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Unusual & Unique Places to Stay in Finland

Finland's unusual stays are mostly a northern idea: cabins with a glass roof or a glass dome over the bed, so that the sky is the ceiling, and snow hotels built again from fresh snow and ice every winter. Most of them sit in Lapland, near or above the Arctic Circle.

The catch is that the reason to go cannot be booked. Aurora sightings need a dark, clear night, and a week of cloud is common; from late spring to late summer the nights are too light to see them at all. Snow rooms exist only in deep winter and are kept below freezing, so guests sleep in thermal bags. Lapland is a flight or an overnight train from Helsinki.

Ice & Snow

Fell TrekKittiläA former guest house turned boutique hotel.See the stay
Santa Claus Holiday Village ReceptionTähtikuja, NapapiiriSee the stay
Nova Skyland HotelTähtipolku, RovaniemiA hotel nestled on the peaceful side of Santa Claus Village, surrounded by Lapland's vast wilderness.See the stay
Pyhä IgloosKerontie, PyhätunturiA former building, now a boutique hotel offering glass-roofed rooms with direct access to the outdoors.Winter-season pricing and a seasonal close, cloud can hide the show, and the midnight sun erases the dark from June to July.See the stay
Arctic SnowHotel & Glass IgloosLehtojärventie, RovaniemiWinter-season pricing and a seasonal close, cloud can hide the show, and the midnight sun erases the dark from June to July.See the stay
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort East VillageKiilopääntie, SaariselkäBuilt as part of a long-standing winter resort since 1974.Winter-season pricing and a seasonal close, cloud can hide the show, and the midnight sun erases the dark from June to July.See the stay
Northern Lights Village PyhäAstelintie, PyhätunturiA former forest area transformed into a glass-roofed resort under the northern lights.Winter-season pricing and a seasonal close, cloud can hide the show, and the midnight sun erases the dark from June to July.See the stay
Glass ResortTähtikuja, RovaniemiWinter-season pricing and a seasonal close, cloud can hide the show, and the midnight sun erases the dark from June to July.See the stay
Silver Birch ResortAlaniemenpolku, RovaniemiBuilt on a private peninsula three metres above the ground.Winter-season pricing and a seasonal close, cloud can hide the show, and the midnight sun erases the dark from June to July.See the stay
Hotel KatkavaaraKätkävaarantie, TervolaSee the stay