Levi suits families and ski groups who want Finland's largest ski resort, with Kittilä Airport about 15 km away. Homes are spread around the wider area, and Christmas, New Year, Easter and the Finnish winter holiday are the busy weeks.
Levi is a fell in Finnish Lapland, at the village of Sirkka in Kittilä municipality, about 170 km north of the Arctic Circle. The fell rises to 531 m from a base at 206 m, with over forty pistes and gondolas to the top. The homes are spread around the wider area rather than packed into the village, and every one has a sauna. Sirkka has fewer than a thousand permanent residents yet fills in winter, with around 60 restaurants, many inside hotels, plus bars and nightclubs. Summer is very quiet: the sun does not set at midsummer, reindeer wander the streets of the centre, and golf, cycling and kayaking take over.
The municipal centre of Kittilä, 17 km from Levi, where the municipality's health care centre is.
An ice hotel and ice gallery about 8 km from the centre of Levi.
Some 10 km north of Levi, a base for activities in Köngäs and its surroundings.
A national park some 20 km from Levi if you travel by ski.
Kittilä Airport is about 15 km south of Levi, roughly a ten-minute drive, and Finnair flies there daily from Helsinki all year. A bus meets scheduled flights and runs to Levi hotels, and taxis work year-round. Rovaniemi, about 170 km south, also has Finnair flights. A Ski Bus runs from November to May.
Downhill skiing opens in October on the front slopes, which stay open until May. Aurora season runs from late August to April, with sightings more frequent in autumn than in winter. Midsummer brings a sun that never sets. Christmas, New Year, Easter and the Finnish winter holiday are busiest.
It often runs from October to mid-May. Front slopes open in October and stay open into May, with more pistes opening once it is cold enough for snow cannons. Cross-country skiing starts in October on stored snow.
About 15 km, roughly a ten-minute drive. Finnair flies from Helsinki daily all year, and a bus runs to Levi hotels for scheduled flights. Taxis operate all year too.
In season, yes. The aurora season runs from late August to April, and sightings are more frequent in autumn than in winter. Autumn gives the better odds.
If you want it quiet, yes. Levi is very quiet in summer, the sun does not set, and kayaking, fishing, cycling and a gondola ride to the top are on offer, plus an 18-hole golf course.
In winter, it is. Levi is a significant nightlife centre for rural Lapland, with bars, nightclubs and karaoke, and in winter it becomes the second most populous place in Finnish Lapland.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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