1. Tonttula Café & Souvenier shop / Reception
Every day is Christmas at the Elves’ Village. You will feel the Christmas atmosphere as you enter the main building at the Elves’ Village.
Café is open every day 10 am. – 4 pm.
2. Hotel Taivaanvalkeat
Have an unforgettable experience at Hotel Taivaanvalkeat. This is an excellent place for groups, families or just for you when you want to experience something a bit different.
3. Country House
Next to the main house is a separate Country house of four bedrooms, kitchen and sauna. It can be reserved together with the main house for up to 38 persons or for smaller group to stay privately.
4. Aurora Pyramidit
When you stay at the glass-roofed Aurora Pyramids, you can almost touch the ever-changing sky, nature and its forces. Heavenly nature and the Firmament present themselves through the glass roof in a new way, every day. The Aurora pyramids (11 of them) are situated at Tonttula Experience village.
5. Elf’s cabin
The Elf’s Cottage is a 120 m² detached cottage in the Elf’s courtyard with its own private sauna.
6. Northern Lights Hut
The two-storey Northern Lights Hut can be used for programmed evenings, birthdays, wedding receptions, corporate events and recreation.
In the heart of the Northern Lights Hut downstairs, there is a large fireplace and tables set up for up to 40 people.
The Northern Lights Hut has underfloor heating and toilet facilities.
7. Riverside sauna
The traditional riverside sauna was made of logs and this one was originally an old lumberjacks’ hut. The riverbank sauna was moved from the Pallasselkä logging site in 1995. It is located on the Ounasjoki riverbanks in the rustic surroundings of the Elves’ Experience Village. The sauna benches can seat up to 15 bathers at a time, and the large wood-heated stove releases a mild heat..
8. Riverside kiln
The kiln next to the sauna is a comfortable place to continue the evening where you can sit by the fire, enjoying a cold drink or even dinner.
9. The Temple
This pleasant Temple in the Elves’ Village is located in the Elves’ Experience Village courtyard and it is a place you should definitely visit!
The idea behind the Temple is that any guest who comes here can spend a quiet moment in the Temple with his or her book of faith in their own language. Books of faith already exist in several languages.
10. Elves’ Hideaway
The Experience Forest Path leads guests to the most secret place in the elven world, The Elves’ Hideaway.
The Elves’ Hideaway are located Gingerbread house, Elf School and The Hut of Knowledge.
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11. Seita stone
You will see a large stone. A giant fir has grown on it since long ago. In the stump, all that’s left now of the fir, there’s a crow’s nest. This is the dwelling of the Great Avariti, who watches carefully anyone who approaches the stone. The roots of the fir have wound into the cracks of the stone over hundreds of years. You have arrived at the Seita-stone.
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12. Gold panning
Try your luck panning gold at Elves Hideaway. An elf will show you the secrets of finding gold and you will be guided to the place of gold panning – if you are lucky, you will find your own gold nugget!
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13. Herb garden
Metsätontun lempipuuhia on luonnonyrttien kerääminen ja niiden jalostaminen ihmisille hyödyksi. Pääset ehkä nuuhkaisemaan maariantuoksuheinää tai viime kesänä kuivattuja koivuvastoja.
14. Outdoor games
You are always allowed to play and have adventures at the Elves’ Village! The Elves’ Village yard is full of exciting activities which get the whole family involved. Elf chess, minigolf and Elves’ frisbee golf
15. Elves Path
The elves do their own thing in the hiding places of the Experience Forest. Lucky wanderers may find an elf’s hut, nursing hut or a hideaway hole.
16. Keltanuttuinen Tonttu
Once upon a time there was an elf in a yellow dress. She was different from the very beginning. While all the other elves dressed in red were busy doing the things that they needed to do, she would be making her way through the forest, down to the longest river in Lapland
Story of the Elf in a yellow dress -book and Elf in a ayellow dress and secret of Seita Stone -book is available on the Tonttula Café and www.hulluporo.fi/webshop (We can deliver books only inside the EU.)
17. Reindeers
Reindeer are wild, Arctic and semi-domesticated animals are highly valued in the Elves’ Village.
There is a large reindeer paddock in the Elves’ Village where the reindeer graze.
18. The sheep
Baa baas are the Elves’ Village sheep and they are the mother of twins, the timid Nipsu and the lively Nöpsö which both love food. The sheep’s favourite foods are fireweed, bread, roots, and especially carrots.
19. Ponies
The friendly little wild ponies in the Elves’ Village love a good scratch! The black pony’s name is Laku, the grey pony is called Gini, and the white one is Tronic.
Their favourite thing to do is play pony ball, which is why the ponies have their own football in the paddock.
20. Fatbike or tandem bike / Kick Sledge
Rent a fatbike or tandem bike and explore the surroundings of the Elves’ Village.
In winter, the kick sledes are free to use.
21. The chicken coop
The Elves’ Village has beautiful chickens which are a cross between two chicken breeds, the dwarf chicken and the silkie. They love broadleaf plantain, and they all have their own crazy habits. One of the chickens is called Pikku-Musta (Little Blacky). Pikku-Musta is the most interested in people and sometimes likes to play hide-and-seek.
In winter the chickens are in the stable.
22. Elves’ storehouses
The Elvish residents in the storehouses adore children, but even adults can be pleasantly surprised when they take a peek inside!
23. The Bear-Chair
“The Bear-Chair stood majestically on the mossy forest floor. Sailor-Smith Elf had done some fine work. The features of the sacred animal were just like a real bear, and it was good to sink into its lap. At first, the seat felt a bit hard under her bottom, but after a while it felt as if she was sitting on a thick, soft pillow, it was so warm and comfy. The sitter felt safe, too – she was now in the lap of the bear, the king of the forest.”
On Elf in a yellow dress and The Secret of the Seita Stone book you can read more!
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24. Elves’ Husky farm
Welcome to meet our lovely four legged Elves´ husky dogs at Elves Village!
25. The Seita of the Humans
The Seita of the Humans guarded the water in the Elves Hideaway yard. The Seita was named after Ukko, the supreme god. It was a decorated wooden pole made from a tree so old that you couldn’t count the annual rings no matter how hard you tried.
On Elf in a yellow dress and The Secret of the Seita Stone book you can read more!
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26. Demons
Demons live somewhere between this world and the other side. They dislike all work and never wash themselves. Bits of cloth and yarn hang from their stinking, torn cloaks as they slouch about their lands. The demons watch the world through their narrow, gleaming eyes without eyelids.
On Elf in a yellow dress and The Secret of the Seita Stone book you can read more!
27. Blacksmith’s workshop
Welcome to the new build – Blacksmith’s workshop – which is made in the old style.
Do you know everything that has been done with these tools and goods in the past?
Story of the Elf in a yellow dress -book and Elf in a ayellow dress and secret of Seita Stone -book is available on the Tonttula Café and www.hulluporo.fi/webshop (We can deliver books only inside the EU.)