Skiing Riksgränsen from Helsinki
Riksgränsen sits 500–900 m in Sweden. Flying via KRN, then a 135 km transfer. About 5.6 hours door to door.
Worth knowing. Six lifts, and the season does not start until February.
Pre-season — snow reliability. There is no meaningful snow on the models yet, so resorts are ranked on how snow-sure they are: altitude adjusted for latitude, glacier cover and the size of the ski area. Live scoring resumes automatically once the snow arrives. How we rank
A week, all in
€1,257
Per person sharing, including travel
Getting there
KRN
About 5.6 hours door to door
Value rank from Helsinki
20 of 94
By snow quality against total cost
Snow Value Index
5.17
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Is it worth it from Helsinki?
A week here works out 10% below the median for the 94 resorts we rank from Helsinki, and it comes 20th on value.
At 5.6 hours each way this is short enough to be worth doing over a weekend, not just as a full week — which is unusual and is most of the reason to pick it over somewhere further.
For what it is worth, Riksgränsen is cheapest to reach from Copenhagen, at about €1,257 — roughly €0 less than from Helsinki.
What the week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | €560 |
| 6-day adult lift pass | €250 |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | €130 |
| Return flights and transfer from Helsinki | €317 |
| Total per person | €1,257 |
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.
Better value from Helsinki
More snow for less money, leaving from the same city. We would rather tell you than sell you the page you happen to be on.
- Hemavan Tärnaby — Sweden, index 6.47€222 less
- Lofsdalen — Sweden, index 6.34€358 less
- Kittelfjäll — Sweden, index 6.09€338 less
Who sells Riksgränsen in Finland
- Visit SkiStar
SkiStar
Owns and operates Åre, Sälen, Vemdalen, Hemsedal and Trysil. Effectively the only route to booked accommodation in the big Scandinavian resorts.
Told when Riksgränsen is about to get snow
Snowvantage sends one email a week through the season, plus powder alerts five to seven days out — while there is still something left to book.