22 Glass Igloos in Finland: The Best Ones and How to Choose
Every glass igloo hotel in Finland, grouped by region, included the ones we visited.
Apukka glass igloo from the inside. Does anyone has a better view?
Every "best glass igloo" list in Finland points you toward the same photos. At Penguin Trampoline, we're not going to pretend we've slept in every one of them, because we haven't. We experienced the aurora igloo concept in Iceland, we visited the Arctic SnowHotel property (more on that below), and we dug into the rest property by property.
Here's what's different between them and what tends to move the price, and we also broke them down by region because we understand it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience and you want to get it right!
🛌 Where to stay:
• Arctic SnowHotel & Glass Igloos — glass igloos plus an actual ice hotel outside Rovaniemi, we stayed here ourselves
• Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort — the original glass igloo resort, in Saariselkä
🇫🇮 Top experiences:
• Small-group northern lights minibus chase tour — a guide tracks the forecast and drives toward clear sky instead of a fixed route
• Husky sled and northern lights in Saariselkä — the animals are the guaranteed part, the aurora is the bonus
🚗 Car rental:
• Compare car rentals — useful if you're splitting time between Rovaniemi, Levi, and Saariselkä
Jump to: Santa Claus Village igloos · Rovaniemi · Levi · Saariselkä · Inari & Ivalo · Ranua · Pyhätunturi · Kemi · What they cost · How to choose · FAQ
Glass igloos in Finland: quick picks
Best if you want both a glass igloo and a real ice hotel: Arctic SnowHotel & Glass Igloos, just outside Rovaniemi. We visited it in January 2026. Really… cool (Penguin Trampoline humor)!
Most iconic: Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort, in Saariselkä, the original and still the name most "glass igloo" searches are actually looking for.
Best for families: Apukka Resort, fifteen minutes from Rovaniemi, with glass igloo suites and log cabins side by side, plus enough saunas to fill a cloudy afternoon.
Best for a wake-up alert instead of a 2 a.m. gamble (although it’s fun): Northern Lights Village, with locations in both Levi and Saariselkä.
Best guest ratings: Wilderness Hotel Muotka, Saariselkä.
Rovaniemi's Santa Claus Village glass igloos
I crossed the Santa Village Arctic Circle line in winter and fall In September, I was alone!
Several glass igloo properties cluster right around Santa Claus Village, on the Arctic Circle just outside Rovaniemi. Handy if part of your group wants Santa Claus Village too.
Santa's Igloos Arctic Circle. The most searched name in this cluster, 71 glass igloos on the Santa Claus Village grounds itself, about as close to the Arctic Circle line (and the Santa madness) as a glass roof gets. Read our guide to Christmas in Rovaniemi, and see updated prices here.
Glass Resort. A separate property in the same area, sometimes listed as Snowman World Glass Resort, with private outdoor hot tubs built into several of its igloo suites. See updated prices here.
SkyView Igloo Resort & Spa. A newer entrant with a set of glass-roofed suites and an on-site spa, a short drive from the village itself. See updated prices here.
Halo Igloos Resort. Also newer, built around private saunas and jacuzzis in each igloo rather than a shared spa building. See updated prices here.
Aito Igloo & Spa Resort. Another recent addition, positioned at the luxury end of this cluster. See updated prices here.
Shaman Village - Resort & Glass Igloos. Glass igloos alongside log cabin-style Aurora Log Cabin units, giving you a choice of room type without picking a different resort. See updated prices here.
More glass igloos around Rovaniemi
Enjoying the ArcticSnow Hotel with my friends!
Arctic SnowHotel & Glass Igloos, Sinettä: The one we've actually visited, during the day, not overnight, and wrote up in our winter activities in Rovaniemi guide. It's two experiences in one: permanent, heated glass igloos plus an actual ice hotel rebuilt every winter, so you can pair both without changing properties. See prices here.
Apukka Resort, near Rovaniemi: Glass igloo suites and log cabins side by side, fifteen minutes outside the city, with enough saunas on-site to fill a cloudy afternoon. We included it in the best hotels to see the northern lights in Lapland. Our pick for families first. See prices here.
Nova Galaxy Village: An "Arctic glamping" property about 15 kilometers north of Rovaniemi, built around aurora huts with glass sections rather than the fully glass-domed style of the bigger names. See prices here.
Vikajärvi Lake View Experience Igloos: A smaller, lake-side option outside the city, glass igloos with a view over Vikajärvi lake winter activitiesrather than a resort-style compound. See prices here.
Levi
Northern Lights Village Levi. Glass-roof cabins with fireplaces and an aurora alarm that wakes you when the sky moves. See prices here.
Golden Crown Levin Iglut. Perched on top of a fell above the village, one of the more established names in Levi specifically for glass igloos. See prices here.
We included Levi in our alternatives to Rovaniemi for Christmas magic.
Saariselkä
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort. The original, and probably the reason "glass igloo" became a search term at all. Current igloo types all have an en-suite shower, toilet, and private sauna, verified directly against the resort's own site after an earlier draft of ours had it wrong. See prices here.
Northern Lights Village Saariselkä. Same brand and same aurora-alarm setup as the Levi location, in quieter, darker surroundings near Inari. See prices here.
Wilderness Hotel Muotka & Igloos. Glass igloos alongside standard rooms, in a Nordic, unfussy style, less commercial and generally gentler on the wallet than the biggest names. See prices here.
Star Arctic Hotel. Their glass igloo room is called the Aurora Glass Cabin, part of a larger hotel rather than a standalone igloo village. See prices here.
Inari and Ivalo
Wilderness Hotel Nellim. Lakeside on Inarijärvi, close enough to the Russian border that "middle of nowhere" isn't an exaggeration. A separate property from Muotka, same ownership group. See prices here.
Wilderness Hotel Inari. A third property in that same Wilderness Hotels family, closer to Inari village itself. See prices here.
Aurora Village Ivalo. Glass-roofed Aurora Cabins plus a taller Aurora Tower suite, on the edge of Ivalo. See prices here.
Ranua
Ranua Resort Arctic Igloos from the inside
Ranua Resort Arctic Igloos, formerly marketed as Arctic Fox Igloos, still the name a lot of people search by. Lakeside near Ranua, about 90 minutes from Rovaniemi. See prices here.
Pyhätunturi
Pyhä Igloos. A smaller, design-led glass igloo and spa retreat inside Pyhä-Luosto National Park, further from the crowds than the Rovaniemi cluster (noooo, Santaaaaa). See prices here.
Kemi, on the coast
Sea views instead of forest. A great background for the aurora!
Seaside Glass Villas. The one coastal option here. Technically not igloos, but glass villas on the shore of the Bothnian Sea rather than inland Lapland. A different view if the fells aren't the priority, although the mountains aren’t far. See prices here.
What glass igloos in Finland cost
The Arctic SnowHotel entrance under the northern lights
Prices move constantly with season, room type, and demand, and a number we publish today could be completely wrong for the dates you’re interested in. Budget about 200€-500€ on average, and prices can go higher in high season. What moves the price:
Season. Christmas week and New Year's are the most expensive nights of the year almost everywhere, sometimes by a wide margin. Shoulder months (late September to early November, and March) tend to be noticeably cheaper with similar aurora odds.
Room type. A standard glass igloo and a suite-level or hybrid room at the same property can be worlds apart in price.
What's included. Some properties bundle dinner, sauna access, a jacuzzi, or transfers into the room rate, others charge separately. Two igloos that look similarly priced at a glance can end up very different once you check what's actually included.
Demand. Kakslauttanen and Arctic SnowHotel, the two most searched names on this list, tend to sell out their prime dates furthest in advance, which pushes remaining availability toward the pricier rooms.
The best move is to check availability and prices as soon as you have your dates, using the links provided above for each igloo.
How to choose a glass igloo in Finland
The Arctic Snow Hotel glass igloos, near Rovaniemi
Pick Kakslauttanen if the name and the photo are why you're going.
Pick Arctic SnowHotel if you want a glass igloo and a real ice hotel in the same trip.
Pick the Santa Claus Village cluster if part of your group wants the Santa Claus Village experience alongside the aurora.
Pick Apukka if you're traveling with kids or want backup activities for cloudy nights.
Pick Wilderness Hotel Muotka, Northern Lights Village, or Ranua Resort if you want the glass roof without the crowds or price tag.
Pick Seaside Glass Villas if a coastal view matters more to you than fell scenery.
None of these guarantee a sighting. Only Lady Aurora does (ok, and the sun. and the weather). What an igloo gets you is a better shot at seeing it without leaving your bed. And from our own experience, it’s pretty magical to stargaze from your bed and wake up surrounded by snow and nature, even without the northern lights.
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FAQ: Glass igloos in Finland, Lapland
How many glass igloo hotels are there in Finland? More than most roundups let on. We've verified around twenty currently operating, bookable properties across Rovaniemi (including the Santa Claus Village cluster), Levi, Saariselkä, Inari and Ivalo, Ranua, Pyhätunturi, and even coastal Kemi.
What are the best glass igloos in Finland? Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort for the original, most photographed version, Arctic SnowHotel & Glass Igloos for a glass igloo plus a real ice hotel in one property, Apukka Resort for families, and Santa's Igloos Arctic Circle or Glass Resort if you're also doing Santa Claus Village.
How much do glass igloos in Finland cost? It varies too much to quote a single figure honestly, season, room type, and what's included (dinner, sauna, transfer) all move the price, sometimes by a lot. Christmas week and New Year's are the most expensive nights almost everywhere. Check current prices directly for your dates.
Which glass igloo in Finland has a private bathroom? Kakslauttanen's current glass igloo types all come with an en-suite shower, toilet, and private sauna. Older reviews mentioning a shared bathroom block are describing an outdated room type.
Is Kakslauttanen or Arctic SnowHotel better? Kakslauttanen is the more iconic, more photographed name. Arctic SnowHotel's advantage is variety, a glass igloo and an actual ice hotel night without changing properties. We've visited Arctic SnowHotel ourselves; we haven't stayed at either overnight.
Are the glass igloos near Santa Claus Village worth it over the bigger names like Kakslauttanen? Depends on your priority. They put you right next to Santa Claus Village and Rovaniemi's airport, which Kakslauttanen and the Saariselkä cluster don't. If proximity to the village matters more than the most photographed roof in Finland, this cluster is the practical choice.
Can you actually see the northern lights from inside a glass igloo in Finland? Yes, that's the whole point of the design, though it depends on clear skies and solar activity, not the room you booked. No property can guarantee a sighting on any single night.
Where in Finland are the best glass igloos located? Mostly clustered around Rovaniemi and Saariselkä, with additional options in Levi, Ivalo and Inari, Ranua, Pyhätunturi, and one coastal option in Kemi. Rovaniemi has easier flights and more to do if the sky clouds over; Saariselkä and Inari tend to run darker and quieter.
Twenty-some glass igloos and counting, and the glass roof itself is the easy part now; every property on this list has that figured out! What actually varies is the location, the crowd, and how far you're willing to drive for quieter skies. We recommend picking based on that, not just whichever photo got you searching in the first place. picking
Finally, explore our full Best northern lights hotels in Finland guide for lodges, resorts, and cabin-style stays beyond the glass igloos covered here.
You can also read our guide to the northern lights in Lapland, the best northern lights tours in Finnish Lapland, or explore all of our Lapland Travel Guides here.
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