Messila is one of the best places to learn snowboarding in the world. This amazing beginner snowboarder location is in southern Finland, just 5 minutes from Lahti and less than one hour from Hesinki. For latest conditions click here.

Messila has ten slopes & ten lifts. All the slopes are a perfect for beginner snowboarders & since the floodlit slopes open at 10am and close at 9pm, you can get up to 11 hours boarding in a day (though we suggest splitting the day into two sessons of 4 hrs).

Finland gets cold & we mean REALLY cold. Its not unusual to have temperatures of -20, so dress warm. On the flip side, this guarantees snow during winter & we get to do great things like skiing across the lake, going ice-fishing & snow BBQs.