Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort
Kakslauttanen, Saariselka, Finland
Location
In the Saariselka fells
In the Saariselka fell region of Finnish Lapland, around two hundred and fifty kilometres north of the Arctic Circle in the auroral zone, near Urho Kekkonen National Park, around thirty to forty-five minutes from Ivalo airport, across two villages, East and West.
Transfer
Near Ivalo
Around thirty to forty-five minutes from Ivalo airport, arranged on request, set in the Saariselka fells deep in Finnish Lapland beside Urho Kekkonen National Park.
Villas
Around 214 accommodations
Around 214 accommodations: classic Glass Igloos with thermal glass roofs, Kelo-Glass Igloos that combine a log cabin with a glass-domed bedroom (private sauna, fireplace, kitchenette and full bath, up to six), and a 310-square-metre Luxury Kelo-Glass Igloo for up to twelve.
Best For
Who it suits
First-timers chasing the bucket-list igloo stay and families; for the highest comfort, the Kelo-Glass and Luxury Kelo-Glass tiers add private saunas, fireplaces and full baths, deep in the Saariselka fells.
Board Basis
Bed and breakfast or half board
Bed-and-breakfast or half board, with activity packages, and Lappish dining across two villages beside the world's largest smoke sauna.
Overview
The iconic glass-igloo resort
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort is Finland's original and most famous glass-igloo resort, in the Saariselka fells two hundred and fifty kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, where thermal glass igloos let you watch the northern lights from bed. Around 214 accommodations spread across two villages, from classic glass igloos to Kelo-Glass Igloos that combine a log cabin with a glass-domed bedroom — private sauna, fireplace, kitchenette and full bath, sleeping up to six — and a 310-square-metre Luxury igloo for twelve. The setting is deep Finnish Lapland: the resort sits in the Saariselka fell region in the heart of the auroral zone, beside Urho Kekkonen National Park, with husky and reindeer farms and the wide fells all around. The world's largest smoke sauna holds two hundred, with Lappish dining, an aurora-alarm service and husky and reindeer safaris. The iconic bucket-list igloo stay; for the highest comfort, the Kelo-Glass tiers are the ones to book.
Accommodation
Igloos and cabins
Around 214 accommodations spread across two villages, from classic Glass Igloos with thermal glass roofs to Kelo-Glass Igloos that combine a log cabin with a glass-domed bedroom — private sauna, fireplace, kitchenette and full bath, for up to six — and a 310-square-metre Luxury Kelo-Glass Igloo for up to twelve. The thermal glass keeps the bedroom warm as the aurora plays overhead, the Kelo-Glass tiers adding the comforts of a log cabin to the glass dome deep in the Saariselka fells. The Kelo-Glass igloos pair the warmth of a log cabin with a glass-domed bedroom, the classic Glass Igloos keeping it simple beneath the thermal roof, the aurora overhead either way.
Signature
Glass Igloo
Sleeps two. A thermal-glass-roofed igloo for watching the northern lights from bed; the classic icon, in en-suite and shared-facility versions.
Aurora from bedThermal glass roof
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Kelo-Glass Igloo
Sleeps up to six. A log cabin joined to a glass-domed bedroom, with a private sauna, fireplace, kitchenette and full bath.
Private saunaGlass-domed bedroom
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Luxury Kelo-Glass Igloo
Sleeps up to twelve. A 310-square-metre igloo with three log and three glass bedrooms, a living room, a sauna section and private airport transfers.
310 square metresFor up to twelve
Food & Drink
Dining
Lappish dining runs across two villages, from Restaurant Aurora's Lappish and Asian dishes to the Savusauna restaurant beside the smoke sauna and a glass-igloo bar of reindeer and char-grilled salmon. It is hearty, regional Lappish cooking at the original glass-igloo resort, the menu leaning on reindeer, fish and the produce of the fells.
Signature
Restaurant Aurora
Restaurant Aurora, Lappish and Asian dishes.
Smoke sauna
Savusauna restaurant
Savusauna restaurant, beside the smoke sauna.
Bar
Glass-igloo bar
Glass-igloo bar, reindeer and char-grilled salmon.
Wellbeing
Saunas and the smoke sauna
Six saunas include the world's largest smoke sauna, which holds two hundred, joined by ice-hole dipping, with the Kelo-Glass igloos adding private saunas of their own. Wellness here is Finnish to the core, the vast smoke sauna and the ice-hole dip a tradition carried out deep in the fells, the aurora often overhead.
The largest smoke sauna
The largest smoke sauna, holding 200.
Six saunas
Six saunas, across the resort.
Ice-hole dipping
Ice-hole dipping, the Finnish way.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Aurora from bed, the smoke sauna and Lappish safaris define a stay — watch the northern lights from bed with an aurora alarm, take to the world's largest smoke sauna, and join husky and reindeer safaris across the fells. Urho Kekkonen National Park on the doorstep, ice-hole dipping and the long Lappish winter round out the days at Finland's original glass-igloo resort. The world's largest smoke sauna, husky and reindeer safaris and the trails of Urho Kekkonen National Park fill the days, the aurora alarm calling guests from their igloos when the lights come out.
Northern lights
Northern lights, from bed, with an aurora alarm.
The smoke sauna
The smoke sauna, the world's largest.
Husky safaris
Husky safaris, across the fells.
Reindeer safaris
Reindeer safaris, Lappish tradition.
Urho Kekkonen National Park
Urho Kekkonen National Park, on the doorstep.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Ivalo
To Ivalo, around thirty to forty-five minutes from the airport.
In the fells
Saariselka
In the Saariselka fells, beside Urho Kekkonen National Park.
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Good to know
Room tiers
- For private facilities, choose the Kelo-Glass tiers; some classic igloos share facilities.
Northern lights
- Northern lights, best in the winter months, with an aurora alarm.
Bed and breakfast or half board
- Bed-and-breakfast or half board, with activity packages.
Getting there
- Around thirty to forty-five minutes from Ivalo airport.
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