A unique hotel with an excellent choice of rooms and suites, including the luxury Gielas wing. I love the atmosphere here, backed up by friendly service and great food. The well established, comfortable accommodation buildings are set in a charming wooded area near the cross-country ski trails, within an easy 2-3 minute walk of the main Tunturi building which houses the reception, bar and the restaurants.
I have chosen this hotel for its renowned friendly service and excellent food, and the fact that so many guests come back year after year. Well designed, the hotel features a main central building as its focal point, including the reception, restaurants and bar, where musical entertainment is on offer every evening.
There is a super range of family rooms and suites available in different shapes and sizes, as follows, and larger apartments with 3 and 5 bedrooms are available on request. Most room types have a private sauna, and whilst all the bedrooms are comfortable, the Family Suites offer that extra bit of space if you want to spread out.
Type A Bedrooms, sleep 2-4 – with twin beds and a double sofa-bed (suitable for one adult or two children), private en suite shower, wc, satellite TV, telephone, hairdryer and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities.
Supplements*: Single room supplement: £55
Type B Family Suites, sleep 3-4– Twin bedroom and a separate lounge with double sofa-bed, sharing private sauna/shower/wc, hairdryer and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities.
Supplements*: 4 Sharing £14, 3 Sharing £20
Type C Family Suites, sleep 5-6 – Two twin bedrooms and a separate lounge with double sofa-bed, sharing private sauna/shower/wc, further separate wc, hairdryer and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities. These suites may be on two levels, with an internal staircase with stair-gates.
Supplements*: 6 Sharing £25, 5 Sharing £30, 4 Sharing £50
Type F 4-room apartments, sleep 6-8 – As type C but larger and with an additional bedroom.
Supplements*: 8 Sharing £ Nil, 7 Sharing £5, 6 Sharing £12.
5-Bedroom apartments, sleep 10-13 – A spacious 5-bedroom apartment with 5 twin bedrooms and sofa-beds for 3 in the lounge area. It has its own private sauna and jacuzzi.
Supplements*: 13 Sharing Deduct £10, 12 Sharing Deduct £3, 11 Sharing £5, 10 Sharing £10.
The hotel’s 'Kontio’ building has been newly renovated and is the nearest accommodation to the Tunturi reception and restaurants building.
Kontio Deluxe Bedrooms, sleep 2-3 – are spacious and newly renovated rooms in the Kontio building (close to the main Tunturi building) and have twin beds and a sofa-bed (for one child), sauna, private en suite shower, wc, satellite TV, telephone, hairdryer and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities.
Supplements*: 3 sharing £35, 2 sharing £50
Kontio Suites, sleep 3-4 – are newly renovated and spacious suites (close to the main Tunturi building) with a twin bedroom and a sofa-bed (suitable for one adult or two children) in the lounge area, sauna, private en suite shower, wc, satellite TV, telephone, hairdryer and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities.
Supplements*: 4 sharing £40, 3 sharing £50
The hotel’s impressive 'Gielas’ wing provides the highest standards in Saariselkä, and is just 2-3 minutes walk from the main Tunturi building. The Gielas offers spacious and stylish family rooms, plus a small range of boutiques.
Gielas Type D Family Bedrooms, sleep 2-4 – two single beds and a double sofa-bed, (suitable for one adult or two children), private en suite bath/shower, wc, sauna, balcony, satellite TV, telephone, hairdryer, and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities.
Gielas Type E Family Bedrooms, sleep 3-4 – more spacious than a Type D with two single beds and a double sofa-bed, (suitable for one adult or two children), private en suite bath/shower, wc, sauna, balcony, satellite TV, telephone, hairdryer, and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities.
Supplements*: £12 on Gielas basic price.
*Room supplements are per person per night.
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•Urho Kekkonen National Park •Easy skiing •Local cuisine
As well as being a popular place for panning, Saariselkä is a goldmine of winter wonderland activities. With a stunning national park on your doorstep, you can explore the snowy surroundings on foot, skis, snowmobile or even reindeer before coming home to your cosy cabin or hotel.
Great for •Meet Santa •Northern Lights •Off-slope activities
Snow Report: Top cm, Bottom cm
Snow Forecast: cm expected this week
Snow History: December average depth 27cm
Approx. airport transfer times depend on conditions:
Ivalo | 32 km, 30 mins |
Region: | Northern Lapland, Finland |
First opened: | 1970s |
Saariselka lift pass price last reported as 200€ (adult 6 day). Ask for a quote when booking Santa's Hotel Tunturi.
Night skiing: Yes
Saariselka has N, E, W facing slopes.
Usually open for skiing November - May.
Town altitude: | 265m |
Top of slopes: | 438m |
Bottom of piste: | 260m |
Vertical drop: | 180m |
Total length of trails: | 10km |
Longest piste: | 1.3km |