The village of ice Bashny.Net

Romantic dinner under the stars, it is certainly an excellent option to spend an evening with your loved one, what do you think about the idea to hold the needle in your own dinner with views of the Northern Lights? This is the version offered to tourists in Finland. In the village of the needle, which is part of the hotel Kakslautanen are invited to settle in one of the cozy huts and exotic enjoy one of the most beautiful natural phenomena on the planet aurora.





The village is located in the north of Lapland at one of the national parks of Finland Urho Kekkonen. A few trees and a complete absence of pollution allow you to see millions of stars and the Northern Lights in all its glory. In addition to 20 snow igloo zdest are ice gallery, an ice church, an ice bar and the biggest restaurant in the world of ice, which can accommodate 150 people. Also in the village there are 5 unique igloo made of glass.



Inside the needle from the snow and ice is very quiet, lights illuminate the walls from the inside, thereby creating a unique and charming atmosphere, where it would be desirable to enjoy forever. The temperature in the snow huts keeps around -3 -6 degrees, and they are built from a special heat-resistant glass. Glass never freezes, and you can admire the view around you, even if the outside temperature drops to -30 C.



The walls and ceiling of each glass needle, especially to keep warm during the night. Glass is made by special technology, which does not allow it to freeze and hide a beautiful view. The needle is very small, designed for a maximum of two people, so as to heat the room more easily without unnecessary energy consumption.



As is known, the Northern Lights is the result of interaction between the particles of the upper atmosphere with charged particles of the solar wind. One of the miraculous wonders of the world is an explosion of color rays, which can continue as one second, and up to two minutes. Although this miracle can be seen in quite a long period from August to April, the peak of popularity in the winter months.

The hotel does not guarantee that you are sure to become a witness to this unusual phenomenon. However, workers are constantly monitoring the weather conditions and give guests a signal when you need to look at the sky.


For lovers of extreme tourism the hotel has thirty traditional igloo made of ice. The temperature in these ice houses does not rise above -5 degrees Celsius, so that risked to dress warmly.

Every year in December, the best sculptors from around the world come to Kakslautanen international week of ice sculptures. The event takes place in an ice gallery, and the results of tourists admiring the whole winter.