Proudly Certified by Nature’s Best
Wild Lapland is approved by Nature’s Best, which thoroughly examines how we have done and what we do, and in the end we come to what is best for nature here. That is exactly what we have done. We can proudly present what we do as Nature’s Best!
Wild Lapland
Morgan is a big snow lover. -15 is the perfect temperature if you ask him. And he has also suffered from Polar Dog Disease. . .
“Polar dog disease starts with you getting a sled dog. Then another, and another, and another, and finally you have lost count. Usually people might stop and think a little when the car is full of dogs and there is actually no room for more. But I bought a bigger car and a trailer,” says Morgan.
Outdoor life has always been a big part of Morgan’s life. He has spent many wonderful hours with his father fishing in some lake or river. And so it continued, Morgan studied to be a fishing and hunting guide in high school. He has done military service as a group leader and paramedic with a special focus on working in cold weather. He has also run the Katterjåkk tourist station together with a friend. And after that, in 2005, polar bear disease struck. And as you understand, there is no cure.
THE DOGS
Wild Lapland also consists of 28 Alaskan Huskies, both females and males, puppies and seniors. They are happy, hardworking and very loyal dogs who love to run. They need to run. They are born to run.
The Alaskan Husky is a mixed breed from the start. You can’t go to any show with an Alaskan Husky. But you can win the world’s longest sled dog race. That’s why all our dogs look different. Some are white, some are black and a few are even yellow. Some have blue eyes and some have brown, it doesn’t matter to us.
We breed for good characteristics:
- Loves to run
- Good fur and paw quality
- Friendly to both people and other dogs
- Eat well, even when they are tired
- Likes to work
- Team spirit
This, and much more, is what we call a good sled dog.
When you join us on a tour, we can tell you everything you want to know about the dogs, and probably much more!
HERO – WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
When Morgan bought Hero, he was an unruly young dog who was barely trained at all. But he had the most beautiful blue eyes ever. Morgan was a novice when it came to dog sledding, and so was Hero. But together they slowly but surely explored the world of sled dogs. They tried their hand, they failed, and they tried again, and in the end, they both learned. And soon Hero became not only Morgan’s main leader, but also his best friend.
Hero trusted every word Morgan said, right, left, across the lake, into the deep snow, over the mountains and into the forest. And when the blizzard came and Morgan no longer knew the way home, he trusted Hero. Hero always took him back home again.
Morgan and Hero have done everything together. It’s because of Hero that Morgan is the dog sled driver he is today. And it’s because of Hero that we’re actually doing this.
Some dogs are a “once-in-a-lifetime-dog.” And that was Hero indeed. But he still lives on in his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who run this business with us today.
Västerbotten Experience
Being a real Västerbotten experience is for us a certificate for what we do and what we are, at the same time it is a quality seal that you can trust as we say that we are a very good part of Västerbotten. Wild Lapland is a certified Västerbotten Experience and here you can read about several others.
WILD LAPLAND'S ECOTOURISM POLICY
My goal is to be able to live off and with nature in the place I call home. The company is built on activities that have no or almost no impact on nature at all. That’s how I want it.
Today, Wild Lapland leases the trails we drive on, this to ensure accessibility and also contribute to the landowners with our operations. In the long term, I hope to be able to conduct most of my tourism on my own land.
I start from the right of public access when I think about what to do with my company. We should tell and show what we have around us and we will do that for decades to come. Take care of every flower and bush and tree. I work together with the others who work in the forest, Sami, forestry companies, hunters and other entrepreneurs. I believe that through consultation we can coexist without conflicts.
The main part of Wild Lapland is dog sledding tours with Alaskan huskies. I strive to be the best at dog handling! This permeates all the tours that you as a guest get to experience. In the idea of how I work with the tours, I assume that “The guest should feel that they got more than they paid for”. While the tours are standardized and safety-controlled, there is always a personal touch as the meeting between me and the guest, but above all the guest and the dogs, must take the time it needs.
I am good at what I do and I want to let others who are good at, for example, making wooden bowls be good at it and those who are good at cooking be good at it. We collaborate with many local suppliers of everything from blankets, reindeer skins, food, to dog equipment and promotional items. In this way, I want to include more people to take part in the reason for our trip. If I can’t get exactly what I want locally, the total footprint should be weighed up in purchasing from outside.
My goal with each tour is to inform the guest about what it can be like. Forest history. Sami history. What is happening in the present. My history. The history of sled dogs. I would like to teach and I want to do it by showing how it works here at my place.
We work according to the UN Global Goals in principle. We strive to offer knowledge, equality and security for both us and our guests. Everyone is welcome here! The love of dogs and nature unites us!
What I have written above is a summary of how I think, but of course I cannot include all the nuances. If you, who are reading this, are thinking about something, you are welcome to send an email.
Here are also a number of links both to my own documents that describe what I do in more detail, but also to places with more information about our large area.