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Sitting on top of an Ostrobothnian Fjell is the village of Iso-Syote, cloaked throughout winter in deep white snow and with breath taking views of a landscape littered with snow laden conifers and frozen mires, the product of centuries of transformative use by forestry, farming and reindeer husbandry.

At the village’s heart is the Iso-Syote Hotel with its panoramic view restaurant, swimming pool, saunas and bar.

The kaleidoscopic mix of cultures in Nellim with its Inari, Skolt and Northern Sami roots and the possibility of the Northern Lights swirling around over the pine forest, make a New Year here something of a culinary & festive riot. 

One of the very few remaining family owned hotels in Lapland, Harriniva shows all the merits of being so. Informal, intimate and with somewhere or other a Pietikainen to look after you at all times. Harriniva lies at the heart of a devout Lutheran community making Christmas here something just that bit magical for grown ups and children alike.