- Holiday Villa
Classic Cottage
Self-contained apartment-style cottage, 35m², sleeping 4. Private en-suite sauna.
- Sleeps up to 4
- En-suite sauna
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ROVANIEMI · SCANDINAVIA
Santa Claus Holiday Village
Santa Claus Holiday Village is the anchor family property in our Lapland portfolio — it sits literally inside Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle, so the…
- Family
- Value
- First-timers
- Transfer We provide private transfer to Santa Claus Holiday Village.
- Dining 3 restaurants · 1 bar
- Best for Family · Value
Why I recommend it
Why we recommend it
Santa Claus Holiday Village is the anchor family property in our Lapland portfolio — it sits literally inside Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle, so the single most requested Lapland experience (meeting Santa) is a short walk, not a day-trip. At 171 apartments it’s larger and more practical than our design-led glass-igloo properties, and every single unit — cottage or suite — has its own private sauna, which not every Lapland property can say. It’s a genuinely different pitch from Kakslauttanen or Northern Lights Village: this is the “easy basecamp for a family with young kids” property in our range, not the “one glass-domed night to remember” property.
Best for
- Family
- Value
- First-timers
The honest fit
Santa Claus Holiday Village is the easy family basecamp of our Lapland range — 171 self-contained, apartment-style cottages and suites sitting literally inside Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle, minutes from Rovaniemi Airport, with a private sauna in every single unit and breakfast, linen and final cleaning included across every category. The most-requested Lapland moment — meeting Santa — is a short walk, not a day trip, and the resort’s own Christmas House Safaris run the huskies, reindeer, snowmobiles and aurora hunts from its private activity area. Take it on its own terms: one category (the Glass Igloo Cottage) has the glass roof, aurora viewing runs as a paid excursion whose sightings can never be guaranteed, and the Glass Igloo Dining venue takes reservations October–March with the rest of the dining café-style and à la carte. Couples chasing every night under glass are exactly who we’d steer to Kakslauttanen or Northern Lights Village instead — that’s what the rest of the portfolio is for.
Where you stay
Where you'll stay
- Holiday Villa
Cottage Superior A
Superior cottage, 38m², sleeping 4. Private en-suite sauna.
- Sleeps up to 4
- En-suite sauna
- Holiday Villa
Cottage Superior B
Superior cottage, 38m², sleeping 4. Private en-suite sauna.
- Sleeps up to 4
- En-suite sauna
- Glass Igloo
Glass Igloo Cottage
Glass-roofed cottage, 46m², sleeping 4 — built for aurora viewing. (Roof panel, not an edge-to-edge dome.) Private en-suite sauna.
- Sleeps up to 4
- En-suite sauna
- Holiday Villa
Suites
Classic, Jensen, Tempur and Vispring Suites — 39–41m², sleeping 4. Private en-suite sauna.
- Sleeps up to 4
- En-suite sauna
- Holiday Villa
Family Suite
The largest unit at the resort — 43m², sleeping 5. Private en-suite sauna.
- Sleeps up to 5
- En-suite sauna
- Holiday Villa
Superior Plus Cottage
Superior Plus cottage, 37m², sleeping 4. Private en-suite sauna.
- Sleeps up to 4
- En-suite sauna
Eating & drinking
Dining
Glass Igloo Dining
- Fine Dining Tasting
Private heated glass igloo dining, 'carefully selected menu' under the Arctic sky; reservations available October-March only.
Three Elves Restaurant
- International
À la carte, 'Lapland flavours, seasonal ingredients', fireplace ambiance in the village centre.
Christmas House Restaurant
- International
Café/casual, breakfast and lunch, open to both hotel guests and day visitors; described as 'cozy'.
Santa's Cuisine Restaurant
- International
'Modern Nordic design, panoramic windows' at the Arctic Circle location, relaxed dining atmosphere. Same enum-mapping rationale as Three Elves.
Lobby Bar
- Bar / Lounge
Main building, 'cocktails, wines and relaxed evenings' by the fireplace.
Packages
Ways to do this trip
- Santa Visit
Family Fun Day at Santa Claus Holiday Village
- Breakfast, towels, bed linen and final cleaning included in every apartment rate
- Private Santa forest cabin meeting (subject to availability)
- Reindeer sleigh ride
- Husky sled activity (including self-drive options)
+ 1 more included
- Ranua Wildlife Park day trip
- 1 day
- 23 Nov–31 Mar
- Aurora Hunting
Northern Lights Evening Excursion
- Guided evening Northern Lights excursion, one of three seasonal start-time windows
- Guided Northern Lights excursion
- Transportation to the viewing site plus thermal overalls and winter boots provided
- Evening excursion
- 20 Aug–13 Feb
Out on the snow
Things to do
Santa's Forest Cabin Meeting
A private meeting with Santa at his forest cabin, run through the resort’s own Christmas House Safaris activity desk.
Husky Sled Activity
Husky sled tours, including self-drive options, organised through Christmas House Safaris.
Northern Lights Evening Excursion
A paid evening excursion (20 Aug 2026–13 Feb 2027, three seasonal start-time windows).
Glass Igloo Dining
Private heated glass igloo dining under the Arctic sky, a curated menu; reservations available October–March only.
Reindeer Sleigh Ride
A 2–2.5 km ride of roughly 40 minutes through the forest, with hot drinks and a snack by an open fire afterwards.
Ice Fishing
Drilling through thick lake ice and fishing it the way locals do — usually sold alongside the reindeer and husky meets.
Snowshoe Tour with Ice Fishing
A small-group tour: a short snowshoeing introduction, forest trails, then ice fishing on the frozen lake.
Classic Lapland Combination Tour
One day, three things: a husky sleigh ride, a traditional reindeer sleigh ride and ice fishing. The efficient choice on a short stay.
Ranua Wildlife Park Day Trip
A day excursion to Ranua Wildlife Park — the same park that anchors our Ranua Resort page, an hour or so south.
Time at the property
Experiences & wellness
Christmas House Safaris (the resort’s own activity desk): reindeer sleigh rides, husky sled tours (including self-drive options), Northern Lights evening excursions (three seasonal windows, sightings not guaranteed), ice fishing, snowmobiling, private Santa forest cabin meetings, and a combined “Family Fun Day” package. Day trips to Ranua Wildlife Park are also offered.
Summer (April-September): a lighter program — cycling routes, nature/forest/river exploration, Midnight Sun viewing. Genuinely optional context for a winter-first property; not the primary draw.
Not offered / not found: no dedicated spa/wellness facility.
Meeting Santa
Santa Claus Village is on the doorstep, and Christmas House Safaris arranges private meetings with Santa at his forest cabin.
Husky sled tours
Husky safaris from the resort’s own private activity area — including self-drive sled options.
Reindeer sleigh rides
Traditional reindeer sleigh rides through the Arctic forest, run through Christmas House Safaris.
Snowmobiling & ice fishing
Guided snowmobile safaris and ice-fishing trips on the resort’s activity program.
Northern Lights excursions
Guided aurora excursions, run by the property.
Ranua Wildlife Park
Day visits to Ranua Wildlife Park, home to Arctic species including polar bears, bookable through the resort’s safari program.
Planning your trip
Getting there & good to know
Getting there
- Nearest airportWe provide private transfer to Santa Claus Holiday Village.
- Transfer costIncluded
- RegionRovaniemi
Return transfers are included in every Mykish package. We confirm the transfer basis on your quote.
Santa Claus Holiday Village positions itself as “your Arctic basecamp” — located right inside Santa Claus Village itself, on the Arctic Circle, within walking distance of dining and activities. The official site puts Rovaniemi Airport around five minutes away. The rate includes an outdoor parking place with a car heating post, and electric-car charging is available on site. Transfer timing and AU-routing context are covered in the Australian traveller guide above.
From Australia, Santa Claus Holiday Village is a genuinely different routing proposition from our Maldives properties: there’s no single Malé-style gateway. The realistic pattern is a long-haul flight to Helsinki (HEL) via a Middle East or Asian hub, followed by a domestic connection to Rovaniemi Airport (RVN).
We provide your private transfer to the resort.
Seasonality: winter activities (aurora, husky, reindeer, snowmobile, ice fishing) run November–March; a lighter cycling/nature/Midnight Sun program runs April–September. All pricing on this page and in any quote is in AUD; any currency switcher elsewhere on the site is indicative only.
Good to know
- Best for
- Family, Value, First-timers
Consultant tip
Note also that the resort’s own Northern Lights excursion is a booking window (three seasonal start-time slots between 20 Aug 2026 and 13 Feb 2027), not a promised viewing season — set expectations with clients accordingly.
More of Santa Claus Holiday Village
One honest line: the northern lights are a natural phenomenon and can’t be guaranteed — they depend on solar activity and cloud cover on the night. What we can promise is the planning: the right place, the right nights, and a stay built to give you the best possible chance.
Your consultant
Talk to Rahul about Santa Claus Holiday Village
As a direct-contract Santa Claus Holiday Village partner, Mykish holds the relationship with the property itself rather than through a middleman — so your enquiry and booking are handled end to end by a named Mykish consultant, with our 24-hour response promise, and on-ground support if anything needs sorting during your stay. It also sits inside the original Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle, so meeting Santa is a walk from your door rather than a day out; and every unit here — cottage or suite — has its own private sauna, which not every Lapland property can say.
Personal reply from Rahul
On the property
Facilities
- Sauna
Meetings & events
Space for a group
Elf's Clubhouse
Piiru
Santa's Cuisine Conference
Santa's Tower
Shops & services
While you’re there
Santa's Foodmarket
Rovaniemi Airport shop
- At Rovaniemi Airport
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How do we get to Santa Claus Holiday Village from Australia?
Fly into Helsinki (HEL) — typically via a Middle East or Asian hub — then a domestic connection to Rovaniemi Airport (RVN). This is a genuinely different routing pattern from our Maldives properties, since there's no single Malé-style gateway.
Is Santa Claus Holiday Village directly contracted with Mykish?
Yes. Santa Claus Holiday Village is one of our direct contracts — and it is not the exception: every Lapland property we sell is contracted directly with the property itself. Nothing here is resold allotment with somebody else's margin inside it. You get a contracted rate, a named Mykish consultant handling the booking end to end, our 24-hour response promise, and if anything needs sorting while you are there we deal with the property direct.
Does every apartment really have its own sauna?
Yes — the property states a private sauna in every one of its 171 apartments, across every cottage and suite category, per its own accommodation page.
Will we definitely see the Northern Lights if we stay here?
No one can promise that, and the property itself says so: its bookable Northern Lights excursion explicitly states sightings cannot be guaranteed, as they are a natural phenomenon.
Is this resort good for families?
Genuinely, yes. The Family Suite (43m², sleeps 5) is the largest unit at the resort, there's a dedicated Family Fun Day activity package, and the private Santa forest cabin meeting is a distinctive family drawcard other Lapland properties in our portfolio don't offer in the same form.
What's included in our room rate?
Breakfast, towels, bed linen and final cleaning are included across every accommodation category, per the official site. Activities (reindeer, husky, snowmobile, ice fishing, aurora excursions, Santa's forest cabin) are separately priced add-ons, not bundled into the room rate.
What's the difference between the Glass Igloo Cottage and the other cottages/suites?
The Glass Igloo Cottage is the one glass-roofed unit, built for aurora viewing from bed. Every other category — the Cottages family (Classic Cottage Twin/Double, Superior A/B, Superior Plus) and the Suites family (Classic, Jensen, Tempur, Vispring, Family) — is a standard-roofed, self-contained apartment-style unit, all with the same private en-suite sauna.
Why book Santa Claus Holiday Village through Mykish instead of directly?
Because a property will always tell you it's the right one. We hold the contract here, we have been to it, and we sell four others in Lapland — so you get a straight answer about which suits your family, then one named consultant from enquiry to return flight.
Are Santa Claus Village and Santa Claus Holiday Village the same place?
No — and the nearly identical names confuse almost everyone. Santa Claus Village is the free public attraction on the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi: the painted Arctic Circle line, Santa’s Office, the official Santa Claus post office. Santa Claus Holiday Village is a separate accommodation property next door — the cottages and suites you actually stay in. One is a sight; the other is where you sleep, and it puts that sight on your doorstep.
So which one do I book?
You book a stay at Santa Claus Holiday Village — the attraction itself isn’t a hotel. Staying there means the Arctic Circle, Santa’s Office and the post office are a short walk away, and the Holiday Village’s own activity programme — meeting Santa, reindeer, huskies — runs around the village. Tell us who’s travelling and we’ll build the stay around it.
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