Rovaniemi
In Rovaniemi's former 1950s town hall, with original fixtures including wood panelling, a vintage lift and wrought-iron balustrades, Lapland's top hotel…
Must-see hotels in Lapland
Northern Lapland
Run by a reindeer-owning family who taught at the local school, Porotila Toini Sanila is a great place to learn about the Skolt way of life. A series of…
Lapland
At the Luosto slope, this is one of Lapland’s most original and stylish hotels and a great winter hideaway. All rooms have their own sauna and many have…
Lapland
Activities operator Harriniva offers a wide range of accommodation. Hotel rooms are simple but attractively done out in wood and have plenty of space;…
Lapland
The snow hotel's interior temperature is -5°C (23°F) – somewhat temperate when the outside temperate is closer to -30°C (-22°F) – but a woolly sheepskin…
Ivalo
Surrounded by forest, this friendly, family-run husky farm offers great accommodation in a large rust-red wooden house built in traditional Finnish style…
Northern Lapland
At this wonderfully remote lakeside property, the pick of the options are the 'aurora bubbles': perspex-domed cabins where you can watch the spectacle of…
Lapland
Tornio's best hotel by far tells the story of Iisakki Mustaparta (Isaac Blackbeard), an 18th-century leader of local farmers who defied the ruling…
Lapland
Alongside the tumbling Tsahkaljoki, this riverside spot is the best of the clutch of cabin complexes in the centre of Kilpisjärvi. In addition to…
Lapland
High up on the fell, with a great ski-in, ski-out area, this stylish hotel has brilliant rooms with lots of space, streamlined Nordic furniture, big…
Rovaniemi
Forget the theme-park ambience of the nearby Santa quarter, because this place, opened in 2016, is something special. Designer rooms are swathed in local…
Lapland
Ski and hiking trails fan out from this complex of log cabins in Äkäslompolo, near the lake. Even the standard rooms, set in separate raised buildings,…
Inari
Just outside town, this terrific lakeside place has a cosy feel in its tastefully decorated rooms and cabins, with some igloos as well. The decor features…
Lapland
This family-run, riverside place has a series of wooden cottages in a well-kept area with a lake beach. The standard cottages are great for families;…
Lapland
On Kemijärvi's lakeshore, with its own pier, this charming log cabin built in 2009 using traditional Finnish techniques has six rooms with exposed timber…
Lapland
Next to Ylläs' gondola lift, this ski-in hotel is the highest on the fell, and sells lift tickets and hires out ski equipment from its on-site shop. Most…
Northern Lapland
On the shores of one of the region’s most beautiful lakes, 3.5km northeast of the Lemmenjoki turn-off from Rd 955, this remote wilderness lodge has…
Rovaniemi
On Lehtojärvi's lakeshore, this place offers the complete snow-hotel experience and also has a snow restaurant as well as warmer eating choices. Alongside…
Northern Lapland
Right at Kiilopää's trailheads 17km south of Saariselkä, this excellent facility has outlying buildings with simple, comfortable hotel rooms, a hostel …
Inari
This cosy Sámi family–run place overlooks the Jäniskoski rapids and has 45 spruce-furnished rooms, some with a great river view. Many have a drying…
Lapland
Every winter, this ice hotel is built 16km east of Ylläsjärvi off Rd 80. It’s a spectacular complex of buildings in a huge igloo with sumptuous rooms…
Lapland
Built in 1938, this old wooden place up in the fells is just what a weary trekker wants to see. The upstairs rooms are the most modern. Connecting rooms…
Rovaniemi
Epicentral City Hotel has 90 compact, stylish rooms with large windows and plush maroon and brown fabrics, but it retains an intimate feel. Luxe rooms…
Saariselkä
Some of the spacious rooms at this central 232-room hotel come with saunas and all have balconies. Apartments sleeping up to six people are in a separate…
Northern Lapland
This home of an active Sámi family has a felt studio selling some extraordinary works of art, as well as comfortable accommodation in log cabins, with…
Northern Lapland
This rustic waterside property 46km southwest of Inari has rooms, cottages and some farther-flung log cabins. All share bathroom facilities. It offers…
Inari
On the lakeshore in Inari's village centre, this well-run hotel is better than it looks from the outside, with spacious rooms and powerful showers. Those…
Saariselkä
With 266 rooms, this vast complex sprawls across six buildings, but it hasn’t lost its traditional roots or excellent service. There are numerous grades…
Rovaniemi
Rooms here are functional, if plain, but most have private saunas; family rooms have a pull-out sofa bed. Snazzier apartments also come with saunas, as…
Lapland
Friendly and informal, the ‘Crazy Reindeer’ is an enormous complex of 146 rooms and 11 apartments, including family suites with balconies, two-storey…
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…
Ivalo
In the riverside ‘Speck of Gold’ pub, rooms are unexpectedly stylish, with big windows (and, mercifully, mosquito netting). Several have private saunas;…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
