Winter activities
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Be active in winter Åland!

Discover the winter archipelago of Åland! Paddle along the ice edge or try ice and snow kite racing, which is a fun and fast-paced experience. If you would rather fly, you can try parasailing.

Patrik Larsson at the outdoor-life company Larssons Vattensport is very enthusiastic when he talks about ice and snow kite racing. "It is great fun and has the potential to be a real hit. I offer five hour courses and promise that all will have learned to ride and handle a kite after that", he says.


You can ride with long distance skates or skis or on a snowboard – what you choose will of course depend on the surface. The course teaches how to manoeuvre the kite which functions as a sail. You may even zigzag in adverse winds.


"The kite, which is easily stored in a backpack, is also an excellent aid for long distance skaters who want to rest their legs with the aid of the wind" Patrik Larsson explains.


Larssons Vattensport also offers parasailing on ice – where you get pulling help from a car and fly 40-50 meters up in the air with a parachute


After a few hours in the crisp winter air, you may want to have a sauna, relax in an outdoor Jacuzzi or take a winter dip. Book your activities by email: larssonvattensport@aland.net.


Winter paddling

The outdoor company Friluftsentreprenörerna S.G.U has a suggestion for all those who want to enjoy the winter archipelago. Try kayak paddling along the ice edge or among ice floes.


"This is a very different experience as it is a completely different atmosphere in the archipelago in the winter time", says Jan Kankkonen at Friluftsentreprenörerna.


You do not have to be adventurous and willing to take risks to go paddling. "It is enough if you like outdoor life and fresh air", says Kankkonen who equips all his customers with dry suits and stable kayaks.


Friluftsentreprenörerna also arranges guided long distance skating tours with a dose of ice knowledge and also swimming in a hole in the ice if you want, weather permitting. Contact the company by email: info@sgu.nu.


If you prefer skiing, there are ski tracks of different lengths near the sport centre Vikingahallen in Jomala. Sometimes the tracks are prepared with artificial snow if the weather is cold enough.


Indoors

If you would rather spend time indoors in the winter, you can visit Mariebad, Mariehamn's swimming centre with both an exercise pool and an adventure department, or go bowling in Idrottsgården.

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