I co-run.
Also strangely doable
