Hotels in Vantaa

Vantaa Hotels

Feel sky high in Vantaa, the home of Finland’s premier airport - which serves the city’s effortlessly cool next door neighbour, Helsinki. Don’t worry about feeling trapped in your hotel room while waiting for a flight - you’re close enough to dart between the two cities at will, and enjoy the mind bending museums, and top class entertainment facilities that lie close by. So sit back, and get ready to land in Vantaa, a Finnish city where time really does fly.

Things to see

If you're only here for a flying visit, you’ll be glad to know that Vantaa’s best entertainment options have been neatly collected inside the Flamingo Entertainment Centre. Even the longest flight delays won’t bother you, as you send balls rumbling down smooth bowling lanes, swim through heated indoor pools, and settle into comfortable cinema seats, to munch buttery popcorn and watch movies. Or, you can give your mind a workout, at the Heureka Science Centre, where you’ll battle to control magnetic balls using the power of your brainwaves, and feel the hair-raising current flowing through your body, as you touch the metal orb of a Van de Graaff Generator. If you’ve only got a few hours to kill before your flight, then the Finnish Aviation Museum is perfectly located next to the airport. Let your imagination soar, as you settle into the pilot’s seat of a retired jumbo jet, or enter the virtual world of an absorbing flight simulator - where you’ll feel every turn, and booming growl of the engines, as you push the thrust lever forward.

Hotels in Vantaa

If you’ve just landed, or are about to take a long flight, there’s nothing better than a comfortable hotel room to loosen up in. The quality hotels in Vantaa let you shut out the world, as you snuggle up in cloud-soft beds, encircled by soundproofed rooms. Stretch your legs with a swim in a sky-blue indoor pool, or by turning up the resistance on your exercise bike, as you pump your legs like pistons. Reward yourself in the hotel bar afterwards, by sipping a caramel coloured Jaloviina spirit, while watching as the flashing lights of approaching airplanes grow in size, before touching down outside.

Where to stay

Staying in Vantaa makes catching early morning - or night-time - flights effortless, as you relax in superb hotels, which are huddled around the airport itself. If you want to escape the city’s buildings and the runway’s traffic while you’re here, then pay Lake Kuusijärvi a visit, where you can bask in the sun, surrounded by the earthy smell of pine needles. Chat to the locals, who will encourage you to join them in wood-fire heated saunas, before diving straight into the lake's icy water - the shock to the system is said to be great for your circulation and immune system. The Finnish capital is also conveniently close by, and you can stay in Helsinki to enjoy views over the ocean to the scattered islands that stud the Gulf of Finland, or to hire a bike and cycle to the grand columns of the Lutheran Cathedral, which glow pearly white at night.

How to get to Vantaa

As a major regional transport hub, getting to Vantaa couldn’t be much easier. Busses connect the city centre with the airport, while the 612 service links the terminal with Helsinki's centre. Finland’s capital can also connect you with Saint Petersburg, without having to leave the ground, as high-speed trains run between the two cities in just 4 hours. Helsinki’s port makes it possible to arrive in the area by sea, from cities such as Tallinn and Mariehamn.