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…
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…
Lappeenranta
Bronze- and gold-toned, minibar-equipped rooms – some opening to balconies overlooking the park and water – range over the revamped 1970s spa hotel…
Ivalo
In the riverside ‘Speck of Gold’ pub, rooms are unexpectedly stylish, with big windows (and, mercifully, mosquito netting). Several have private saunas;…
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…
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…
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…
Karelia
Eco-initiatives at this contemporary hotel include water heating rather than air-con and small communal areas to reduce heating. Clean, comfortable rooms…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kuopio
Located on a quiet street near the harbour, this independent, family-run hotel is a safe choice. Unrenovated standard rooms have extremely cramped…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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;…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…