Villas in Inari

About Inari

Inari is Finland's largest municipality, and our cabins are mostly around Saariselkä, a fell resort village in its south, with others scattered more widely, so check where a cabin actually is before booking. Saariselkä sits at about 300 metres, partly inside Urho Kekkonen National Park, with the fell of Kaunispää rising right beside the village. Downhill slopes run between two fells, but the bigger draw is around 200 km of ski trails, 34 km of them lit, which matters when the polar night takes away daylight in December. Kaunispää also has a sledging run of 1,800 metres, said to be the longest in Finland. Inari village, where the Sámi museum Siida and the Sámi Parliament are, is a separate trip. Evenings are spent in the sauna or out watching the sky.

Is Inari right for you?

Best for

Northern lights, long ski trails and Sámi culture

Not for you if

You want a big downhill resort or nightlife, or you would struggle with weeks of polar night around Christmas.

Near Inari

• Ivalo

  The village on the Ivalo River about 30 km north of Saariselkä, with the airport 11 km south-west of it.

• Inari village

  Where the Juutua river enters Lake Inari, Finland's third largest lake, with the Siida museum and Sajos, home of the Sámi Parliament.

• Kaunispää

  The 438 metre fell next to Saariselkä village, with ski slopes and Finland's longest sledging run lit with aurora themed light art.

• Lemmenjoki National Park

  Finland's largest national park, partly in Inari, where around a hundred prospectors still pan for gold by hand each summer along the Lemmenjoki river.

Getting to Inari

Fly to Ivalo, the northernmost airport in Finland and the EU, about 25 km north of Saariselkä. Finnair flies there from Helsinki, and British Airways is continuing its winter flights from London Gatwick for 2026/27. A car makes sense unless you stay in Saariselkä village itself.

When to go to Inari

In Ivalo the sun stays below the horizon from about 28 November to 9 January, and returns to round the clock daylight from about 24 May to 22 July. Aurora viewing in the area runs from around late August to the end of April. Ski trails are usually open from November to May. Autumn colours peak around the second week of September. Mosquitoes are at their worst from Midsummer to the end of July.

Inari villa holidays: questions answered

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