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Saariselkä – Mountains

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Boutique hotels in Saariselkä

Saariselkä, beneath the fells of Urho Kekkonen National Park, has a mountaintop hotel and wilderness cabins.

Handpicked boutique hotels

Where to stay in Saariselkä

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Star Arctic Hotel

Saariselkä · 40 rooms

A five-star hotel with 40 rooms on top of Kaunispää mountain, good for sunsets and aurora viewing.

Saariselkä is a small tourist village in Finnish Lapland, set at the edge of Urho Kekkonen National Park, with ski slopes, trails and reindeer farms. In winter the aurora is regular, and in summer the fells are green and walkable.

Where to stay

Star Arctic Hotel is a five-star property on top of Kaunispää mountain, with 40 rooms and large windows for sunsets and aurora. Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort, a few kilometers north, offers glass igloos, log cabins and snow igloos. Kuukkeli Hirvas Suite is within the national park near the ski resort, with a sauna and hot tub. Saarihely and Kuukkeli Log Houses are other small options.

Good to know

Huskies, snowmobiles and reindeer sleighs run from the village. Book a year ahead for the Christmas and aurora weeks.

Good to know

Questions about Saariselkä

How many boutique hotels are there in Saariselkä?

We list 3 boutique hotels in Saariselkä, including Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort, Kuukkeli Hirvas Suite and Star Arctic Hotel.