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Santa's Hotel Tunturi
A large hotel in Saariselkä village with rooms and apartments across several buildings, about 30 km from Ivalo airport. Apartments come with a full kitchen and private sauna, and the hotel restaurant Kaltio is in the main building.
Drive times from Levi.
The facts parents check first
- Kids' club
- None listed on the resort's site
- Rooms for a family
- 1-bedroom apartments (40 m², 2+2, kitchen and sauna), 2-bedroom apartments (69–79 m², 4+2), plus Superior rooms (30 m², 2+2, own sauna) and lower-priced Economy rooms (22 m², 2+2).
- Nearest big attraction
- Urho Kekkonen National Park, starting on the hotel grounds
Why families pick it
- Rooms: 1-bedroom apartment: 40 m², twin bedroom plus a sofa bed for two, full kitchen and private sauna.
- Rooms: 2-bedroom apartments are 69–79 m² on two floors, sleeping 4+2.
- Value: Economy rooms (22 m²) take two adults and two children on a convertible sofa.
- Getting there: Ivalo airport is about 30 km away; trails and ski tracks start at the hotel.
Best room for four
1-bedroom apartment. A separate bedroom, a kitchen for easy breakfasts and early dinners, and a sauna for warming up, all for a family of four.
Good for
Families with children 5–17 who want aurora chances, cross-country skiing and self-catering in a small village.
Think twice if
There is no pool: older tour-operator pages point to the Holiday Club spa next door, but its spa and saunas were closed for renovation through 2026 per Holiday Club's June 2026 notice. Economy and apartment units are in separate buildings from reception.
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