Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
71Good out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 70 out of 100
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 0°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Wed 4 · 68 out of 100
- Wind
- 12 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Air
- 4°C
- Rain
- 1.5 mm
Thu 5 · 71 out of 100
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 0°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 72 out of 100
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 2°C
- Rain
- 1.5 mm
Sat 7 · 70 out of 100
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Air
- 0°C
- Rain
- 0.9 mm
Sun 8 · 72 out of 100
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Air
- 2°C
- Rain
- 0.6 mm
Mon 9 · 72 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 1°C
- Rain
- 0.9 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 271, good
- Tue 370, good
- Wed 468, good
- Thu 571, good
- Fri 672, good
- Sat 770, good
- Sun 872, good
- Mon 972, good
- Tue 1070, good
- Wed 1170, good
The spot in one fact
- Flat waterthe water
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 71, good | 8 kn | 17kn | 1°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 70, good | 8 kn | 18kn | 0°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 68, good | 12 kn | 28kn | 4°C | 1.5 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 71, good | 9 kn | 20kn | 0°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 72, good | 10 kn | 24kn | 2°C | 1.5 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 70, good | 10 kn | 24kn | 0°C | 0.9 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 72, good | 10 kn | 26kn | 2°C | 0.6 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 72, good | 5 kn | 12kn | 1°C | 0.9 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 70, good | 9 kn | 18kn | 0°C | 0.3 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 70, good | 8 kn | 18kn | -3°C | 0 mm |
Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Lemmenjoki
A launch on the Lemmenjoki. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Inari. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.
- River Lemmenjoki
- Grade No grade is stated.
- Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
- Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
- Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.
Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,520–US$2,830 each
about US$1,520–US$2,830 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to IVL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$463–US$959 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$188–US$315 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$577 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$335–US$624 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$195–US$356 |
| Total | about US$1,520–US$2,830 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Inari
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about 1h 20m by car · 14 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Inari its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$127 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 10m
About 20h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → IVL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 15m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Inari · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Inari · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.
Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits