Taisto Thorneus is the owner and operator of Lapland Wilderness Tours, native of northern Scandinavia. He has a long experience in the sub-arctic wilderness with over 40 years working as a professional guide and tour operator. He has won numerous national and international sleddog races and made a 1700 km sleddog expedition across the Scandinavian mountain range in 1983. The longest such trip on Europe’s mainland at that time. 

Recently, Taisto has won the Swedish long distance championship 3 times, and in February 2017 he won the silver medal in the middle distance world championship in Ontario, Canada. He is a pioneer in developing sleddog tours for the enjoyment of many thousands of clients. All our guides have and extensive knowledge of working with sled dogs and operating in the extreme Arctic environment.