Sky Ounasvaara

Rovaniemi


Rooms here are functional, if plain, but most have private saunas; family rooms have a pull-out sofa bed. Snazzier apartments also come with saunas, as well as full kitchens, washing machines and living areas with fireplaces. Winter activities such as sledding and snowshoeing are on the doorstep. The excellent restaurant also opens to nonguests.


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