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            Lap192 - Arctic Lodge 1
A traditional semi-detached log cabin ideal for a larger party in beautiful Saariselka Ski Resort. All village amenities including shops, restaurants and ski slopes are within a walking distance or a short drive away.

The cabin has three floors and there is a contemporary kitchen with a breakfast table, dining area, lounge with a beautiful stone fireplace, entrance hall, WC and two en-suite twin/double bedrooms on the ground floor.

The lower ground floor has a utility room, sauna, shower room, second sitting room with a second wood burning fireplace and one single en-suite bedroom, while the top floor has three further en-suite twin/double bedrooms. 

The cabin also has a spacious balcony, a ski care room and a storage area. Cross-country skiing tracks start directly from the cabin.

Cabin amenities:
Electric sauna, shower and WC in each bedroom, shower room together with sauna, 2 additional WCs, two fireplaces and logs, washing machine and dryer, microwave, electric oven and hobs, TV with a digibox, radio/CD player, DVD player, electric under floor heating on lower ground floor and ground floor and radiators on top floor, dishwasher, coffee maker, kettle, hoover, toaster, iron/ironing board, fridge, freezer and two car heating points outdoors.

A set containing a travel baby bed, high chair, potty and a baby bath can be arranged by prior request.

Pets and smoking are not allowed. Bed linen, towels, hire of bathrobes and final clean are included in the rental prices.     

Location:
The cabin is located in Saariselka Ski Resort, 30km from Ivalo Airport. The Airport Bus operates from/to every Finnair flight between the airport and Saariselkä and costs about €9pp/single. Taxis are also available.

The atmospheric Saariselkä Ski Resort is formed of two fells, where you will find a total of 11 ski slopes, a super halfpipe and a street for snowboarders, 6 ski lifts, 230km of cross-country skiing tracks, snowmobiling tracks, a ski hire shop, ski school, 2 ski restaurants, a souvenir shop and a free SkiBus service (the nearest bus stop is about 500m away). 

Saariselkä village also has a number of shops selling souvenirs and local handicrafts, a well stocked supermarket, a variety of different types of restaurants and bars, heated indoor swimming pools and a chapel where services are held regularly, including at Christmas time.  

If you wish to take part in organised safaris and other outdoor activities, you will be spoilt for choice. Snowmobiling, reindeer and husky safaris, ice-fishing, mountain biking, canoeing and hiking are all widely available. Santa Claus Safaris are also available by prior booking.  

For hikers, the huge 2550 sq.km Urho Kekkonen National Park nearby offers majestic fells, large swamps, dense woods and wilderness. Reindeer herding is common in the park and you may well see reindeer and reindeer herdsmen in their daily work during your visit. Other inhabitants in the park include bears, wolverines, wolves, lynxes, rabbits, moose, foxes, pine martens, stoats, weasels and 130 different types of birds, while otters can also be spotted near water. Hiking, mountain biking and horse-riding are popular activities.          

How do I get there?
Fly on Finnair from London Heathrow, Manchester, Edinburgh or Dublin to Ivalo (30km from cabin) via Helsinki. Pick up a hire car at the airport or take a taxi or the Airport Bus to Saariselka.

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

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