Muotka Wilderness Lodge | Finnish Lapland

Overview

This charming wilderness lodge, is located in the heart of Finnish Lapland amidst the Saariselka fells and Urho Kekkonen National Park. Offering hotel rooms, apartment style accommodation, Aurora Cabins, Superior rooms with sauna and Log Cabins – the lodge is ideal for couples, families and friends travelling together.

Muotka boasts a cosy lounge area where tea and coffee are served throughout the day, and a cosy, open plan restaurant comes complete with log fire. Your stay is based on full board, although additional snacks and drinks (including alcoholic) can be purchased. The sauna is heated daily and has allocated times for male and female guests. Alternatively, you can book a private sauna outside these times at an additional cost of around €20 per 1 hour (payable locally). There is also a large traditional smoke sauna on site which is available to use twice a week (there is an additional charge to have these saunas heated). There is also an outdoor fireplace, lean-to and a Sami hut. Or, for those who are so inclined, head down to the nearby river for an Arctic plunge through the ‘hole in the ice’.

There are a range of activities included in your stay here, such as a snowmobile safari to a reindeer farm or onto the fells, hunting for the northern lights, a husky sled journey, snowshoeing and cross country skiing.

77 guest rooms
Log cabins
Wilderness location
Breakfast included
Restaurant
Sauna
Aurora Wake Up Call
Optional experiences available

Plan Your Trip

Rooms and Studios

Wilderness room

Sleeps up to a maximum of 3 people. Located in two separate hotel buildings, some in the main building also housing the restaurant and reception and some in a separate building a short walk away. They are furnished in a rustic style and have either twin or double bed.

Rustic wilderness decor
Wilderness premium room

Sleeps up to a maximum of 2 people. The Wilderness premium room are located in a separate building close to the main building housing the restaurant and reception. They are modern and spacious with either twin or double bed.

Modern decor
Riverside room

Sleeps up to a maximum of 2 people. The Riverside rooms are located in the Riverside building close to the hotel. Each room has a double bed, tea and coffee making facilities, ensuite bathroom with private sauna.

Private sauna

Log room
Riverside suite

Sleeps up to a maximum of 4 people. The Riverside suite is located in a separate building next to the Riverside room, it is open plan with a large double bed and sofa bed suitable for children, a fireplace and bathroom with sauna.

Log room

Private sauna

Fireplace
Superior room with sauna

Sleeps up to a maximum of 4 people. The Superior room with sauna is located in log buildings 80 metres from the restaurant and reception, each containing four separate superior rooms. The rooms are spacious and more modern in style with queen size bed, sofa bed and large bathroom with sauna.

Private sauna

Cabins and Aurora Accommodation

Panorama log cabin

Sleeps up to a maximum of 4 people. These cosy and rustic log cabins are perfect for couples! each with a large double bed and either chairs or sofa bed, log burner, small kitchenette and bathroom with sauna.

Kitchenette

Private sauna

Fireplace
Riverside log cabin

Sleeps up to a maximum of 5 people. A spacious log cabin suitable for a family or group of friends. The ground floor has a bedroom with a double bed, living room area with fire place, kitchenette, one toilet and bathroom with sauna. Upstairs has 3 single beds on an open loft area and further toilet.

Kitchenette

Private sauna

Fireplace

Living and dining area
Aurora Cabins

Sleeps up to a maximum of 4 people. This room has a large north facing window, ideal for gazing at the sky above looking for the northern lights. They are spacious for couples with double bed and bathroom, most have private sauna. With the addition of a sofa bed they can sleep up to 4.

Perfect for Northern Lights spotting

Private sauna or fireplace