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Rukatunturi
Ski resort · Finland
Is it worth the trip?
Every day scores the same
Rukatunturi is closed for the season on these dates.
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -2°C
- Wind
- 4 kn
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 1 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -3°C
- Wind
- 10 kn
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 2 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -2°C
- Wind
- 8 kn
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 2 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -2°C
- Wind
- 11 kn
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -3°C
- Wind
- 10 kn
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 1 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -1°C
- Wind
- 10 kn
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 1 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- -4°C
- Wind
- 4 kn
Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 8 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
The resort in three facts
- Top 494 mvillage 320 m
- 25 km of runsevery grade
- Open December–Aprilusually
Full forecast
every day, every number
Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.
We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check FMI.
| Day | Score | Fresh72 h | Depthtop, mid, base | Coldestat top | Windat top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 2°C | wind, 7 knots |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -2°C | wind, 4 knots |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | 1 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -3°C | wind, 10 knots |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | 2 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -2°C | wind, 8 knots |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | 2 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -2°C | wind, 11 knots |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -3°C | wind, 10 knots |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | 1 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -1°C | wind, 10 knots |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | 1 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -4°C | wind, 4 knots |
Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. 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.
Best time to go
snow by month
Snow by month
| Month | Base320 m | Mid407 m | Top494 m | Coldestat the top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | -4°C |
| Dec | 0.4 m | 0.4 m | 0.4 m | -8°C |
| Jan | 0.5 m | 0.5 m | 0.5 m | -11°C |
| Feb | 0.6 m | 0.6 m | 0.6 m | -12°C |
| Mar | 0.7 m | 0.7 m | 0.7 m | -8°C |
| Apr | 0.6 m | 0.6 m | 0.6 m | -2°C |
| May | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | 4°C |
Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.
Map
the resort, its town, photos
Rukatunturi on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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Photos of Rukatunturi
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Rukatunturi
Village 320 m.
A ski resort with its village at 320 m and its top at 494 m. It has 25 km of runs and 24 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 208 m, from 494 m to 286 m. For beginners and families: 61% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 3 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a ski school. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in March, about 0.7 m at the top (494 m). The town to stay in is Ruka. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.
Rukatunturi is a 492 metres (1,614 ft) high fell and a ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland. Apart from downhill skiing, there are over 500 km of cross-country skiing tracks. Also snowmobiles can be rented to enjoy some of the area's 600 km of snowmobile routes (of which 100 km are safari organizers' private routes). Ruka is also the southern end of the Karhunkierros hiking trail. The total of trails in Ruka and Kuusamo area is: 160 km of hiking trails, 605 km of biking routes, 350 km of classified paddling routes (including class 1–4 whitewater paddling) and 100 km of boating routes.
In winter 1954, the first slope, now called "Eturinne" ("Front Slope"), was opened. The current number of slopes is 41, operated with 21 ski lifts (three high-speed detachable chair with bubble and one gondola). There's effective snowmaking on all runs by almost 90 snowguns and 5 groomers.
From the Wikipedia article Rukatunturi by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
The ski area
Runs from 286 m to 494 m: 208 m of vertical. 25 km of runs and 24 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Rukatunturi, Ruka.
| Beginner (green) | 0.3 km |
|---|---|
| Easy (blue) | 15 km |
| Intermediate (red) | 7.2 km |
| Advanced (black) | 2.6 km |
| Not graded | 0.1 km |
| Gondolas and cable cars | 1 |
|---|---|
| Chairlifts | 5 |
| Drag lifts | 12 |
| Magic carpets | 6 |
Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.
For families
61% of the km of runs are green or blue.
Within 5 km of the village:
- a ski school: Ski School Ruka, 0.3 km
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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$1,800–US$3,120 each
about US$1,800–US$3,120 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to KAO, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$476–US$985 |
| Transfer | shared airport transfer, return | about US$94–US$161 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$335–US$623 |
| Lift pass | 5 days at about US$102 a day, average of the resorts we price | about US$435–US$583 |
| Ski hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$174–US$295 |
| Total | about US$1,800–US$3,120 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Ruka
1 min by car · 44 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Ruka its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 05m
About 20h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → KAO, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 50 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.