Santa's Hotel Riekonlinna, Saariselka

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Accommodation
Half Board
Flights Included
Transfers
No Lift Pass
No Ski Rental
No Boot Rental
No Ski School

Overview: hotel description: Santa's Hotel Riekonlinna description

This elegant hotel has excellent facilities and even has its own special Northern Lights viewing room! Situated close to the village centre, this is a very popular family hotel.

  • Elegant and comfortable hotel
  • Convenient location close to village centre
  • Cosy lobby bar/lounge with open fireplace
  • Special Northern Lights viewing-room!
  • Choice of family rooms, suites and apartments available, most with private sauna
  • Massage and solarium available (local charge)
  • Use of toboggans
  • Children’s play area with ball-pond
  • Four separate saunas
  • Boutique offering traditional souvenirs
  • Hot and cold buffet breakfast
  • Half-board option includes excellent 3-course buffet-style evening meals with choices, with a special Gala Buffet Dinner on your last night*

The Hotel Riekonlinna is very popular with my visitors to Lapland. With its excellent range of facilities and a reputation for wonderful food. A favourite feature of mine is the Northern Lights Lounge, which offers big squishy sofas looking out to the northern skies through huge, wall-to-wall panoramic windows, so you can watch for the Aurora Borealis in warmth and comfort! Children meanwhile will probably be more interested in the play area and the hotel’s toboggans, provided free of charge for use by guests. The Hotel Riekonlinna offers a range of family rooms, suites and stylish, well appointed family apartments set in the woods behind the main hotel building, approx. one minute’s walk away. All sofa-beds are suitable for two children under 10 or one older child or adult.

Santa’s SAVERS

  • Half Board included in all my holiday prices
  • Use of toboggans
  • FREE use of snowshoes

Distance of Santa's Hotel Riekonlinna to Ski Lifts

See which Saariselka ski lifts are nearest to Santa's Hotel Riekonlinna.

  • Chairlift chair lift - 1037m
  • Sompahissi platter - 1314m
  • Ankkurihissi 1 t-bar - 1481m
  • Ankkurihissi 3 t-bar - 1495m
  • Ankkurihissi 2 t-bar - 1586m

Navigating in Saariselka can vary, as distances from Santa's Hotel Riekonlinna to ski lifts are in a straight line.


Facilities: Santa's Hotel Riekonlinna features


Room Types: Santa's Hotel Riekonlinna bedrooms

Type A Bedrooms, sleep 4 – comfortable bedrooms with twin beds and a sofa-bed suitable for one adult or two children. All rooms have private en suite shower, wc, balcony, TV, minibar, tea/coffee making facilities and hairdryer.

Twin Bedrooms, sleep 2 - Twin bedrooms with en suite shower, wc, balcony, TV, minibar, tea/coffee making facilities and hairdryer.

Supplement*: Single room supplement: £55.

Paired rooms: There rooms can be booked as a pair for families of 4-6 (in adjacent rooms) and with an additional put-up bed for children.
Supplement*: £12.

Type B Family Suites, sleep 4 – twin bedroom and separate lounge with a double sofa-bed suitable for 2 children, sharing private sauna, shower, wc, balcony, TV, minibar, tea/coffee making facilities and hairdryer. (One suite has a bath rather than a shower, but no sauna).

Supplement*: 4 Sharing £15.

Type C Family Suites, sleep 4-5 – two interconnecting Type A rooms, one with private sauna, and each with own shower, wc, balcony, TV, minibar, tea/coffee making facilities and hairdryer.

Supplement*: 5 sharing £20, 4 Sharing £25.

Type D Family Apartments, sleep 3-4 – twin bedroom and separate lounge with double sofa-bed, sharing private sauna, shower, wc, balcony, TV, hairdryer and kitchenette. A short walk from the main Riekonlinna Hotel building.

Supplement*: 4 Sharing £24, 3 Sharing £32.

Type E Family Apartments, sleep 5-6 – two twin bedroom and separate lounge with double sofa-bed, sharing private sauna, shower, wc, balcony, TV, hairdryer and kitchenette. A short walk from the main Riekonlinna Hotel building.

Supplement*: 6 Sharing £20, 5 Sharing £25.

*Room supplements are per person per night.


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Sun 22 Dec 202422/12/24
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Wed 26 Nov 202526/11/25
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Fri 28 Nov 202528/11/25
available Gatwick, Leeds/bradford, Edinburgh
Sat 29 Nov 202529/11/25
available Birmingham, Manchester
Mon 01 Dec 202501/12/25
available Gatwick, Liverpool John Lennon, Leeds/bradford
Tue 02 Dec 202502/12/25
available Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester
Wed 03 Dec 202503/12/25
£1741
Thu 04 Dec 202504/12/25
available Stansted, Birmingham, Manchester
Fri 05 Dec 202505/12/25
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Sat 06 Dec 202506/12/25
available Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff
Mon 08 Dec 202508/12/25
available Gatwick, East Midlands, Manchester
Tue 09 Dec 202509/12/25
£1561
Wed 10 Dec 202510/12/25
available Gatwick, Manchester, Edinburgh
Thu 11 Dec 202511/12/25
available Birmingham, Manchester, Bournemouth
Fri 12 Dec 202512/12/25
available Gatwick, East Midlands, Manchester
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available Birmingham, Manchester, Belfast Int
Mon 15 Dec 202515/12/25
£1649
Tue 16 Dec 202516/12/25
available Stansted, Birmingham, Leeds/bradford
Wed 17 Dec 202517/12/25
available Gatwick, Manchester
Thu 18 Dec 202518/12/25
available Stansted, Birmingham, Newcastle
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available Gatwick, Manchester, Bournemouth
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Sun 21 Dec 202521/12/25
available Gatwick, Manchester
Mon 22 Dec 202522/12/25
available Stansted, Birmingham, Leeds/bradford
Tue 23 Dec 202523/12/25
available Gatwick, Manchester
Wed 24 Dec 202524/12/25
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This package holiday to Santa's Hotel Riekonlinna in Saariselka, Finland / Lapland departs Tuesday 9th December 2025, for a 2 night stay on a "half board" board basis. A local tourist tax (Taxe de Sejour or Kurtaxe) is levied by many councils in European ski resorts. It varies by standard and type of accommodation and is age dependent, so not everyone is charged. It's not included in the basic price of your holiday and is usually paid locally. For reference, the average charged in winter 2024 was between €1 and €3 per person, per night.

Resort: about Saariselka: about holidays in Saariselka: about ski holidays in Saariselka: about ski holidays in Saariselka Finland / Lapland

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.

Beginner Intermediate Advanced Snowboard

Great for Meet Santa Northern Lights Off-slope activities

Saariselka webcam

Snow Report: Top cm, Bottom cm

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Snow History: December average depth 27cm

Saariselka trail map

Approx. airport transfer times depend on conditions:

Ivalo32 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 Riekonlinna.
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
Europe’s northernmost ski resort, Saariselkä is 250km up from the Arctic Circle, not far from the Russian border. One of the main resorts in Lapland – the legendary home of Father Christmas – it has snow-sure skiing, a Christmas-card-esque village and heaps of festive activities all in one place. The village itself is surrounded by forest and full of winter wonderland charm, with its own little chapel, some shops and restaurants and accommodation ranging from spa hotels to traditional log cabins. Everythin...
Spread across the Iisakkipää and Kaunispää fells, the ski area is modestly-sized, with 6 ski lifts taking you up to 15 slopes. The bus is quite regular and does drop-offs at the top of the slopes and the base. From the base, one chairlift takes you to the top of Kaunispää (the rest of the lifts are T bars). All pistes take you back to the same part of the valley, where you’ll find campfires and cafés to warm up and rebuild your energy stores. This isn’t a challenging ski area and the slopes would best...
With only 15 slopes, this isn’t meant to be a resort where the sole focus is skiing and there are tonnes of other activities to fill up the week. Snowmobiling, reindeer and husky safaris really are as fun as they look and all are a great way to enjoy the surroundings. For something a bit different, try your hand at ice fishing or follow one of the more well-trodden snowshoe route. Even better, 15 minutes away by road is Santa’s resort, Kakslauttanen for a once in a lifetime meeting with the man himself. Fro...

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