SANTALAHTI RESORT – KOTKA, FINLAND

Santalahti Resort is a year-round seaside resort in Kotka, Southern Finland, just over an hour’s drive from Helsinki. Surrounded by the sea and nature, Santalahti combines a wide range of accommodation with restaurant and catering services, Finnish saunas and the Nature Spa, as well as activities and experiences throughout the year.

Welcome to Santalahti for a holiday, celebration or meeting – as a couple, with family or friends, as a group or with your pet.

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Accommodation

Stay by the sea, surrounded by nature, all year round. Santalahti offers more than 200 beds in a wide range of accommodation, including high-quality villas and holiday apartments, glass villas, cosy cottages and a five-star camping site.

Some of Santalahti’s most distinctive accommodation options feature a private sauna, a private heated outdoor hot tub or a private fenced yard for pets. Pets are welcome in all our accommodation at no extra charge.

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Meetings & Events

Perfect surroundings
For your group

Host your meeting, company event, celebration or other occasion by the sea, just over an hour’s drive from Helsinki. At Santalahti, meeting and event venues, accommodation, catering, saunas and the Nature Spa, as well as activities, can all be combined into one complete experience.

Choose from atmospheric venues for small groups to facilities for larger meetings, celebrations and events. Our ready-made meeting, recreation day and group packages also make planning your event easy.

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Traditional Finnish saunas

Saunas & Nature Spa
Saunas by the sea

Experience authentic Finnish sauna culture surrounded by the sea and nature. Santalahti’s sauna experiences include the unique Cave Smoke Sauna with warm and cold pools, the glass-roofed Santa Glass Sauna and traditional Finnish saunas.

The Nature Spa offers saunas and pools for larger groups, while Santalahti’s sandy beach invites you to take a refreshing dip directly in the sea. Combine your sauna and spa experience with accommodation, dining, a celebration, meeting or company event.

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Restaurant, catering and BBQ areas


Restaurant and barbecue

Bistro Santalahti is a relaxed seaside meeting place for the whole family. Its glass-walled Sea Pavilion offers 360-degree sea views and is also available for meetings, celebrations and private events.

Santalahti Catering serves meetings, celebrations and groups. For those who enjoy cooking outdoors, the resort also has several BBQ areas and traditional grill huts, with firewood included for accommodation guests.

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Activities

At Santalahti, nature and outdoor activities begin right outside your accommodation. Nature trails, cycling, disc golf, minigolf, stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, swimming and many other activities offer something to do for all ages.

In winter, explore the surroundings on snowshoes or cross-country skis. You can also discover the beautiful Kotka archipelago on a boat trip from Santalahti. Activities and tailored programmes are available for companies and other groups as well.

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Destination Kotka

Santalahti is located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland in Kotka, approximately six kilometres from the city centre.

The seaside city of Kotka is known for its beautiful archipelago, award-winning parks and maritime attractions. Highlights include the Maritime Centre Vellamo, Maretarium and Alvar Aalto’s Sunila residential area, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Aalto Works.

Santalahti is an ideal base for exploring Kotka and the Kymenlaakso region – enjoy the peace of nature while staying within easy reach of the city’s services, attractions, events and archipelago experiences.

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Offers

Shower cottage for 2 persons

Long stay offers starting from 30€/day/person

Furnished apartments for work, businesses and employees. 5 km from the city centre of Kotka.

Includes weekly cleaning and linen.

Free parking space in front of the door.

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VIP sauna

Public saunas

Free public saunas for residents at Santalahti Resort.

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Free disc golf for residents

Disc golf is free for Santalahti Resort cottage, villa, apartment and camping residents!

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More about Santalahti

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Reviews

Aisa Cayat
***** 
“The place is nice. We celebrated our pikkujoulu here yesterday. Our boss booked us for sauna and a cozy place to eat. We had fun here. Highly recommended for any occasions especially for summer. 😊👌💯”

Trip Advisor
*****
“Wonderful, quiet place. You can play golf or take a walk in the forest. Wonderful nature and beautiful views of the bay. Very friendly and nice staff. Although we arrived late, around 23:00 they started up without problems.”

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Location

Santalahti Resort is located by the sea in Kotka, Southern Finland, with convenient connections from Helsinki and elsewhere in Southern Finland. The resort is just over an hour’s drive from Helsinki via the E18 motorway and approximately six kilometres from Kotka city centre.

Santalahti Resort
Santalahdentie 150
48310 Kotka
Finland

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