Visit Tankavaara Gold Village in winter: Gold Panning 1 hour and Gold Museum with lunch

Tankavaara is famous for gold prospecting. Gold prospectors have been searching for gold in this area for 150 years. Tankavaara Gold Village continues this unique culture by teaching the secrets of gold panning to visitors. We even borrow you all the equipment needed and you can keep all the gold you find! Gold & Culture day is suitable for groups, families and individual visitors. 

Gold & Culture day includes:

– Guided gold panning indoors, guests can keep all the gold they find & we lend the equipment
– Entrance to the Gold Museum to learn about gold prospecting in Finland and around the world
– 3 course lunch in restaurant Old Gold Prospector

All the activities happen in Tankavaara within short walking distance from each other.

When you arrive at Tankavaara Gold Village, you can park your car in the parking place right in front of our restaurant. Sign up for the activity in the restaurant, where you will receive your tickets and a map for a short walk to the Gold Museum. You can choose what would you like to do first; gold panning or go to the Gold Museum. Our guide will wait for you at the reception/restaurant to teach you how it's done and the Goldmuseum staff will gladly answer all your questions about gold prospecting in the museum.

- Sign up for the activities first at the restaurant, our guide will ask to see your reservation (either on paper or from mobile phone etc.) and give you map and tickets for all activities.

After your gold-filled activities, stroll back down to restaurant Old Gold Prospector for a delicious three-course lunch. The lunch includes salad buffet, daily changing main course, waffles with ice cream and coffee or tea.