Name: Tankavaara Gold Village
Address: Tankavaarantie 11A, Sodankyla, 99695, FI

6/10

Pleasant

26 May 2026

Justine

The staff here was very nice but the property could use an update. The superior room lacked amenities that our standard rooms had like an in room fridge and sauna.

While the room was clean and fine, and the property might appeal to children, the facilities could use a real upgrade to match the other standard hotels we’ve stayed at in Finland.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2026

Maya

All good

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

Stayed in a rustic cabin in the woods but beds comfy and staff on site very helpful - restaurant good

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2021

Bardia

Great cottage in a perfect location. Moreover, you can learn about Gold panning which is an onsite activity as the place used to be a place for gold seekers.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2021

Pasi

Upea majoitus

Upea majoitus

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2020

Chad

Cabin stay

I stayed in the cabin with a friend for a couple of nights and did some gold digging across the road. The cabin was neat and served our purpose. The camping washroom facilities ok but the shower could use some improvements. The restaurant had really good food!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2019

E Wan

cozy place in finland

Cozy place for travel. good location to see aurora. highly recommend for all traveler

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 May 2019

Verified traveler

Great overnight accommodation up north travel

Great staff. Shower/bathroom was small and difficult to take shower if you were tall. Clean, basic accommodations. Would stay again for an overnight if in the area.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2019

Don

Fun rustic cabin in middle of nowhere

Great to be in cabins in nowhere in middle of Finnish snowy winter. In summer probably a little tacky next to fake Gold Mine town. Bathrooms are communal and have ventilation and plumbing issues. Food is excellent, prices are great.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Cosy cabin with fireplace.

Proposed to my partner in one of the log cabins. Great service feom staff and the food was great at the onsite restraunt. Also saw the aurora dueing our stay. Awrsome accomodation!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent winter trails for XС Skiing! Nice cabins. Wonderful bar.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Very fabulous and mystical place Tankaavara. The team was maximally helpful. I recommend it to all!

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2018

Adeline

The hotel staff were all very friendly and helpful. The room was also warm and cosy. During the stay in the hotel, we managed to see the northern light! Thankful that we stayed in the hotel. The food was also great and nice!

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2018

Annika

Winter road trip

Cottage was like was like were said on page, bed was comfy, there should be have better pictures from cottage on page tho. Fireplace was awesome and romantic. We did sausages and marshmallows there. Area was cozy and quiet middle of nothing as we wanted. We were traveling with own car so was easy to go example to Saariselkä. Service on place was friendly and home like and I really liked it. Because we travelled on wintertime place was really quiet from other quests. Summertime this place is more busy for sure. It was sad that we didn’t saw northern lights but it’s not place fault. :) breakfast was 10e, and really homemade. We loved reindeers there, Lumi and Urho really made our day there. Recommended this place everyone who want to be in quiet and basic and near nature like place. I want to go there again on summertime.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2016

Robert

Cosy cabin next to the nationalpark

I stayed in one of the wooden cabin which are moderate equipped but that was the appeal of the place. Living close to nature with no modern frills. The place has a good heater so it was comfortable warm and there is a open fire place you can use.

There are nice walking trails starting there or in the closely area and of course the gold museum and some other attractions of former times.

The staff is very helpful and always open for a chat. You can get tasty local food as well. What does one need more to have a good time?

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2016

Wing Yan Yeda

A very happy experience

We started our honeymoon in Tankavaara Gold Village. We stayed there for three nights. It was overall a very great experience to me as I had never stayed in a cottage before. The size of the cottage is good enough for a couple, nice, warm and very clean. Although I thought there would be a kettle inside the cottage. The kitchen wasn't far away from the cottage at all, so it was okay. We got to see the Northern lights twice, on our first and third nights during our stay.

Marko and Samo were very friendly, and were very responsive to email enquiries. The food there were very delicious, especially the reindeer beef burger with bacon. The prices of the food were very reasonable.

The hotel itself has its own character, and the location is just perfect for guests who are looking for somewhere close to the nature. It's a fantastic stay for us. the bathroom and toilet were generally clean as I was the only one using it as it was low season. But for the kitchen, it could be a bit cleaner. However, they have all kinds of utensils you need for cooking, so convenient.

airport pickup was very reasonably priced compare to other hotels. So much easier than to catch a bus. Highly recommend!

As it's a gold village, of course we had to try gold panning.nThis is what you can't miss when you stay there I think!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2016

Chun Ho

A fantastic village

The village may be quite small, but the atmosphere is simply fantastic. The staff there is very friendly, they had also sent us information on the activities they could help to arrange before we arrived there. They also helped to arrange a guided tour to the Gold Museum nearby, which does worth a visit. The restaurant there is very good too, except that there are too many reindeer dishes (this is a common problem in Lapland anyway...)

The village is also a very good place if you are looking for northern lights, there is nearly no light pollution, and we were able to see the lights during the first night of our stay.

Would recommend everyone to stay there for at least 1 to 2 days, but make sure you have got everything you need before getting there, as the nearest supermarket is kilometers away.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2026

Jan-Erik

Enkel overnatting i hytte

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2026

John

Super oplevelse, takket være personalet.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

08 Jun 2026

Jessica

Mökki oli kohtuukuntoinen, hinnassa ihan reipasta lapinlisää. Yleinen keittiö kiva ja siistissä kunnossa, mutta suihku/wc-tilat aivan kammottavat. Naisten suihkutilassa ei ollut edes valoa..

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2026

Benoit

Nice cosy hotel in the middle of nature. Good restaurant with friendly staff. The room were confortable.

Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2026

Sanna

4 person cabin was warm, clean and very cozy ❤️
Customer service was very friendly!
The shared showers were not very inviting, which was the only minus at the place, but the sauna facilities were very nice and löylyt were perfect! Warmly recommend renting the wood burning sauna after walking at the paths in the National park, UKK🥰

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2026

Shogo

接客がとても丁寧で素晴らしかった。晩ご飯も朝食ビュッフェもとても美味しくて、また訪れたい場所です。

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2026

Daiki

スタッフの方が非常に親切だった

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2026

Jaana

Viihtyisä ja tunnelmallinen mökki, mukava palvelu.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

02 Jan 2026

Seda

Odadaki ısıtıcı çalışmıyor desek yeriydi, hava -30 dereceydi ve çok üşüdük. Şömine gibi bir şey vardı ancak yakmaya çalıştığımızda da yangın alarmı ötmeye başladı ve kimse gelmedi bile. Sonrasında alarmı kapattık, o gece başka bir otel baktık ve 1 gece konaklamamız daha olmasına rağmen sabaha karşı tesisten ayrıldık.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

30 Dec 2025

Jesse

Sähköt olivat poikki joten jouduimme lähtemään jo 1yö ennen matkan päätöstä

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2025

Menni

Tykättiin

Kiva tyylilleen uskollinen paikka.
Takka oli plussaa.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2024

Pedro

Apartamento totalmente equipado, de diseño y en un entorno idílico. Había -25 grados pero dentro del apartamento la temperatura era ideal. Lo recomendaría sin duda

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Huoltorakennus epäsiisti ja esim vessan lukko rikki, ravinyolsn terassin lautoja laho nnut.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2024

Dietbert

Die Hütten sind schon älter und sehr rustikal, sogar mit Kamin und bereitliegendem Holz. Die Betten sind groß aber die Matratzen viel zu dünn. Habe kaum geschlafen. Die kleinen Hocker passen zwar optisch zum Stil, zum längeren Sitzen sind sie nicht geeignet.
Die Sanitäranlagen sind renovierungsbedürftig.
Netzes Restaurant mit gutem Essen. Nächste Einkaufsmöglichkeit 7 km entfernt.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

19 Mar 2024

FABIENNE

Pas mal

Un endroit qui rappelle les villages de chercheurs d'or.
Des jolis petits chalets, salle de bain commune avec toilettes proches des logis.
Par contre on a l'impression de dormir sur des planches de bois.
J'avais demandé par mail avant le départ si il y avait un sèche cheveux, on m'a répondu à l'accueil. Hors il n'y en avait pas.... Louer le kota pour 1h coute 20 euros et 8 euros pour le bois. Cher !!!!! Mais à faire
Nous avons été choqué par l'organsime qui était sur place avec des traineaux à chiens. Nous n'avons pas participé à cela mais la dame a attrapé 2 chiens par le cou et trainés jusqu'à les mettre dans de minuscules box pour les enfermer. Les pauvres chiens ne touchaient quasiment plus le sol. Je trouve ça scandaleux. Je dénonce cet acte lamentable.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2024

Julie

Skøn hytte stemning

Vi ankom om aftenen og havde set frem til at bo i hytten - men de havde ikke flere hytter og tilbød os hotelværelse, hvilket slet ikke var det ophold vi ønskede.
Vi endte med at få en mindre hytte en bestilt - hytterne er FANTASTISKE, så hyggelige.
Madrasserne trænger til udskiftning - men stemningen kan man ikke købe sig til.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2023

Helena

25 asteen pakkasella sai mökkiin vain 1 kopan puita
Paikka ihana paikat siistit
Ja palvelua sai monella eri kielellä
Menen toistekkin ihan takuulla

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2023

Verified traveler

Komfortabelt opphold til en grei pris

Komfortabelt og rimelig opphold, godt det finnes slike alternativ til de nyere og dermed overprisede øvrige overnattingsalternativene i finsk Lapland. Det at det var peis i hytta var et pluss!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2023

Younghyun

Clean room looks like renewed and kind staffs.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2023

Roberto

Camera bella spaziosa e molto pulita. Il contesto in stile “ far west” è molto suggestivo. Ottima anche la colazione

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2023

Elli-Mari

Kohteesta löytyi kaikki mitä meidän reissulle tarvittiinkin.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2023

Jerome

Top pour les chercheurs d'or

Le lieu est sympas avec les rennes qui se prommenent en liberté et la deco \"trapeur\" c'est rustique. La propreté n'est pas au top.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2022

Aini

Hyvä, edullinen perushotelli!

Mukava, yksinkertainen perus hotellihuone. Uudemmassa rakennuksessa, joten kaikki siistiä ja uutta.

Partner

4/10

Poor

25 Jan 2022

Simone

Für den Preis haben wir etwas mehr erwartet, hatten weitaus bessere Unterkünfte in Finnland für weniger Geld. Für eine Übernachtung ging es, aber mehrere Tage möchten wir so nicht verbringen.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2021

Sharon

Da provare!

Eravamo gli unici due clienti di quella notte, quando siamo arrivati sono stati gentilissimi. Abbiamo fatto una sauna privata al costo solo di 20€. Abbiamo cenato al ristorante e Kaja la signorina tuttofare del resort è stata fantastica. Finito il suo turno e tornata indietro ad avvisarci che era uscita l’aurora boreale.
Consiglio a tutti di soggiornare qui, un posto sperduto della Lapponia che nonostante il freddo ti fa sentire al caldo.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2021

Helena

Tänne tulee uudestaankin

Henkilökunta oli ystävällistä ja asiantuntevaa ja hymy heltisi kiireestä huolimatta

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2021

maria

Trip door Finland

Zeer proper Vriendelijk personeel een echte aanrader

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Miellyttävä paikka. Lämpimästi otettiin vastaan, huoneet oli uudet ja hienot. Aamupalalla oli vaikka mitä hyvää tarjolla

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2021

Pasi

Mukava henkilökunta

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jul 2021

Tuomo

Yhteiset tilat:
Yhteiset tilat auttamattoman pieniä! Keittiö ja sosiaalitilat täytyisivät olla isommat ja suihku tilat isommat,toimivammat ja siisimmät.

Mökit:
Ihan OK! Mökissä voisi olla esim. veden keitin. Voisi kuivamuonaa valmistaa mökissä...helpottaisi tunkua nykyseen, pieneen yhteiskeittiöön.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2021

Jonna-Mari

Pikkupojan unelma

Ehdottomasti näkemisen arvoinen paikka. Henkilökunta oli ihan super ystävällistä.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Palvelu loisti, mökin varustelu ei

Tilaa oli hyvin, parven portaat lapsille todella jyrkät.
Varustelu oli vajaa. 4-5 hengelle tarkoitetussa mökissä ei ollut veitsiä, vain kaksi pikkulusikkaa ja haarukoita. Mikro olisi todella suuri apu. Osa laseista likaisia, vaikka pestyinä vessassa.
Muuten kaikki siistiä.
Palvelu oli iloista, kohteliasta ja auttavaista!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2020

Pirjo

Huone

Saimme huoneen uudesta rakennuksesta, joka oli hotellitason huone. Huone omi puhdas ja siustu.

Friends_and_family Friends