Kilpisjärvi

5 km (to one direction) nature trail from the village showing nature at the west side of Saana. This trail does not climb up to the fell but goes around it all the way to the root of the fell Iso-Jehkas. Information about the nature and history on the way.

1.1 km (to one direction) trail leading from the village to the top of Salmivaara hill. The trail starts along a sports trail and forks off into the birch "forest" after a few hundred meters. The trail is marked but climbs are occasionally steep. Views to the surrounding fells and lake Kilpisjärvi.

Return trip by boat from Kilpisjärvi to Koltalahti and 3 km hike to the tripoint: the boat trip over Kilpisjärvi takes half an hour (with nice views) and the boat waits two hours while the passengers visit the tripoint.

Hike through Malla nature reserve: 11 km one way, either way possible with boat, but using it for return, make sure it makes the trip. The trail starts at an information board (also in English) by a parking area in the north end of the village. After 2,5 km there is a detour to Pikku-Malla ("small Malla"), with nice views. The 7 km return trip to Pikku-Malla is through easy terrain in fell birch forest and over fell heath. Further up at the Iso-Malla hillside there is rough terrain (boulder, willow shrubs) and there are fords, normally easy but possibly difficult at high waters. Most advice about wilderness hikes in Lapland apply (spring comes late, be prepared for bad weather and weak phone connectivity, tell about your plans etc.). The trail shows most of the typical terrain types. As the Scandinavian bedrock of Malla differs from the Finnish, there are also many rare plant species.

Fell and fishing tours, snowmobiles for rent.

The Könkämäeno–Muonionjoki–Tornionjoki waterway is probably the longest "river" without dams in Europe: 537 km. Except for a few too stony or dangerous rapids you can paddle down from Kilpisjärvi all the way to the river mouth in Tornio. The best time might be after Midsummer, when the ice has left Kilpisjärvi, to middle July. Waters are high at that time and the current makes long daily distances easy, while stony stretches might be a real problem later in the summer and even in autumn. Except for Peera, Lammas and Pättikkä, where the rapids can be class 5 at high waters, experts should not need to do any portageing this time of the year. Covering the route in a week should be possible. The Arctic Canoe Race (ACR) was arranged along the route 1983–2000. Water is cold, so wearing a dry suite is wise. In case of an accident, don't expect help to arrive in less than an hour or two. Research the route and hire a guide unless you are real experts. (A variant is starting from Porojärvi in the wilderness area, and paddling Poroeno–Lätäseno instead of Könkämäeno, but this should be done with moderate waters instead of high.)