Kakslauttanen specialities

Overnight in a Snow or Glass Igloo

Imagine yourself sleeping in an Igloo made of Snow. It is totally quiet. Lights inside ice illuminate the Igloo. These make the atmosphere so exciting that never get bored of marvelling it, until you fall to deep, comfortable sleep in your warm down sleeping bag.

When sleeping in the Glass Igloos the customer is able to marvel the amazing northern lights and the millions of stars in the sky. The experience is also unforgettable when there is a snowstorm. Kakslauttanen is a very good place for seeing the Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis, as in the area there are not so many electric lights outside and it is north enough so that the probability of them is very high from late August to late April.
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Igloo Village and Ice Gallery

In winter, from December until April, in the close proximity to Hotel Kakslauttanen is the famous Igloo Village. In the Igloo Village there are 20 Snow Igloos for sleeping and an Ice Gallery, Bar made of Ice, Ice Chapel that is extremely popular for weddings, and World's Largest Snow Restaurant for 150 persons. At the Igloo Village there is also five unique Glass Igloos, which provide a unique opportunity to sleep under the Lapp sky admiring the northern lights in a comfortable room temperature.
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Snow Restaurant

The Snow Restaurant is fully equipped with a kitchen and it can offer full three course dinners or lunches in a very special environment. The restaurant is inside a huge Snow Igloo and it is equipped with a seating capacity of 150 person in a tables made of crystal clear ice. The Snow Restaurant will be build every year and it is open from December till May.
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World's Largest Smoke Sauna

We are the proud owners of the World's Largest Smoke Sauna beautifully situated by the icy pond overlooking the Igloo Village with room for over 100 persons in two separate saunas. Also ice swimming. In addition to the big Smoke Saunas, every cabin of the Hotel Kakslauttanen is equipped with a sauna.
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Ice Swimming

Under the ice, the water of the frozen lake or sea always stays over the freezing temperature. This is nature's smart way keeping the flora and fauna in the water alive even in the winter. In Lapland people have taken advantage of this since the times began. There is nothing more relaxing than to dip to a little hole in the ice. It has been proved that this has also different healthy effects to your body. After the years ice swimming has come very popular again in Finland. Many locals dip to icy cold water a couple of times a week, with or without the sauna.

In the Hotel & Igloo Village Kakslauttanen it is possible to try this truly arctic experience. There is always a whole ready and freely to use in the river crossing Kakslauttanen. Go a head and try it - with or without the sauna!

Ice and Snow Curving

This is an exciting way to find an artist within you and with our english-speaking instructor everybody will be able to make very beautiful sculptures. The duration of the session is approximately 2 hours. The sessions include instructions, all the needed tools, mould of the snow and tour of Igloo Village with a hot drink. Excellent fun for the whole family or for an incentive group.