Travel to the Wonderland: Finland & Norway Trip Day 5 Part 1

For a person living in the tropics like me, staying in an igloos is a far-fetch thought, and we can only wonder how does it feels like staying in these snow houses. Since we've already travelled so far to the arctic region, we did not want to miss the opportunity to sleep under the stars in the warmth of the igloo. As such, we booked a 1 night stay at Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort, a famous glass igloo resort which attracts even the world renowned fashion label Ralph Lauren to go there for a photo shoot in 2015.

The long distance bus from Rovaniemi stops near the East Village of the resort, but our 4 person igloo is situated at the West Village. As such, the receptionist at the East Village arranged for a van to pick us up to the West Village. The van was quite prompt, unlike what was mentioned in certain reviews, and the journey to the West Village took less than 10 minutes.

Reception area at East Village

Reception area at West Village

Inside the reception area

Map of the West Village

As the 4 person igloo is big enough, we do not need to deposit our luggage at the deposit area. The receptionist kindly offered to send our luggage over to the igloo so that we do not need to drag them along the uneven roads. However, we kept our hands busy by going around and taking photographs of the glass igloos in the west village.

The 4 person igloo

With attached toilet & shower facilities

After settling down, we walked to the sauna centre that is located near our igloo, and spent the rest of the evening experiencing Finnish sauna. The snow greeted us as we finished the sauna, making the experience even more magical.

As it was a cloudy night, we couldn't see anything out of the glass panels, and so we tried to keep ourselves entertained by taking pictures of our own reflections.

The next morning after breakfast, we were given the golden opportunity to be shown around the resort, where we visited the different types of accommodation and various attractions in the resort.

Log Chalets - fully equipped with a kitchen and a private sauna

Inside the log chalet

Kelo-Glass igloo

A combination of the glass igloo & the log cabins, where you can enjoy the best of both worlds

Inside the Kelo-Glass igloo, where the beds are in the glass igloo section, and the rest such as living room, kitchen, sauna, bathrooms etc are in the log cabins