Best Luxury Hotels in Finland

Once Rovaniemi’s City Hall, the Arctic Light Hotel became Nordic Lapland’s first premium hotel back in 2015. Themed to reflect the local landscape and the hotel’s partnership with the WWF, the family-owned brand seeks to raise awareness of global warming. With 57 rooms (some boasting private saunas and starlight headboards), it displays a modern sumptuousness. Guest dine in the Arctic Boulevard restaurant, where the emphasis is on regional and healthy fare; the breakfast menu is world-class and comes from a celebrity chef. However, further eateries, shops, bars, the riverfront and tour meeting points are just a few minutes away on foot.

In 2024 this central hotel (that’s right beside the railway station) will celebrate its 10-year anniversary. It’s a landmark on the horizon, rising 88 metres skyward and offering the best views around. Solo Sokos incorporates three restaurants and a rooftop bar at the very top of the tower, Moro Sky Bar, on the 25th floor. The hotel provides a playground for kids and a separate family dining area for breakfast, as well as a gym and free access sauna. Designed in a modern urban style, bedrooms have mattresses that shape to the body.

Snuggle up under the stars in a glass igloo, surrounded by arctic wilderness, as the Northern lights dance above your bed when you book into the Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort. Guests can also opt for a log chalet, overlooking the igloos, or a self-catering Kelo (wood) and glass igloo that combines elements of the two. There’s also a two-bedded century-old traditional Finnish house and riverside chalets with private saunas. But reserved for the most adventurous are the full snow igloos, in which temperatures drop to between minus three and six celsius (super warm down-filled sleeping bags are provided to ensure a comfortable and inimitable night). Onsite are two restaurants, a glass igloo bar and the largest smoke sauna in the world.

Cross the Arctic Circle to find accommodation in line with your childhood aspirations. Sleep among the forest pines in your very own treehouse, where 60 modern pods have been designed to blend seamlessly with their surroundings. The restaurant is found in the enclave’s main building, but you can also elect to eat in the snowy outdoors beside a roaring fire, cosily wrapped in fur blankets. And it’ll be a guilt-free getaway – the green roofs have been built with sustainable materials, food is sourced locally, pods have eco showers and are heated using natural gas, while the main building utilises solar energy.

The NH Collection Helsinki Grand Hansa,  marks the debut of the NH Collection brand in Finland and the second in the Nordics after NH Collection Copenhagen. The hotel unites two historic buildings: the Art Nouveau-style New Student House from 1910 and Seurahuone, Helsinki’s oldest continuously operated hotel since 1833. Following a careful renovation, the hotel offers 224 guest rooms and suites, including a luxurious 160-square-metre presidential suite, and is centrally located near Helsinki’s Central Railway Station and cultural attractions. Guests can enjoy classic French cuisine with local ingredients at the Hansa Café Bar & Brasserie, elevated drinks at the Kupoli bar with panoramic city views, and unique Finnish wellness traditions at the hotel’s spa.