Truly white wedding in Lapland

White wedding in the snow chapel

Prices from £4608 per wedding couple
Period: January, February, March, April

Knot the tie in a breathtaking ice chapel, in a romantic wooden chapel nearby or in the altar on a frozen lake. You can arrive to your chosen wedding venue in a sleigh pulled by reindeer or huskies – or if you prefer, by snowmobile. The choice is yours.

Igloo village

Hotel & Igloo Village Kakslauttanen is situated 10 kilometres from the northernmost winter resort in Finland, Saariselkä fell district, some 250 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. With its unique selection of accommodation from traditional log cabins to snow and glass igloos, Kakslauttanen offers a perfect setting for a fairytale wedding.

All the cosy log cabins have full private facilities, small kitchen and open fireplace, complete with own private sauna. Across the frozen lake lay the snow igloos, built every year from ice and snow together with the permanent glass igloos, where you can lie on your bed looking at the winter sky hoping to catch a sight of the magical Northern Lights dancing in the moonlight.

Example itinerary

Day 1 – Final preparations
Scheduled Finnair flights from Heathrow or Manchester to Ivalo, via Helsinki. Transfer to Hotel & Igloo Village Kakslauttanen, check in to own log cabin with sauna and fireplace. Final preparations for wedding ceremony with Kakslauttanen’s toastmaster. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 2 – The great day
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning is spent planning for the special ceremony to take place later on in the afternoon at Kakslauttanen’s Ice Gallery. To begin the ceremony, bride and groom are driven to the wedding venue in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. After the ceremony, special dinner awaits at the hotel. Wedding night is spent in a glass igloo under the beautiful Northern Lights.

Day 3 – Relaxing or exploring
Breakfast with morning sauna. Day spent relaxing or trying out the various winter activities Kakslauttanen has to offer, such as reindeer, husky or snowmobile safaris.

Day 4 – Farewell to Lapland
Breakfast. Time to say goodbye to Kakslauttanen. Transfer back to Ivalo airport. Scheduled Finnair flights from Ivalo to Heathrow or Manchester, via Helsinki.

What is included in the price?

• Scheduled Finnair flights from Heathrow or Manchester to Ivalo, via Helsinki
• In-flight cabin service
• All airport departure taxes and passenger service charges
• Transfers Ivalo airport-Kakslauttanen Igloo village-Ivalo airport
• 2 nights in small log cabin for two persons with fireplace and sauna, 1 night in a Glass Igloo
• 3 breakfasts and 3 dinners including a special dinner on the wedding day with sparkling wine
• Wedding ceremony in the Ice Gallery (carried out by a priest or a judge)
• Witness fees, handling, organising and processing fees, marriage certificate
• Assistance of a local wedding co-ordinator
• Decorated wedding venue

Optional extras

To book in advance – please check the rates.

• Bridal bouquet / buttonhole
• Ornamental flowers at the chapel
• Rental of two Lapp costumes
• Photographer + 20 photos
• DVD of the wedding
• Bottle of sparkling wine
• Wedding cake
• Winter safaris
• We also have separate packages for wedding guests.

Good to know

• Wedding packages at Hotel & Igloo Village Kakslauttanen can be tailored to suit your own preferences
• When considering your wedding date, it is important to contact us first, since planning procedures will be highly tied with the availability of local magistrate
• We will inform you of the needed documentation required for wedding ceremonies in Lapland and send you the paper work well in advance to be completed
• Although legal requirements for weddings in Finland are not strict, the minimum processing time for all certificates is 2 months before wedding day