Ukonloma Cottages

Remote hideaway in a magical winter area almost all to yourselves. This cottage made our holiday to an otherwise industrial town of rovaniemi. As others say you need a car and do your food shop at prisma etc before you go. (Alcohol over 5% has to be bought from alko shops). Doubt food deliveries would be able to get to you. Theres a locked car barrier you need to unpadlock before the 10 mins almost private driveway to the dreamy cottage. Harkalampi was adequate for 4. Very chilled owner who escorted us there and then left us to it. The upstairs ‘bedroom’ space is sparse and huge so suitcases could go up there. Would like curtains in the upstairs mezzanine bedroom. We fashioned some. A floor plan would have revealed this was open plan to the rest of the house so whoever sleeps up there needs earplugs and able to manage small treads on a staircase you go down backwards. We had the fire on for coziness and it was roasting up there at night. Windows can open obviously. The kitchen has no dishwasher but really well appointed. Had fluids and sponges etc. Bathroom shower water was hard to control the flow and temperature, but wasn’t a problem. We mainly showered in the sauna space. Lots of moths in the house being in the woodlands it’s what to expect. Some sledges onsite to play with. We went down the roads and driveway as it was sooo quiet. Sauna and hot tub were excellent to have and then there’s no need to pay for other excursions to experience them. We saw wisps of northern lights across the frozen lake whilst steaming from the hot sauna at minus 5 in a swimsuit. Awesome!!! I loved this little home and would recommend it highly. It was exactly what you would hope for and made our holiday.