Archipelagos of tens of thousands of islands, and fjords you see very little of from a car.
The Stockholm and Turku archipelagos have tens of thousands of islands. The western Norwegian fjords run a hundred kilometres inland with steep walls on both sides. You see very little of either from a car.
What you can get: crewed sailing and motor boats of moderate size, expedition boats built for cold water, and day charter from almost any harbour. What you cannot get is a Mediterranean-style fleet. Berth size, water depth and crew availability all set limits, so check them before showing a client a photograph.
Skipper and usually a cook on board, for two nights or more in the archipelago. The best option in Swedish and Finnish waters.
Cold-water and ice-capable boats for northern Norway and Greenland. Hull class matters more than the interior on these.
A boat to yourselves for the day. Usually the best value private element in a coastal trip.
Fast open-boat transfers between islands, lodges and a larger vessel. Cold and wet in poor weather.
Better said now than found out on the day. We would rather lose the booking than have it go wrong in front of your client.
The season is short. Crewed charter runs roughly May to September. Outside that, ice, darkness and crew availability shut it down.
Crewed boats in July and August are usually booked a year ahead. Late requests get whatever is left, which may not be the boat in the brochure.
The skipper decides the route. Wind and sea change it, so tell the client the itinerary is a guide when you sell it, not when they arrive at the dock.
Deep-hulled boats cannot get into many of the best harbours. Greenland and Svalbard also require ice class and permits.
Nordic Privé operates directly in Finland. In the other countries we work with local partner teams we have checked, and we stay responsible for the whole trip.
Reaches places with no road, runway or harbour, and shows a client a lot of country in twenty minutes.
The part of a trip clients remember longest. There are not many senior guides, so book early.
Every trip depends on it, and clients almost always underestimate how far apart things are.
Dates, group size, and the two places you need to link. We come back with what is available, what it costs, and what happens if the weather stops it.