Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort hosts conferences, incentive trips, product launches, gala dinners and weddings in Finnish Lapland, with venues ranging from a small private cabinet to Celebration House for more than 250 guests and the glass-walled Planetarium Restaurant for 350. The resort lies on the Kiilopääntie road near Saariselkä, in two villages of glass igloos and log cabins set in the forest north of the Arctic Circle.
Seminars and company events
The events team sells conferences, meetings, incentive programs and team-building retreats as tailored packages. The Planetarium, a dome theatre, is used for conferences and presentations. In West Village, the conference room at Aurora Restaurant is a private room in the woods with a fireplace, suited to a board meeting or a workshop. Celebration House, which the resort describes as the largest log building in Finland, takes product and car launches, chamber concerts, wellness retreats and large company gatherings. The Ikoni Cabinet at East Village Restaurant suits smaller meetings.
Programs can mix working sessions with time outdoors: a smoke sauna and an ice swim at the Lake Smoke Sauna, an evening around the fire in the Lappish Kota, or a visit to the 30-meter Igloo Tower and its glass observation deck. Winter groups come for the northern lights, which the glass igloos are designed to watch from bed.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and honeymoons have their own program. The Glass Teepee is the setting for small ceremonies. Larger receptions move to the Planetarium Restaurant or Celebration House, and the Wedding Chamber, the Queen Suite and the Kelo-Glass Igloo are kept for couples. The resort also hosts private celebrations such as anniversaries and milestone birthdays.
Rooms and capacities
Celebration House holds more than 250 guests. The Planetarium Restaurant is listed for 350 guests plus 80, and the Large Smoke Sauna and Restaurant takes 200 guests for a private dinner. The sales team gives capacities for the Planetarium, the Aurora conference room, the Glass Teepee, the Kota, the Korsu Restaurant and the bars on request.
Accommodation
Guests stay in East Village or West Village. Glass igloos range from 25 m² units for three people to the Luxury Kelo-Glass Igloo of 310 m² for twelve. Log cabins sleep two to six, and the Queen Suite, the Traditional House and the Wedding Chamber are designed for two. A group can be housed together in a mix of igloos and cabins.
Catering
The resort runs its own restaurants: the East Village Log Restaurant, the Aurora Restaurant in West Village with the Igloo Bar inside it, the Planetarium Restaurant with its brewery and distillery, and the Korsu Restaurant, opened for private events on request. The Smoke Sauna Restaurant, the Piano Bar and the cabinets at Aurora Restaurant can be reserved for groups.
History and setting
The resort grew from a roadside stop in the forests of northern Lapland into a village of log and glass buildings. Many are built from kelo, pine that has dried standing in the forest, and the glass igloos made the place known to travelers chasing the aurora. Fells and protected forest surround the site, which gives incentive groups direct access to snow activities in winter and hiking in summer.
Getting there
The postal address is Kiilopääntie 9, 99830 Saariselkä. The nearest airport is Ivalo, with flights from Helsinki, and the last stretch is by road. Ask the events team to arrange group transfers from the airport.
