Sports services promote participation in physical activities
Sports services in Kittilä maintain and develop the municipality’s sports facilities, support the activities of sports clubs, and organize instructed sports for all ages, including special groups. In addition, sports services organize events and projects in cooperation with various actors. The goal is to promote the health and functional capacity of the municipality’s residents and support a more active lifestyle. Lifestyle counseling services offer free guidance to adults for living a healthier lifestyle. The sports secretary is responsible for implementing sports services in the municipality.
The sports department is involved in several sporting events and organizes, for example, inter-school competitions and competitive activities together with sports clubs. Sports services also take part in the implementation of projects to establish sports facilities, as well as in their maintenance and upkeep. They also organize supervised activities for groups with special needs.
Sports services in Kittilä fall under the jurisdiction of the Welfare Board, together with cultural, youth, and library services, Revontuli-Opisto Adult Education Centre, and services for promoting health and wellbeing.
Revontuli-Opisto also offers various sports services in Kittilä. Courses can be found on the Revontuli-Opisto website.
Several private providers and sports clubs also offer sports and recreational opportunities in Kittilä.
Contact
Sports Department, Kittilä Municipality, Sports Office, Valtatie 15, 99100 Kittilä
Sports Secretary: Juha Marletsuo (contact info below)
Sports Facility Caretaker: Leo Määttä, phone: 0400 356 454
Note. If no one answers, call back again a few moments later.
Outdoor recreation and sports opportunities
There is an extensive network of cross-country skiing tracks in Kittilä Village, as well as about 180km of trails in the Levi area. Smaller villages in the area also have their own maintained tracks. Read more: Cross-country skiing tracks – Read more: Hiihtoladut | kittila.fi (english translation coming soon)
There are about 900km of snowmobile routes in Kittilä. Read more: Snowmobile routes in Kittilä: Snowmobile routes | kittila.fi
You’ll also find a sports complex, ice rink, football field with AstroTurf, and a skatepark.
There are also other sports facilities in the area, including football fields and ice rinks, Water World Levi, gyms, and the golf course.
Sports facilities in the villages of Kittilä can be found here (in Finnish). Revontuli-Opisto also offers various sports services in Kittilä. Courses can be found on the Revontuli-Opisto website here. In addition, various associations and private organizations offer a variety of recreational opportunities.
In addition to downhill skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing, Levi offers hiking, biking, Frisbee golf, and many other interesting indoor and outdoor recreational activities. Learn more at www.levi.fi
Move, fish, hunt, or pick berries in the diverse nature of Kittilä. There is a plethora of various hiking, nature, and outdoor trails, as well as bird watching towers.
