Tankavaara Gold Village

Recent Reviews: 115

• User:PH983

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  A good and quiet spot to look out for aurora.

  05 Aug 2025

  A nice quiet place to enjoy the northern lights. We didn't see much on the night we arrived, so it was a pity. We were told we could walk to the woods (which will be darker to see the stars), but the aurora was not strong and the sky was cloudy, so we didn't go to the woods.The room is small but comfortable for a single night. So it will not be that comfortable for a huge person or to stay a little too long. The food at the hotel restaurant was good and it comes with a small area that shows the gold village history. A nice and cosy place setup.

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• User:F8232USstephend

  Trip type: Couples

  We Struck Gold

  03 Jan 2024

  We had an amazing time at Tankavaara in December 2023. Firstly the area in winter is absolutely stunning. Secondly the staff were fantastic in the bar area and guides and driver. Shout out to both Kimmos!We chose to stay in the Sompiotalo Deluxe apartment which was a 10 minute (very enjoyable) walk from the reception. It is a great apartment. In terms of activities we did the northern lights snowmobile tour with Tankavaara (Kimmo 2) which was AMAZING. We also did the Lappish Dinner meal in the traditional Kota and indoor winter gold panning with Kimmo 2. The good museum is also surprisingly really good. We booked husky and reindeer safaris ourselves from Tankavaara recommendations. Absolutely fantastic time.

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• User:645oooo

  Trip type: Friends getaway

  Mouse in the cabin

  17 Aug 2023

  We stayed at the Tankavaara gold village camps cabins in a four person cabin. The cabin was nice in itself. But on the last night of our stay I woke up to a mouse scratching my arm. Very unpleasant. We decided to leave the cabin in the middle of the night and continue driving southwards towards Rovaniemi. Would not recommend this place.

• User:Laura P

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  Lovely place with some flaws

  08 Mar 2022

  The place is lovely, in a reconstructed gold village with a gold museum, in the National park of Tankavaara. The rooms, apart from wooden cottages in the wood, are in two ugly buildings that indeed disagree with the general idea. My room was small and very basic, beds very uncomfortable, kind of soft sofas with a very thin mattress; the bathroom new and comfortable. Breakfast is quite poor. Lunch and dinner are average. The nicest one was the fire dinner in a small hut with Sami music and a very nice girl of the staff. The activities are well organized. I did snowshoeing in the park with the same nice girl and reindeer sledding by night (no aurora unluckily). The staff is kind and helpful. Wi-Fi works very well also in rooms.

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• User:JanithMalshan

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  Breathtaking view within few meters

  03 Mar 2022

  Beautiful hiking trails nearby and best place to stay in Tankavara.Value for the money and comfortable stay. Staff was really helpful and they provide all the hiking trail maps and easy to rent equipments.