Finnmark · Norway
Where to stay in Kautokeino
Kautokeino is a city in Finnmark, Norway, home to about 3,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Kautokeino.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- ENF74 km · Enontekio Airport
- Currency
- NOKNorwegian krone
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
- Language
- Bokmål, Norwegian, Nynorsk
About
About Kautokeino
Kautokeino is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino.
The municipality is a centre for Sámi culture and Sámi education, hosting the Sámi University College, the Nordic Sámi Institute and a Sámi theatre.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Kautokeino
See
- The former Sámi village
- Kautokeino church
- Juhls Silvergallery
- Sámi National Theatre
Do
- Fishing
- Cross-country skiing
- Snowmobile safaris
- Struve Geodetic Arc
- Luvdiidčohkka
- Muvravárri
- Easter festival
- Sámi Grand Prix
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Places to stay in Kautokeino
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
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| Thon Hotel Kautokeino hotel |
When to go
The best time to visit Kautokeino
Kautokeino has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 17 °C; July is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kautokeino: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Enontekio Airport (ENF), about 74 km from the city centre in a straight line; Alta Airport (ALF, 108 km) and Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ, 119 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Kautokeino is on E45, here coinciding with road 93 between Alta (130 km) on the coast and Hetta (80 km) in Enontekiö, Finland. Road 92 from Neiden near Kirkenes via Sevettijärvi and Kaamanen in Inari, Finland, and Karasjok, leads to road 93 some 40 km north of Kautokeino. Alta, Karasjok and Neiden are on E6, Hetta near E8, Kaamanen on E75. Driving from Alta or Karasjok takes about two hours. There should be buses from Alta and Karasjok, in summer also from Rovaniemi via Hetta (possibly with transfer at Palojoensuu) and at least in summer from Inari with transfer in Karasjok or Alta.
Getting around
Bus transport is sparse, so a car is useful. Taxi is the main option for many destinations outside of the town. There is also a network of snowmobile routes (look for "skuterláhtut"). The town itself is built along a few kilometres of the Kautokeino river. Then of course, hiking and cross-country skiing may be what you are here for. There are few marked trails or ready-made skiing tracks, but lots of space to explore.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
ENF · Enontekio Airport
ALF · Alta Airport
SOJ · Sørkjosen Airport
Questions
Kautokeino: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kautokeino?
Kautokeino has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 17 °C; July is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kautokeino?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Enontekio Airport (ENF), about 74 km from the city centre in a straight line; Alta Airport (ALF, 108 km) and Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ, 119 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kautokeino?
Norwegian krone (NOK).
Nearby
Destinations near Kautokeino
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.