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Northern Lights Village Saariselkä

Slopeside fun with restaurant and bar/lounge

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Lobby lounge
Exterior
Reception
Lounge
Outdoor pool

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Rovaniementie 3222E, Saariselka, 99830
  • Saariselkä Sport Resort
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Saariselkä Ski Resort
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Kaunispään Tower
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Ivalo (IVL)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Cabin

Cabin

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free rollaway/extra beds
Free cots/infant beds
Sofa bed
Private bathroom
Heated bathroom floor
Rainfall showerhead
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

About the area

Saariselka

At Northern Lights Village Saariselkä you'll be within steps of Saariselkä Sport Resort and Saariselkä Ski Resort. Highlights at this ski hotel include free buffet breakfast, a restaurant and free self-parking. .The buffet restaurant, Restaurant Kota, serves international cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The hotel's own lounge bar is a nice place to enjoy a drink. With ski-in ski-out access, there's more time for cross-country skiing and snowmobiling and you'll find ski rentals on site. Additionally, you'll find free Wi-Fi in public areas, a free manager's reception and a sauna. Each morning free breakfast is served. There's also the convenience of an airport shuttle. .Sights within a 20-minute walk of this Saariselka hotel include Urho Kekkonen National Park and Pyhan Paavalin Chapel.

What's nearby

  • Saariselkä Sport Resort - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Saariselkä Ski Resort - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Pyhan Paavalin Chapel - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Ruijanpolku - 4 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Kaunispään Tower - 4 min drive - 2.8 km

Getting around

  • Ivalo (IVL) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kaunispään Huippu Oy - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Scan Burger - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Muossi Grilli - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Laavu - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Suomen Latu Kiilopää - ‬15 min drive

About this property

Northern Lights Village Saariselkä

Slopeside fun with restaurant and bar/lounge
During the winter, enjoy on-site recreational activities like cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. When the sun goes down, sip après-ski drinks in the hotel's bar.

Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. Free breakfast is served daily, and guests can also enjoy a free nightly manager's reception. Public spaces have free WiFi. Free self parking is available.

This Saariselka hotel is smoke free.

  • 80 guestrooms or units
  • Built in 2016
  • Buffet breakfast (free)
  • Manager's reception (free)
  • Ski equipment rentals
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Staff members are multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Car service
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Television in lobby
  • Bellhop
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Northern Lights Village Saariselkä offers 80 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and a safe. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead, bidets, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-certified property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education) – a programme that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural heritage and the local economy.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Latvian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Limo/town car service
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free daily manager's reception

Restaurants on site

  • Restaurant Kota

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Sauna
  • Ski equipment rentals
  • Ski-in/ski-out access
  • Snowmobiling
  • Snowshoeing
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (limited availability)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessibility

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Heated bathroom floor
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Mobile key entry
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 70 per room (one-way)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in all accommodation. Guests can access their rooms with a mobile device.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

Northern Lights Village Saariselkä Resort Saariselka
Northern Lights Village Saariselkä Resort
Northern Lights Village Saariselkä Saariselka
ern Lights Village Saariselkä
Northern Lights Village Saariselkä Hotel
Northern Lights Village Saariselkä Saariselka
Northern Lights Village Saariselkä Hotel Saariselka

Frequently asked questions

Is parking available at Northern Lights Village Saariselkä?

Yep, Northern Lights Village Saariselkä has a free self car park.

Are there any beaches close to Northern Lights Village Saariselkä?

The closest beach to Northern Lights Village Saariselkä is Ivalo River Beach (26.6 km).

What makes Northern Lights Village Saariselkä a romantic place to stay?

A lounge bar, plus rainfall showerheads in the guestrooms, help set the scene for a romantic weekend at Northern Lights Village Saariselkä.

Does Northern Lights Village Saariselkä serve breakfast?

You bet, complimentary buffet breakfast is on offer daily between 7:00 AM and 10 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Northern Lights Village Saariselkä?

No, but there's an airport shuttle that runs 24 hours a day on request for a fee.

Is there a bar or restaurant at Northern Lights Village Saariselkä?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant that serves international cuisine. Pre dinner cocktails anyone?

What time are check-in & check-out at Northern Lights Village Saariselkä?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM. Check-out time is noon.

Are pets allowed at Northern Lights Village Saariselkä?

No, only service animals are allowed.

Northern Lights Village Saariselkä Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 116 out of 196 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 196 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 196 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 196 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 196 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Savan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very very bad experience with food which ruined the entire experience! The welcome at reception was nice, cabin was decent, activities were also nice! However, when I came to dinner it was horrible. Dinner was all different salads. I am a vegetarian, even then it was quite unsatisfactory for it. On top of that there were no drinks like juices, cola or similar included in the dinner. Those were available for extra cost. No one was ready to answer saying don't work in restaurant, talk to manager and all! Overall the staff ruined the experience during the dinner. NOT RECOMMENDED!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marushka

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

5*

The best place we’ve ever stayed! Such a great complex with very helpful staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Arjun

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed here for 3 nights and we actually saw some of the best Norther Lights for 2 nights! The cabin definitely has a fantastic view towards the sky and the towards north in general. The amount of activities available and timeslots available were more than sufficient for us to cover almost everything. All activities were managed and done very well and we enjoyed all thoroughly. I have to give a special shoutout to the team which did the "Search for Santa" activity. This is easily one of the best and most magical activity we have done, especially when looking at it from the little eyes of our 7 & 9 year old kids. This will be part of their memory (and ours) for a life time! Food options could have been better. We do not eat red meat and there was only Fish as the other option so we literally ate Salmon or some other similar fish for ALL meals. Breakfast too is repeated every day without any changes. At one point we went out to the nearby Kmart to buy instant noodles as the food options were really very few for those who do not eat red meat. If you are a Vegetarian or Vegan or need Halal food, you can't survive here. Getting your luggage to your cabin is gonna break your back as you have to load your luggage on the wooden sleigh and push through knee deep snow for quite a long distance. This sounds fun in the beginning until you start doing it. It becomes a horrible experience quite rapidly. But otherwise, the service from the staff has been top notch!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

simon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

GARY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gustavo

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Leanna

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
My cabin was freezing. I would say this is an average hotel but you’re paying for the Possibility of seeing the lights from your room. The food options weren’t great. There were too many families so that tempered the romance for a lot Of the couples there. However, our guides For the activities were phenomenal.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ernesto

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing and special place. Food is great, staff are friendly, experiences are fun. Wifi is the only thing I wish could improve.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Kyung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staffs are so kind. But, they didn't answer for my question by email until my arrival.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Pearl

Travelled with partner
Aurora cabin was a likeable place to quiet down and if the weather permits, you’ll see the lights from your cabin. But there was no curtains for day time and it feels very bright to be in the cabin to rest. The room service tablet wasn’t working and was never replaced with new ones. When we went there, the snow was powdery and not good for any snow activities but after a frw days of snowing, there were snow mobile activities and we missed the chance as we didn’t know that it was available on the day. Would be nice if did the snow mobile. Food was very delicious 👍
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Antonia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Simply fabulous
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place really well run. Super helpful and friendly staff. We stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023 in cabin 17, which was great. Cabins 1 to 20 are at the northern most edge of the resort, so you have nice views north of trees and the aurora, and not looking at the backs of more cabins. Top tip, there is a path not shown on the map from opposite cabin 17 direct to reception. First morning we went to reception and arranged activities for every day with the super helpful staff there – snowmobiling, dog sledging, reindeer sleigh ride, and aurora lake trip, all of which were great fun. Good views of the aurora from the warmth and comfort of our cabin when the clouds cleared. Views from the lake (and on route to the lake) were even better due to darker skies. Thanx to Lancashire Matt for a great fun snowmobile ride along interesting back route paths on Lynx 600cc snowmobiles – they were pretty easy to drive, with no gears and lovely heated grips. Dog sledging was with 5 dogs pulling, one person sitting in the sledge and the other driving / hanging on for dear life :-D Swapped driver and passenger half way. Lovely scenery, but very chilly, so I'd recommend wearing a ski mask. Reindeer sleigh ride was nice and sedate, at walking pace, nicely wrapped up warm, again through nice scenery. Transfer from and to airport was organised by the hotel for 70 Euros each way. Contact the resort in advance to request transfer. The office is not manned at weekends, so contact them in advance on
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Savanah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Sara, Chicago

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Northern Lights village was a great property. Mother nature didn't cooperate with Northern Lights but it was a good stay. Travelers should note that this property is closed for the summer and opens in September and runs with limited staff and services until the busy season starts in November. Cabins were amazing, food was very good and staff was very friendly so would definitely recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gentry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay. Most activities were right on site making them very convenient. Activity costs were a little on the high side.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Dawn, Aurora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s world class and I love everything about the place!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Maia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Northern lights hotel was beautiful and cozy, and the staff arranged the most wonderful aurora and husky sledding trips. Breakfast was delicious and the cabins were clean and lovely!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a great holiday, until they forgot to schedule a driver for departing airport transfer - making the return trip very stressful.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome place and so beautiful! We loved it! Every thing was great
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

KeikoOnTheGo, Hawaii

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
To start- issue w pick up from airport. I let it go took public bus but the hotel interrogated me about it & no apologies- unprofessional. I’ve taken hundreds of trips rarely leave reviews bc never had an experience this bad. Aside from Finnair losing ALL my luggage, hotel was not sympathetic, did nothing to try to help. This is a “high end resort” Mind you! I’ve stayed in hostels w much better service. They don’t have luggage service anyway I saw elderly guests lugging their luggage far away to their cabins in the snow in the cold... Front desk is full of foreign employees who know nothing about proper customer service / communication. Obviously there are serious issues w management. Most of the staff stand around conversate w one another... None of the employees in the hotel greet the guests as they arrive/leave. Most of the servers in the restaurant don’t greet guests, aren’t attentive do not tidy up tables or food areas well. Cabins are adorable, scenery is beautiful but the cabins are too close together, you have zero privacy as everyone can see inside the glass. Many hairs all over my bedding & floors. The wool blanket on the bed was never washed. I understand the hot water conservation/toilet/plumbing situation (eco-friendly) will let that go but inconvenience. Didn’t go to sauna but I heard negative things. Food was mediocre not many options. My driver Aleksi was awesome so was the reindeer guy (both Finnish) My friend also was unimpressed
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
New building, big window, neat furnitures, very friendly staff, nice location
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The cabins were very clean and comfortable. It was very easy to book activities and the food was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020