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Kittilä

Kittilä

Kittilä is a municipality of Finland and a popular holiday resort.

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It is located in northern Finland north of the Arctic Circle within the Lapland region. The municipality has a population of 6,973 and covers an area of 8,262.97 square kilometres (3,190.35 sq mi) of which 168.71 km2 (65.14 sq mi) is water. The population density is 0.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.2/sq mi).

Get in

Getting to Kittilä

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    Kittilä Airport
See

Worth seeing

The midnight sun is visible from late May to mid-July for about 45 days on the latitude of Levi. The polar night starts in early December and lasts about one month. During the winter, the northern lights are a common sight.

Do

Things to do

Most people come to Kittilä for downhill skiing in the winter. They head for the nearby ski centres Levi and Ylläs. There are also a host of other outdoor activities offered by tour providers, see below, sorted by village. You can also go hiking or cross-country skiing on your own in Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park. The nearest trailheads are around Aakennustunturi, both trails and skiing tracks.

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    Aakenustunturi
Eat

Where to eat

Try the Lappish speciality Poronkäristys (reindeer meat).

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    Kotipizza

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How locals move

Getting around Kittilä the local way

  • Get in{{go | name | url | address 67.698611 | long 5 km north from the centre | phone | fax | price Kittilä Airport | image Q1347310 | content=It is served from Helsinki by Finnair (daily) and in season by Norwegian (4 times a week), in season also services by Lufthansa from München (weekly) and TUI Fly from Brussels (weekly), as well as some charter airlines from the British Isles and Central Europe.;Public transport to several destinations, partly, especially off season, as shuttle services that have to be booked in advance.
  • Get inHelsinki has a car ferry from Travemünde in Germany.
  • Get inHelsinki is reached via the Via Baltica and a short ferry passage from Tallinn, Estonia.

From Wikivoyage: Kittilä, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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