Ivalo Airport (IVL) Information

Where is Ivalo Airport? Ivalo is primarily known as the gateway to Saariselkä, a year-round resort set partly in Urho Kekkonen National Park, Lapland.

Summer activities include mountain biking, hiking, trekking hiking, fishing, canoeing and panning for gold. Winter sports include snowboarding, skiing (downhill and cross-country) and sledge riding (husky and reindeer!). 

Ivalo Airport (IATA: IVL, ICAO: EFIV), also referred to as Saariselkä Airport, is located 11 kilometres (7 miles) southwest from Ivalo, the municipal centre of Inari, Lapland, Finland. IVL is 25 kilometres (16 miles) north of Saariselkä.

Ivalo Airport is the northernmost airport in Finland. In 2011, Ivalo Airport served 103,815 passengers in 2011.

Airlines that fly to Ivalo Airport include Blue1, EasyJet, Finnair, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Thomson Airways and Transavia.

Destinations that fly to Ivalo Airport include Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Kittilä, London, Manchester and Rovaniemi.

Your best bet for an Ivalo Airport transfer is taxi (to Ivalo) or a shuttle (to Saariselkä). Details on all options are included in this guide.

Ivalo Airport services include:

• Key storage
• Luggage storage
• Letterbox - stamps at the Information Desk or gift shop
• Fuel for spirit stoves
• Restaurant - after security
• Baby food heating facilities - restaurant
• Children's play area - near gate 2

Additional Ivalo Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official Ivalo Airport Website