Igloo village-An Ideal Place to view the spectacular Northern Lights Display

Hotel Kakslauttanen, Igloo Village

Located in the Arctic Circle near  Urho Kekkonen National Park (Finland) guests can stay in a glass-roofed igloo or  in a traditional snow igloo. The Igloo Village, part of Hotel Kakslauttanen  surrounded by snow and woodlands, is the ideal spot  for viewing one of the seven natural wonders of the world , the northern lights display during the winter months

A night in a Glass Igloo under the starry sky and northern lights display (image from Hotel Kakslauttanen)

The 20 glass igloos are built from a special thermal glass that allows the temperature inside the igloo to remain constant and warm. This thermal glass also prevents frosting, and maintains a clear view even when outside temperatures drop below -30°C (-22°F).

Inside a glass igloo twin room (image from Hotel Kakslauttanen)

Each igloo features a private toilet (shower facilities are shared) and guests can also enjoy an array of hotel facilities including:

• the world's largest smoke sauna;
• snow restaurant;
• ice sculpture gallery;
• Santa's resort;
• snow chapel and an ice bar.

reindeer sledge (image from Hotel Kakslauttanen)

Village activities include cross-country skiing, husky safaris, reindeer sledge, snowmobile hire, ice fishing and day excursions on board the world's only tourist icebreaker ship.

The Igloo Village offers a serene atmosphere, surrounded by snow and woodlands (image from Hotel Kakslauttanen)

The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights (image by Senior Airman Joshua Strang, United States Air Force)

The night time light display of Aurora Borealis is caused by the collision of gaseous particles from the earth's atmosphere, with charged particles released from the sun's atmosphere (image from Hotel Kakslauttanen)

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