Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort
Kakslauttanen, Saariselka, Finland
Location
In the Saariselka fells
In the Saariselka fell region of Finnish Lapland, around 250 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle in the auroral zone, near Urho Kekkonen National Park, around 30 to 45 minutes from Ivalo airport, across two villages, East and West.
Transfer
Near Ivalo
Around 30 to 45 minutes from Ivalo airport, arranged on request.
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.
Board Basis
Bed and breakfast or half board
Bed and breakfast or half board, with activity packages.
About the Resort
The iconic glass-igloo resort
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort is Finland's original and most famous glass-igloo resort, in the Saariselka fells 250 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 world's largest smoke sauna holds 200, 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 across two villages.
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
Upgrade
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
Top
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 across two villages.
Signature
Restaurant Aurora
Lappish and Asian dishes.
Smoke sauna
Savusauna restaurant
Beside the smoke sauna.
Bar
Glass-igloo bar
Reindeer and char-grilled salmon.
Wellbeing
Saunas and the smoke sauna
Six saunas including the world's largest smoke sauna, which holds 200, plus ice-hole dipping; the Kelo-Glass igloos add private saunas of their own.
The largest smoke sauna
Holding 200.
Six saunas
Across the resort.
Ice-hole dipping
The Finnish way.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Aurora from bed, the smoke sauna and Lappish safaris.
Northern lights
From bed, with an aurora alarm.
The smoke sauna
The world's largest.
Husky safaris
Across the fells.
Reindeer safaris
Lappish tradition.
Urho Kekkonen National Park
On the doorstep.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Ivalo
Around 30 to 45 minutes.
In the fells
Saariselka
Finnish Lapland.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Room tiers
- For private facilities, choose the Kelo-Glass tiers; some classic igloos share facilities.
Northern lights
- Best in the winter months, with an aurora alarm.
Bed and breakfast or half board
- With activity packages.
Getting there
- Around 30 to 45 minutes from Ivalo airport.
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