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Hotelli Sodankylä

4.0 star property
Hotel in Sodankyla with 2 restaurants and 2 hot tubs

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Superior Twin Room | Minibar, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes
Minibar, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes
Shower, rainfall showerhead, hair dryer, bidet
Superior Twin Room | Minibar, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes
Property grounds
Hotelli Sodankylä blends natural charm with modern amenities. Guests start their day with a satisfying breakfast buffet, relax on the terrace, and rejuvenate in the sauna. The hotel provides free WiFi in all rooms and offers luggage storage for convenient exploring.

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Hot Tub
  • Housekeeping

Room options

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Minibar, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Standard Twin Room

Highlights

Smart TV
Renovated in 2025
Blackout drapes/curtains
Day bed
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Bidet
Rainfall showerhead
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Twin Room | Minibar, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Superior Twin Room

Highlights

Smart TV
Renovated in 2025
Blackout drapes/curtains
Day bed
Bathrobes
Private bathroom
Bidet
Rainfall showerhead
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

Minibar, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

Highlights

Smart TV
Renovated in 2025
Blackout drapes/curtains
Day bed
Rainfall showerhead
Bidet
Hair dryer
Minibar
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Map
Unarintie 15, Sodankyla, 99600

What's nearby

  • Museum-Gallery Alariesto - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Sodankyla Old Church - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Alariesto Galleria - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Vanha Kirkko - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Museum of Local History and Culture - 4 min drive - 1.8 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪Tori-kioski (Grilli - Kioski) - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪North Pizza Kebab - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Pizza-Paikka ala riesto - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Piitsi Pub - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Kahvila-Konditoria Pipari - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Hotelli Sodankylä

Upscale hotel in the city center, remodeled in 2025
Consider a stay at Hotelli Sodankylä and take advantage of a free breakfast buffet, a rooftop terrace, and an art gallery on site. Take some time to relax at the onsite spa. Be sure to enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the two on-site restaurants. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with laundry facilities and a bar.
You'll also find perks like:
  • Free self parking
  • An electric car charging station, a gift shop, and smoke-free premises
  • A nature reserve, snow sports gear, and a billiards/pool table
Room features
All 127 rooms offer comforts such as laptop-friendly workspaces, in addition to perks like free WiFi and minibars.
Extra amenities include:
  • Rainfall showers, bidets, and hair dryers
  • 55-inch Smart TVs with streaming services and digital channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, daily housekeeping, and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • Couples/private dining

Restaurants on site

  • Kievari
  • Suádikylá

Things to do

  • 2 hot tubs
  • Art gallery
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Books
  • Full-service spa
  • Games
  • Karaoke
  • Sauna
  • Snow sports gear

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Proposal/romance packages

Business services

  • 6 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • In a nature reserve
  • Rooftop terrace

Full-service spa

  • Hot tub
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1968
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • Renovated entire property - October 2025
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Traditional architecture
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch smart TV with digital channels
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Minibar
  • Room service

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday - Saturday (6 AM - 9:00 PM) and Saturday - Sunday (8 AM - 9:00 PM)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 10.0 per day

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 10.0 per day
  • Spa fee: EUR 19 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Hotelli Sodankylä Hotel Sodankyla
Hotelli Sodankylä Hotel
Hotelli Sodankylä Sodankyla
Hotelli Sodankylä Hotel
Hotelli Sodankylä Sodankyla
Hotelli Sodankylä Hotel Sodankyla

Frequently asked questions

Is Hotelli Sodankylä pet-friendly?

Yes, cats and dogs are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Hotelli Sodankylä?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Hotelli Sodankylä?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Hotelli Sodankylä?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is Hotelli Sodankylä located?

Located in the heart of Sodankyla, this spa hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Museum-Gallery Alariesto and Sodankyla Old Church. Alariesto Galleria and Vanha Kirkko are also within 15 minutes.

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Reviews

Hotelli Sodankylä Reviews

7.6

Good

7.4

Cleanliness

6.0

Location

8.2

Staff & service

7.4

Eco-friendliness

6.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 134 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 53 out of 134 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 31 out of 134 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 134 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 134 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Peter

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Ok but dated.

A bit dated hotel but still ok. Friendly staff , great beds and convenient for work trips.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Yaulam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jukka

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Järkyttävä hinta tasoon nähden!!!melkein 190 hinta huoneella vuorokausi
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Carole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Accueil et personnel très sympathique Chambre surchauffée sans moyen de baisser le chauffage à car poignée cassée Pas de possibilité d’ouvrir la fenêtre Petite lampe murale cassée Chambre vétuste
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotell centralt beläget i Sodankylä.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Loistava majoituspaikka!

Hyvä hotelli loistavilla palveluilla. Täydellinen ohikulkupaikka pidemmän loman yhteydessä. Erityisen iloisia olimme pyykinpesu- ja ruoanlaittomahdollisuudesta.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Lilja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Yhden yön välipysähdys

Ihan ok yöpyminen. Huone on siisti, mutta vanha kokolattiamatto tekee huoneesta tunkkaisen ja hieman epähygieenisen oloisen. Muutoin pinnat ja lakanat olivat puhtaat. Naapurihuoneiden äänet kuuluvat melko hyvin huoneisiin ja onneksi ei naapurihuoneisiin osunut yömyöhään juhlivia matkalaisia. Aamupala oli maistuva. Hieman päivitystä yleisilmeeseen olisi paikallaan!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Dieter

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Unterkunft liegt in einer Baustelle, ist abgewohnt, schmuddelig und sanierungsbedürftig. Ab 06:06Uhr begann der Baulärm. Betten durchgelegen. Der Preis von 171€ ist für diesen vorgefundenen Zustand nicht gerechtfertigt. Das um das Hotel mal gebaut wird ist nicht zu vermeiden. Hier hätte man den Gästen jedoch mit einen Preisnachlass für die Unannehmlichkeiten die der Baustellenbetrieb mit sich bringt entgegen kommen können.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Eeva-Liisa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tuskastuttavan kuuma,ilmastointi taisi puuttua! Vessasta puuttui kaakeleita. Kokolattia matto oli likainen. Huone kallis,kuntoon nähden. Yksi yö meni just, mutta useampaa ei olisi pystynyt olemaan. Käytävä myös erittäin huonoilmainen. Vanhakin voi siisti!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Cristina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ottimo soggiorno

Bella camera, tutto in ordine e pulito, solo un po' caldo. Ottima colazione molto varia.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Risto

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Remontin tarpeessa

Odotukset korkealla,kirjautuminen ok. Huone vaikutti olevan ok, mutta tarkempi tsekkaus niin olipa huonosti siivottu. Kylpyhuoneeseen meno arvelutti. Suihkukopin lattia täynnä hiekkaa ja muuta möhnää...peltinen lavuaaripöytä märkä. Huoneen ilmanvaihto tuuletin oli käsittämättömän äänekäs. Kaikessa näki, että vain välttämätön korjataan.Sänky oli hyvä...aamiainen surkea, pöydissä edellisten astiat,aamupala tarjottavat lopussa,pöydän pinnat tahmaiset jne. Auton sai lähelle sisään käyntiä ja huone oli ykköskerroksessa ja myös sauna oli plussaa.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Bodil Anita A

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Sjekka inn, fikk rom, det var ikke klargjort etter forrige gjest.☹️ Fikk nytt rom, det samme skjedde også der.☹️Fikk atter et nytt rom og det var i orden.Slik skal det da ikke være?Tenkte å kjøpe middag i hotellets resturant, men der var det stengt☹️Synes det var litt for dårlig.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dietbert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Geräumige Zimmer, bequem eingerichtet. Ruhige aber zentrale Lage. Eigenes Restaurant, reichliches Frühstücksbuffet. Sehr nette Dame an der Rezeption. Mein Fahrrad durfte ich auf‘s Zimmer nehmen.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Accomadatie heeft een upgrade nodig. Alles is verder prima in orde maar een beetje gedateerd dus.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nukuimme hyvin ja aamupala hyvä
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Tiia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perushyvä hotelli

Kirjautumisen yhteydessä väitettiin, että varaukseni olisi tehty yhdelle henkilölle, vaikka se oli tehty kolmelle. Lopulta siitä ei tullut ongelmaa ja varattu huone "sattui" olemaan kolmelle henkilölle. Erikoisruokavaliot oli huomioitu ihan hyvin aamupalalla. Huoneiden seinät oli paperia, naapurin kuorsaus kuului läpi, mutta muuten oli ihan siistiä ja kaikki toimi. Voisin pysähtyä uudestaan matkalla pohjoiseen.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ann-Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice staff, clean and neat. Nice for the dogs
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel and food

Nice hotel, good breakfast and lovely evening food.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Timo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mukava old school hotelli.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Irja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotellissa oli erittäin ystävällinen palvelu, paikka oli hyvin siisti ja rauhallinen ja aamupala runsas ja maukas.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ulla-Maija

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Perus hyvä hotelli
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Juha

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotell Sodankylä

Sunkigt hotell, åt middag för 800:- helt värdelöst. Kan ei rekommendera detta hotell till någon.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Tappa obbligata

Tra le poche strutture a sodankyla quindi obbligati come tappa verso il profondo nord, colazione direi decisamente buona il resto purtroppo lascia a desiderare. Lavandino con la ruggine camera con letti scomodi e gran caldo, abbiamo dormito con finestra leggermente aperta a -10 e termo . Cenare in albergo vivamente sconsigliato perché solo su prenotazione e offrono servizio bar di basso livello. Personale gentile nello stile finlandese.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Reino Jukka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Hunting trip in really cold winter weather

Small and nice hotel, bit outdated which you'll notice on some cases like neighbor room above of yours flushing the toilet you will hear this. Still quiet enough , you'll find everything there you'll need except business center, they didn't even knew what it was they were lacking of. Friendly personnel , feels like they are trying to run it a bit short handed. Front desk person is multitasking taking care of check-in, waiter job and taking care of bar. Rooms were a bit too cold for my taste (winter 11/2022) and -24c. outside.Or maybe this was also due for the energy crises. Parking places outside was minimal since they were building completely new parking field with charging station etc. this being ready I'm sure all will be fine. Breakfast was adequate and tasty , all functions they promises works and are in good and clean condition.Clean it is, nothing to complain in that sector. Would I come again , sure I would. My trip was mid of the week.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Kaisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Positiivinen yllätys

Yövyin hotellissa 2 yötä työmatkalla, ja keskitasoa odottaessani yllätyin positiivisesti! 10 pistettä mahtavalle henkilökunnalle ystävällisestä palvelusta ja loistavasta, monipuolisesta aamiaisesta. Huoneessa oli hyvä sänky ja ravintolan ruoka hyvää. Hotelli on hyvällä sijainnilla: pohjoiseen johtavan tien varrella ja kävelymatkan päässä Sodankylän palveluista. Bonuspisteet pyykinpesumahdollisuudesta ja asukaskeittiöstä! Hotelli ja huoneet ovat vanhat, ja äänet vähän kuuluivat huoneesta toiseen mutta nukuin silti hyvin ja sikeästi. Lämmin suositus! :)
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

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