Arctic Log Cabin

This was our second trip to Finnish Lapland, the first time being in Yllas. Out of the two resorts I definitely prefer Saariselka, even though we had a three hour coach transfer to get there. We booked with Inghams both times who were great. We loved staying in this cabin, it had a certain charm and atmosphere that made us feel like we were deep in the Arctic Circle in a very traditional type of accommodation. We travelled as a family of 5, the children being 4, 6 and 8 years old. The only negatives were, the cabin was quite small, didn’t really have a comfortable seating/sofa area, it was very dark and we also missed having a drying closet. None of these points were enough to spoil our fun though. We actually enjoyed the dim lighting most of the time (until we were trying to find something!). To get to the centre of Saariselka it is probably a 20 minute walk from here, which is pleasant enough and didn’t bother us at all. Saariselka is a lovely place, lots of places to eat and drink, fairly close together and an amazing ski resort. The toboggan run here is brilliant, we spent a fair bit of time on this! To top the holiday off we were fortunate enough to see the Northern Lights, right over the cabin. We have booked to return to Saariselka but we are trying different accommodation next time. A little bigger and a little closer to the centre, with a drying closet.