Must-see hotels in Finland

  • Camping Lapinkylä

    Northern Lapland

    Opposite the Kylätalo Giisá (village hall), the area's most central campground has a sauna, neat wooden cabins, and plenty of grass on which to pitch your…

  • Lappeenrannan Kylpylä

    Lappeenranta

    Bronze- and gold-toned, minibar-equipped rooms – some opening to balconies overlooking the park and water – range over the revamped 1970s spa hotel…

  • Hotelli Kultahippu

    Ivalo

    In the riverside ‘Speck of Gold’ pub, rooms are unexpectedly stylish, with big windows (and, mercifully, mosquito netting). Several have private saunas;…

  • Hotel Alma

    Finland's West Coast

    This property contains 10 sweet guest rooms, each with charming architectural details and named for a locally-built sailing ship. Several rooms feature…

  • Hotelli Seurahuone

    Helsinki

    Dating from 1833, this seurahuone (club room) was a meeting place for high society, where visiting officers, gentlemen and ladies came to stay, and a…

  • Hyvärilä

    Karelia

    Next door to a nine-hole golf course, and home to a golf simulator, this lakeside resort incorporates a campground, hostel accommodation, a 14-room hotel…

  • Hotel GreenStar

    Karelia

    Eco-initiatives at this contemporary hotel include water heating rather than air-con and small communal areas to reduce heating. Clean, comfortable rooms…

  • Rastila Camping

    Helsinki

    An 18-minute metro ride from the city centre (Rastila station), this year-round campground makes a good budget option. Though scarcely rural, it's greeon…

  • Laivahostel Borea

    Turku

    Built in Sweden in 1960, the enormous passenger ship SS Bore is docked outside the Forum Marinum museum, just 500m northeast of the ferry terminal. It now…

  • Karhunkainalo

    Central Finland

    Surrounded by pine forest, this campground within Hossa National Park is perfectly placed for fishing and hiking. Along with tent sites in season, it has…

  • Poroholma

    Finland's West Coast

    On beautiful Otanlahti bay, 2km northwest of Rauma, this five-star seaside holiday resort is crawling with sun-browned families. Accommodation ranges from…

  • Hotelli Luostotunturi

    Lapland

    The rounded design of this 176-room hotel is supposed to resemble a reindeer’s earmark. Most of the spacious rooms have a log-built balcony, and some have…

  • Hotelli Jahtihovi

    Kuopio

    Located on a quiet street near the harbour, this independent, family-run hotel is a safe choice. Unrenovated standard rooms have extremely cramped…

  • Valkeaporo

    Northern Lapland

    With splendid water frontage on spectacular Menesjärvi, this campground has smart cottages, good facilities, and boat and canoe hire (from €50 per day)…

  • Ranta Cafe & Bed

    Finland's West Coast

    In a prime location next to the vast riverside park (and next to the Bonk Museum), this darling red clapboard house has a cosy cafe downstairs and two…

  • Hotel Carlton

    Helsinki

    Near the train station and very handy for trams and the metro, this small, friendly Best Western hotel has 21 rooms in several shapes and sizes, all with…

  • Santasport

    Rovaniemi

    A 15-minute stroll from the town centre at the base of Ounasvaara, this sports complex offers great value. Functional, modern rooms offer heaps of space…

  • Hotel Indigo

    Punavuori & Ullanlinna

    Helsinki's first branch of branded boutique chain Hotel Indigo opened in the Design District in 2016. Local artists designed and painted unique murals…

  • Sokos Hotel Bomba

    Karelia

    This sprawling complex has an enormous indoor pool and spa area overlooking the lake and stylish modern rooms. There are also atmospheric Karelian-style…

  • Hotelli Pyhätunturi

    Lapland

    Ski in and out of Pyhä’s major hotel, located part of the way up the chairlift at the top of the road. Some of its 51 rooms and self-contained chalets…

  • Jokitörmä

    Northern Lapland

    On the highway 27km north of Inari, this is a great campground and hostel. Small, cosy cabins overlook the river rapids and have a simple stove but no…

  • Hotelli Alba

    The Finnish Lakeland

    Located within the university campus, this hotel on the lake shore has a bar-restaurant with a terrace cantilevered over the water (lunch buffet €16.80;…

  • Hetan Majatalo

    Lapland

    In the town centre, but set back in its own garden away from the road, this welcoming place offers two types of accommodation in facing buildings: clean,…

  • Hotel Sorsanpesa

    Finland's West Coast

    This riverside hotel looks like it's straight out of the Aalto-designed town centre, with its sleek white lines and unusual circular shape. Spacious rooms…

  • Royal Hotel Ruka

    Central Finland

    At the foot of the fell at the turn-off to Rukajärvi, this intimate 16-room hotel looks like a children’s fort waiting to be populated with toy soldiers…

  • Gästgård Christiansund

    Åland Archipelago

    The simple cabins here surround a wide expanse of greenery and trees leading down to a picturesque inlet. It's not great for swimming, but the public…

  • GLO Hotel Kluuvi

    Helsinki

    On a pedestrian street in the heart of town, GLO Hotel Kluuvi has 184 rooms with clean, contemporary lines, including gleaming timber floors. The 'smart…

  • Hostel Diana Park

    Punavuori & Ullanlinna

    More like a guesthouse, Helsinki’s most characterful and laid-back hostel occupies the 3rd (top) floor of a walk-up building in a lively street of bars…

  • Hotel Haikko Manor

    Turku & Finland's South Coast

    About 6km from the centre of Porvoo, Haikko Manor is an elegant historic house with 24 luxurious rooms, romantically decked out with period furnishings…

  • Camping Tornio

    Lapland

    Situated 3.5km southeast of the town centre, off the road to Kemi, this 5.5-hectare campground has a grassy riverside location with a beach, boat and bike…

  • Radisson Blu Grand Hotel Tammer

    Tampere

    Constructed in 1929, this is one of Finland’s oldest hotels and enjoys a fine location beside the rapids. After the gloriously old-fashioned elegance of…

  • Saariselkä Inn

    Saariselkä

    In the heart of Saariselkä, this friendly village pub brews its own beer and offers good accommodation in a variety of neighbouring buildings. Rooms are…

  • Hotelli Milton

    The Finnish Lakeland

    Designed by Erkki Kantonen and Sakari Nironen and constructed in 1963, this architecturally notable building is one of the city's major landmarks. Family…

  • Scandic Hotel Patria

    Lappeenranta

    Definitely one of the best places to stay in Lappeenranta, the Patria is close to the harbour and fortress. The pick of its Scandi-chic rooms feature…

  • Linnunlahti

    Karelia

    This bargain almost-lakeside campground is mobbed during the Ilosaari Rock Festival, when it's reserved for festival goers, but otherwise has sites to…

  • K5 Levi

    Lapland

    Directly opposite the tourist office, this sleek, modern hotel has spacious rooms with checked fabrics in warm shades of red; most come with a sauna and…

  • Vanhan Koulun Majatalo

    Karelia

    An old schoolhouse in the countryside 6km north of Koli village now houses this small, sociable guesthouse in the forest. Its eight rooms and two…

  • Hotelli Pielinen

    Karelia

    Peacefully set near (but not on) Lake Pielinen in the tiny hamlet of Vuonislahti, Hotelli Pielinen has 17 modern, good-value rooms – ask for one with a…

  • Nuorgamin Lomakeskus

    Northern Lapland

    The heart of village life, Nuorgamin Lomakeskus offers camping, cabins and cottage apartments with the works. It sells fishing permits, has a cafe…

  • Eurohostel

    Helsinki

    Close to the Viking Line ferry on Katajanokka, this busy hostel is easily reached on trams 4 and 5. All rooms share bathrooms. 'Eurohostel' rooms are more…

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