British Airways will operate twice-weekly flights to Finland’s most northerly airport from Gatwick this year.

Flights will operate from Gatwick to Ivalo from 3 December, every Tuesday and Friday until 14 February 2025.

Ivalo is a village on the Ivalo River in Lapland, in the Arctic Circle. It is a gateway to Saariselkä, a resort village for winter sports.

Flights will be operated by BA Euroflyer, BA’ short-haul subsidiary, based at Gatwick’s South Terminal. Customers can take skiing or snowboarding equipment as part of their checked baggage so long as the bag is within 190 x 75 x 65cm. Return flights start at £345.

The new route follows the announcement last month that BA will operate Heathrow-Tromso flights this year.