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               Lap025 - Ruka Apartment
This traditional log-style first floor apartment near the Arctic Circle in Ruka Ski Resort can accommodate up to 8 people. The apartment has an open plan kitchen and dining area, lounge, sauna, 2 showers, wood burning fireplace and a bedroom for two. The lounge has a sofa bed for two, while there are also four mattresses in the mezzanine sleeping area. 

The apartment has a cosy atmosphere, pretty wooden furniture and a typically Scandinavian decor. The apartment has an excellent location in a peaceful position, yet just 0.8km from the nearest ski slopes. Cross-country skiing and snowmobiling tracks are also available just 0.5km away.   

The nearest supermarket is located just 800m away, while the lively Ruka village can be easily reached on a SkiBus that operates between the apartments and the village Nov-May (10am till late). The SkiBus is free for all ski pass holders during the ski lift opening hours and costs about €2 at all other times. 

Apartment amenities:
Electric sauna, 2 showers, WC, fireplace and logs, electric oven and hobs, dishwasher, iron/ironing board, hoover, fridge/freezer, terrace, TV, radio, CD player, coffee maker, microwave, toaster, electric heating and a car heating point outdoors.  

Pets are allowed, but smoking is not. Bed linen and towels can be rented for £10 per person. Final clean in the apartment can be arranged on your behalf for £57.

Location:
The apartment is located in the lively Ruka Ski Resort, 32km from Kuusamo Airport. A hire car is not necessary as an Airport Bus operates between the airport and Ruka for a small charge from/to every Finnair flight. A complimentary taxi ride is provided to the apartment from the village square. A SkiBus also operates in Ruka and the nearest bus stop is located just 100m from the apartment.  

Ruka has 28 ski slopes for downhill skiing, 3 half pipes and 2 streets for snowboarding, 18 ski lifts, a slope for moguls, 200km of cross-country skiing tracks, a ski school and two ski hire shops. 

The Ruka village has 20 restaurants, bars and cafes, two supermarkets, a number of shops, taxi station, chemist, post office, children's playground and a kindergarten for 2-7 year olds. Babysitting is also available.   

In winter, snowmobiling, reindeer and husky safaris are available, while canoeing, hiking, mountain biking, fishing and river rafting are popular activities in summer. Mountain bikes can be hired in the Ruka village and golf can be played year round under the Midnight Sun in summer and on snow in winter!

Kuusamo town 25km away has a variety of shops and restaurants and there is a very interesting Nature Photography Centre at Karhuntassu (Bear's Paw) Tourist and Nature Centre, that stages permanent and temporary exhibitions centred around nature and wildlife in the Kuusamo area. Kuusamo Tropics Spa is also a popular attraction with its swimming pools, jacuzzis and saunas.       

If you like wild nature, do not miss Oulanka National Park just 30km away. This park consists of wild river rapids such as the beautiful Kiutaköngäs that drops almost 14 meters, dense woods and low ravines that offer a varied hike for those wanting to attempt the famous 80km long trail called 'Karhunkierros' (The Bear's Trail). Guided river rafting and canoeing expeditions are available.    

How do I get there?
Fly on Finnair from London Heathrow, Manchester, Edinburgh or Dublin to Kuusamo (32km from apartment) via Helsinki. Pick up a hire car at the airport or take Airport Bus to Ruka and a complimentary taxi from there to the apartment (2km).

Fly low-cost on Blue1 from London Heathrow, Dublin, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Hamburg, Barcelona, Madrid, Athens, Oslo, Nice or Paris to Rovaniemi (215km) via Helsinki. Pick up a hire car at the airport.

Charter flights are available to Kuusamo from London Gatwick during the winter season from Ski-Flights. Tel: 0870 830 8136.

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