About us

Information about the company

Vuokatti Husky was founded in 2004 by Kimmo and Päivi Laasonen. Since then, Kimmo and Päivi have organized husky safaris of different lengths and nature tours. The well-being of the dogs is the most important thing for the entrepreneurs, and the work is done on the dogs' terms.

About our dogs

The Vuokatti Husky dog family currently includes about 100 huskies. Our kennel has a few Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Huskies and Scandinavian dogs.
The well-being of dogs is the most important thing for us and we develop the company according to the needs of the dogs. The training of dogs is done through positive reinforcement, and we do not use punishment as a training method.
As they get older, dogs retire from sledding, and retired dogs often act as teachers for younger dogs.

Staff

Kimmo Laasonen

Entrepreneur, CEO, tour guide

Kimmo has been a long-time safari guide since 1998. Before becoming an entrepreneur, he worked as a nature tour guide and snowmobile guide. He has been an entrepreneur since 2004, having founded Vuokatti Husky Oy. Kimmo has a great sense of humor and he has a lot of funny stories to tell. 

Päivi Laasonen

Entrepreneur, HR, tour guide

Päivi is Vuokatti Husky's second entrepreneur and a heartfelt husky lady. She knows everything about our dogs, and she guides both dogs and human staff.