2-Star Hotels in Eastern Lapland

Located 20 km from the Russian border in Salla, this hotel offers free sauna access, homemade Lapland food and live music. Private parking is also free for guests. Hotelli Takka-Valkea’s rooms have a private bathroom with a shower. Tea/coffee facilities, a microwave and a refrigerator add further convenience. Most rooms have their own sauna. Free Wi-Fi internet access is available in Takka-Valkea Hotelli’s lobby. Other services include help with Russian visas and booking adventure tours or military history trips. Guests can relax in the garden or go cross-country skiing at Sallatunturi Ski Resort, which is 5 minutes’ drive away. The nearby Lake Märkäjärvi is a popular fishing spot for pike, perch and brown trout. Takka-Valkea is a 1-hour drive from Kemijärvi, where trains connect to Rovaniemi and onwards to Helsinki. Airport buses stop next to the hotel, and the ride to Kuusamo Airport takes about 75 minutes.

7 km east of Kemijärvi, Tarvaslampi pool 40 m (length 1 km, width 500 m), deep shore, swimming shore suitable for children on Lake Kotajärvi, distance 150 m, own boat also on L.Kotajärvi. Log cottage 1988, renovated 2014, living room/ kitchen 2 extra beds, alcove double bed, washroom, sauna, open porch. Neat cottage for small family or couple. Bank between shore and cottage, with good steps on the way, shore has terrace with barbecue grill facility. Two bicycles are included in the price.Cottage located close to owner's farm (distance 200 m). The pasture of the owner beside the cottage. Near cottage (distance 2 km) is viewtower, lean-to and facility for camp fire. Kemijärvi 8 km, Suomutunturi 35 km, Pyhätunturi 50 km.

With a stay at Majoitus KitkanRiisi - Hostel in Posio, you'll be 4 mi (6.5 km) from Riisitunturi National Park and 17.6 mi (28.2 km) from Ruka Ski Area. This hostel is 21.1 mi (34 km) from Valtavaaran Nature Reserve and 25.9 mi (41.7 km) from Oulanka National Park.Relax on the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities such as a sauna. Additional amenities at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a fireplace in the lobby.Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 10 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Flat-screen televisions are provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and toilets with an electronic bidet.

42 km west of Kuusamo, Lake Kaukuanjärvi 30 m (length 9 km, width 1 km), shallow hard sandy bottom, own boat. Log cottage 2002, living room/kitchen 2 beds, bedroom with double bed, sleeping loft 8 m² (hight 160 cm in the middle of the room) 2 beds. Sauna, washroom-toilet, vestibule. Campfire site and grill hut on the yard area.Note! maximum of 2 pets allowed.Water in the tap contais some iron. However, it's examined and safe to use. Client can bring drinking water if necessary.Nearest grocery stores in Kuusamo and Posio, distance more than 40 km. Kiri slopes 43 km, Posio (e.g. Pentik-mäki Culture centre and outlet-store) 41 km, Kuusamon Tropiikki spa 48 km, Korouoma Nature reserve/canyon starting points 45 and 78 km, Riisitunturi National Park 67 km, Iso-Syöte Hiking area and Ski resort 71 km, Ranua Wildlife Park 115 km, Rovaniemi 170 km, Oulu 210 km.Mäntyaho cabin is suitable for year-round use by the lake Kaukuanjärvi in South-Posio.Good fishing opportunities all the year round (payment of fishing management fee is needed). The lake is rich in fish (pike, perch, roach, whitefish and vendace). Licenses for nets and fish traps can be purchased from local seller.Good berry picking countries.Large areas of government owned lands for hunting, small game hunting area No. 2620 Posio. Also Kuusamon Yhteismetsä/Kuusamo Collective Forest owned hunting area in few kilometers away.Reservation starts at 6 pm, if reservation stars on Monday-Friday.

Quiet semi-detached house in a good location. Everything you needed for a week's vacation was found on site. The only thing to note was the undersizing of the sauna heater. A larger sauna would require a more efficient stove with more stones. Restaurants

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42 km west of Kuusamo. Lake Kaukuanjärvi 25 m (length 9 km, breadth 1 km), shallow, hard sandy bottom. Own boat.Log cabin 2007, living room/kitchen convertible sofa for 2, bedroom with double bed, sleeping loft with 2 extra beds, washing room, sauna, dressing room, toilet, open veranda. Campfire site and grill hut on the yard.Water in the tap contais some iron. However, it's examined and safe to use. Client can bring drinking water if necessary.Nearest grocery stores in Kuusamo and Posio, distance more than 40 km. Kiri slopes 43 km, Posio (e.g. Pentik-mäki Culture centre and outlet-store) 41 km, Kuusamon Tropiikki spa 48 km, Korouoma Nature reserve/canyon starting points 45 and 78 km, Riisitunturi National Park 67 km, Iso-Syöte Hiking area and Ski resort 71 km, Ranua Wildlife Park 115 km, Rovaniemi 170 km, Oulu 210 km.Good fishing opportunities all the year round (payment of fishing management fee is needed). The lake is rich in fish (pike, perch, roach, whitefish and vendace). Licenses for nets and fish traps can be purchased from local seller.Good berry picking countries.Large areas of government owned lands for hunting, small game hunting area No. 2620 Posio. Also Kuusamon Yhteismetsä/Kuusamo Collective Forest owned hunting area in few kilometers away.Reservation starts at 6 pm, if reservation stars on Monday-Friday.

75 km to the east from Kemijärvi, in Sallatunturi tourist center, lake Keselmäjärvi 100 m (public beach, road between the cabin and the beach).Kelo log apartment in semi-detached house, built in 1990, living room/kitchen, bedroom with double bed, another bedroom with bunk bed, loft with 2 beds (loft 20 m², steep stairs), sauna, washroom (2 showers and WC), separate toilet and balcony.In addition, spacious storage (no heating) suitable for ski maintenance and bicycles storage. Kitchen renovated in 2020. Drying cabinet and sauna stove renovated in 2022. Sallanhelmi E 2 is kelo log apartment in the semi-detached house near the services of the Sallatunturi tourist center. Located on a hillside location, access from the parking area by stairs.Radio with bluetooth connection.Possibility of swimming at the public beach of Keselmäjärvi 100 m (road between the cottage and the beach), where there are also barbecue and bonfire places both inside and outside the house. Spa hotel 1,1 km. The nearest ski slope is Kilparinne 500 m. Sports hall Salla hall 600 m. Services of Salla municipality center 9 km.

87 km northeast from Kemijärvi, 22 km from Salla centre. Cottage is located near (500 m) Kelloselkä border crossing, location is not by the shore, use of boat and canoe on the River Naruskajoki (38 km).Wooden cottage (90 m²) and separate meeting room (32 m²) built in 2002. In the cottage there are kitchen, 2 bedrooms with double bed (width 140 cm) in each, 3 bedrooms with bunk bed in each, electric sauna, washroom, separate toilet, hall and vestibule. Barbeque hut on the yard.Meeting room: living room, kitchen and toilet. Among other things there are electric lighting and -heating, big table, sink, ceramic stove, microwave, dish washer, fridge and freezer, chest freezer, TV, radio and CD-player.Pets allowed for an additional fee. Fee is per pet. Please select the surcharge for your reservation according to the number of pets, thank you. Kelloselkä border crossing to Russia 500 m, UKK hiking trail 500 m, Salla Ski resort 32 km. Kantalahti (in Russia) 190 km. Road 100 m distance from the cabin.Itätullinkievari is perfectly suited for hiking, snowmobiling, hunting etc hobbies base in eastern Lapland.The caretaker can arrange visas and other permits to cross the border to the Russian side, as well as acting as a guide (extra price).Hunting possibility in Salla Yhteismetsä hunting area by agreement. State-owned land`s small game hunting area No. 3611 Naruska - Tuntsa.Fishing possibility in Rivers Tenniöjoki and Naruskajoki (permits are required).Please notice! At the moment there is renovation work going on in the end of the meeting room building but it does not affect presented facilities.

42 km west of Kuusamo. Lake Kaukuanjärvi 25 m (length 9 km, breadth 1 km), shallow water, firm sandy bottom. Own boat. Log cabin 2004, living room/kitchen with 2 extra beds, bedroom with double bed, loft (8 m², 160 cm high in the middle of the room) with 2 beds. Vestibule, sauna, wash room-toilet, open veranda. Campfire site and grill hut on the yard area.Water in the tap contais some iron. However, it's examined and safe to use. Client can bring drinking water if necessary.Nearest grocery stores in Kuusamo and Posio, distance more than 40 km. Kiri slopes 43 km, Posio (e.g. Pentik-mäki Culture centre and outlet-store) 41 km, Kuusamon Tropiikki spa 48 km, Korouoma Nature reserve/canyon starting points 45 and 78 km, Riisitunturi National Park 67 km, Iso-Syöte Hiking area and Ski resort 71 km, Ranua Wildlife Park 115 km, Rovaniemi 170 km, Oulu 210 km.Ahonlaita cabin is suitable for year-round use By the lake Kaukuanjärvi in South-Posio.Good fishing opportunities all the year round (payment of fishing management fee is needed). The lake is rich in fish (pike, perch, roach, whitefish and vendace). Licenses for nets and fish traps can be purchased from local seller.Good berry picking countries.Large areas of government owned lands for hunting, small game hunting area No. 2620 Posio. Also Kuusamon Yhteismetsä/Kuusamo Collective Forest owned hunting area in few kilometers away.Reservation starts at 6 pm, if reservation stars on Monday-Friday.