Check out the upcoming renovations in the Ruka-Kuusamo area and enjoy the new services on your next holiday. Welcome to experience the developing Ruka-Kuusamo!
New at Ruka-Kuusamo
Ruka-Kuusamo is growing and developing
New magnificent sauna restaurant to be built on top of Ruka Ski Resort
The views from the sauna restaurant overlook the Valtavaara Nature Reserve and the northern sky. Next to the sauna, a long-awaited panoramic restaurant will also be built, serving as a lunch restaurant during the day and a dinner restaurant in the evenings.
The restaurant will have approximately 150 seats and a spacious glassed-in terrace. The sauna area can accommodate about 30 bathers at a time in two-hour shifts. The opening goal for the sauna restaurant is in December 2024.
New services in Ruka-Kuusamo
The variety of adventures is constantly developing in Ruka-Kuusamo. Also new, interesting accommodation services are opened all the time.
We aim to keep our focus on sustainability issues when creating new services in the area.
Kuusamo's Restaurant Tapio rises to Michelin level
The world’s most renowned restaurant recognition system, The Michelin Guide, announced the restaurants included in its Nordic Guide on Monday, May 27, 2024, in Helsinki. New to the annually published list is Restaurant Tapio, located in Ruka village. It received the prestigious Michelin star.
Tapio is the northernmost restaurant in the guide, and in the world, to be awarded a star this year.
Unlock summer with the Ruka Fun Pass
With the Ruka Fun Pass, you're in for endless fun on the summer sled track, scenic lifts, zipline, mini-golf, and Bike Park. What's more? You can rent disc golf discs for two different courses free of charge and enjoy exclusive discounts on water park access and bike rentals.
The passes are available all summer long, 7.6.-22.9.2024. The prices of the Ruka Fun Pass starting from 35 €/child/day, 49 €/adult/day.
Ruka Park will be renovated for winter 2024-2025
Ruka Park located on the Saarua slopes in Ruka will undergo a complete renovation with an investment of approximately 2 million euros to meet international competition and World Cup standards. Changes will include alterations to the slope's profile, installation of an energy-efficient automatic snowmaking system, and effective LED lighting.
Year round alpine coaster and motorless mountain carts to Ruka for summer 2025
Ruka Ski Resort will begin constructing a new attraction – an alpine coaster – in the summer of 2024. This alpine coaster from the top of the fell will be the first of its kind in Finland. In addition, gravity-powered motorless mountain carts will be introduced, allowing visitors to race down from the heights.
Gravel biking is growing: 19 new routes, total of 900 km
Ruka-Kuusamo has now focused on assembling the area's route network into suitable and scenically stunning circular routes. The gravel route network consists of several hubs, with the largest being in Ruka village and Kuusamo centre. Additionally, there are intersections in Oivanki and Käylä.
The routes can be combined in various ways, so there is something for gravel enthusiasts, those new to the discipline, and families looking to cycle together.
New services for travellers: Oulu Shuttle Bus
Using a new shuttle bus service, you get to travel directly from Oulu to Ruka during summer 2024. Oulu Airport Shuttle Bus is available on Tuesdays during 2.7.-27.8.2024 and on Saturdays during 1.6.-28.9.2024. This connection is especially suitable for Lufthansa flights from Munich to Oulu.
New apartment hotel at Ruka: Ski-Inn Valtavaara Chalets
The latest Ski-Inn development, Valtavaara Chalet, is being built in the Ruka Valley area, allowing easy access to Ruka's slopes, trails, and Valtavaara for hiking with just a few steps.
The pre-marketing of the apartments has started, and the first units have already been reserved. Construction is planned to begin in the summer of 2024, with Valtavaara scheduled to be completed in October 2025, fitting perfectly into the new ski season.
A Break Sokos Hotel is being built in Ruka
The hotel will have about 220 rooms, a restaurant, and a café. The earliest opening target is set for 2027. In positioning the hotel, preserving the views from the upper floors of neighboring buildings towards Riisitunturi and Lake Kitkajärvi has been considered.
Parking spaces will be located in an underground garage beneath the hotel. A pedestrian approaching from the direction of Ruka village will encounter a cozy entrance plaza located among the buildings, featuring the reception and café with terraces.
Scandic Rukahovi will be renovated during the summer and autumn of 2024
The 105 rooms and corridors of Scandic Rukahovi, a landmark in Ruka village, will be renovated over the coming summer and autumn of 2024.
New Holiday Club Timeshares Coming to Ruka!
Holiday Club is renovating the highly sought-after ski-in ski-out vacation homes at the base of Ruka’s slopes. These homes, located between Ruka village and Kelorinne slope, accommodate 2-8 people. The renovations will be carried out in phases, with the first phase expected to be completed in 2024.
Masto slope area renewed for winter 2023-2024
Finland's first eight-person high-speed Masto Express chairlift and four new ski slopes have been built in Masto slope area. The area's snowmaking capacity has also been significantly strengthened with the purchase of 40 new snow cannons.
Two new route flights from Central Europe to Kuusamo for winter 2023-2024
Flight connections from Europe to Kuusamo have improved again as Eurowings started flights from Düsseldorf and Edelweiss from Zürich to Kuusamo in the winter of 2023-2024.
There is one weekly flight from Düsseldorf on Sundays from mid-January to mid-March. The route from Zürich to Kuusamo is operated on Fridays from early February until late March.
Talking about Kuusamo Airport: Finavia renewed the runway lighting system to energy efficient led lights and renovated the apron coating during summer 2023.
