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Activity Kiilopää, Saariselkä

Kiilopää

An activity in Kiilopää, Saariselkä, budget-friendly ($) and worth about 3 hours.

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Kiilopää in Kiilopää, Saariselkä
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Why go

Fell centre run by the Finnish outdoor association Suomen Latu, with ski and snowshoe trails and a lakeside smoke sauna.

It is one of 7 curated places we feature in Saariselkä, alongside 2 activities, 2 outdoor spots and 1 place for a drink. The closest of our other picks is Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort, 5.2 km away as the crow flies.

Type
Activity · Adventure
Neighborhood
Kiilopää
Price
$
Time needed
3 hr

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Saariselkä, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort

    Resort of glass igloos and log cabins south of Saariselkä, known for watching auroras from bed.

    Stay · 5.2 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Holiday Club Saariselkä Spa

    Spa hotel in the village centre with indoor pools, slides and saunas open to day visitors.

    Activity · 8.4 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Teerenpesä

    Restaurant and pub in the centre of Saariselkä village, a warm stop between aurora checks.

    Drinks · 8.4 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Ski Saariselkä

    Floodlit downhill slopes and a sledding run on the sides of Kaunispää, a few minutes from the village.

    Activity · 9.0 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Kaunispää

    438-metre fell above the village with a summit restaurant, ski slopes and an open northern horizon for auroras.

    Outdoors · 9.7 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Urho Kekkonen National Park

    One of Finland's largest national parks, with groomed ski trails, wilderness huts and open fells east of Saariselkä.

    Outdoors · 22 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Kiilopää is a stop on our Rovaniemi, Saariselkä & Helsinki route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

When to go

Average daily highs in Saariselkä run from -11°C in January to 17°C in July; July is usually the wettest month.

Modelled monthly averages for Saariselkä from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Saariselkä weather by month.

Getting there

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Coordinates
68.34661, 27.46085
Destination
Saariselkä, Finland

Kiilopää: quick answers

How much time do you need at Kiilopää?

Plan on about 3 hours at Kiilopää. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

Which TripsCircle routes include Kiilopää?

Kiilopää appears on Rovaniemi, Saariselkä & Helsinki, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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