Book your plane ticket to Kittilä

Why Kittilä?

Kittilä suits travellers who are looking for something different from a city break. You come here for fresh air, open space and experiences you can only find in Finland. Many visitors combine Kittilä with Levi, the nearby ski resort, or head out on trips through nature. During the day you spend most of your time outdoors; in the evening you warm up in a lodge or sauna.

What can you do in Kittilä?

Kittilä is the kind of place where nature draws you outside without any effort. You walk easily from a small village to a quiet forest, from a gentle hill to an open plain where the horizon seems endless. Everything is close together, yet the landscape keeps changing — as if Lapland reveals a new backdrop every few minutes.

What you don't want to miss in Kittilä

A few spots that show why Kittilä feels so special:

• Levi fell: a viewpoint with slopes, hiking routes and cafés at the top of the hill.
• Ounasjoki river: frozen and still in winter, clear and gently flowing in summer.
• Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park: hills, forests and open plains with long hiking routes.
• Lappish villages: small settlements where wooden houses stand among the trees.

The neighbourhoods and areas of Kittilä

Kittilä consists of a main village and several smaller villages spread across the landscape. This gives the area a spacious, quiet and natural feel.

• Kittilä centre: shops, cafés and local restaurants.
• Levi: ski resort with hotels, slopes and activities.
• Sirkka: village near Levi with lodges and starting points for routes.
• River areas: roads along the water, wooden bridges and open stretches of nature.

Explore the culture and highlights of Kittilä

Lappish life and nature

You never have to go far to feel the silence or see the open space — nature often begins literally around the next bend.

• Snow plains: vast white fields where your gaze naturally reaches further than you are used to.
• Pine forests: trails that smell of resin, cold air and fresh snow, with trees that muffle all sound.
• Hilltops: quiet spots where you see Lapland laid out in layers, from dark forests to a pale horizon.
• Reindeer areas: they sometimes appear out of nowhere along the road, between the trees or on open fields.

Nature and surroundings

As soon as you drive out of Kittilä, the world around you changes. The air gets clearer, the silence deeper and the horizon seems to stretch further and further. Nature here is simple, but never monotonous.

• Tunturi fells: round, gentle mountains that are so typical of Lapland and shape the entire landscape.
• Frozen lakes: in winter, they transform into solid white plains where you walk, drive or glide.
• Summer light: days that just keep going, evenings that barely get dark and a light that makes everything feel soft.

Eating and drinking in Kittilä

In Kittilä, food is often warm and pure. The cuisine revolves around ingredients that suit the climate: hearty dishes, local produce and flavours that warm you up straight after a day in the cold. Many places cook with what the region has to offer, from fish from clear lakes to reindeer that has been part of Lappish tradition for centuries.

• Lodge restaurants: think creamy soups, slow-cooked stews and fresh fish straight from the region.
• Cafés: warm coffee, cinnamon rolls you can smell before you even step inside, and small snacks for in between.
• Local cuisine: reindeer stew, grilled salmon, potato dishes and other simple, hearty meals that are a perfect match for the winter landscape.

Evenings in Kittilä

Evenings are quiet and atmospheric. Many people stay in their lodge, but there are also cafés and restaurants where you can have a drink or something to eat.

• Lodge bars: warm drinks, fire places and views over the snow.
• Village cafés: small spots where you meet locals.

Travel information for your flight to Kittilä

Kittilä is located in Finnish Lapland and has a cold climate in winter and mild, light summers. The winter months are popular for snow and winter activities. In summer it is quieter and ideal for hiking and nature.

What to pack?

• Warm clothing: especially in winter. Layers, layers, layers!
• Ski gear: skis, ski boots, helmet and warm gloves.
• Moonboots: for hiking snow and forest trails.

Flight information

From the Netherlands, the flight to Kittilä takes around 3 hours. The airport is close to Levi and the surrounding villages, so you reach your destination quickly.

Getting around

• Bus: connects the airport with Levi and Kittilä centre.
• Taxi: handy for short journeys.
• Hire car: great if you want to visit multiple villages and nature areas.

Book your cheap flight to Kittilä 

Kittilä is a destination where you feel far from home within just a few hours. You walk through snow that crunches softly under your feet, drive past forests that seem to go on forever and spot small villages quietly tucked among the trees. After a few days, you know exactly which route you want to take, where you like to eat and how the light above the hills slowly changes colour. And perhaps that is what makes Kittilä so special: you don't need to plan far ahead. It is a place that lends itself perfectly to a last-minute trip.