The kids and I stayed here for a week .We loved the hotel people on the whole were warm some can be a bit rude but once you have explained what you need they couldnt do more to help.good location, rooms very clean maids everyday. Word of warning though the hotel has a pool which is very nice but very... more

What's good about this hotel? It's only 5 minutes walk from downtown Kuusamo; there is a pool and a nice sauna; there is free internet in the rooms; breakfast is good. However, a lot of small things make this hotel very far from being perfect. The staff at the front desk could not give the right answer to the following,... more

The snow and skiing conditions were fantastic - good enough to convert longterm alp-addicts best ever. BUT DO NOT STAY AT THE HOTEL SOKOS Whilst it is clean with hot water - probably aimed at the business man & locals certainly not english. It really is 45mins from slopes - best for beginners and not too taxing Possibly one of... more

Just back from our second ski holiday of the year in Finland, first one was to Levi and in my opinion was much better than Ruka. On the skiing side Ruka was very limited if you are above beginner and I would imagine intermediate to advances skiers would be bored within a few days, the bus ride to and from... more

We have just returned from our annual ski holiday and our first visit to Finland overall a very pleasant and value for money holiday. The hotel Sokos was a very comfortable & clean hotel albeit slightly tired in the odd places. Swimming pool and Saunas were first class , the whole hotel was very warm and bedrooms clean & tidy... more

My family & i have just returned home from our wonderful skiing trip to kussamo. We stayed at the sokos hotel which was really lovely, the staff were really helpful , & so friendly. The rooms were cleaned every day, with fresh towels in our rooms, it was surprisingly modern, not old fashioned. My only critisism was the evening meal,... more

i stayed at the sokos hotel with my husband and our friends, first impressions, ok considering we are in a total foreign country and a cold place you have to expect things to be different. hotel over all was very clean, always had our room cleaned and towels changed. we stayed on a half board basis although we didnt really... more

I visited Ruka with my boyfriend on 28th January 2007 and it was absolutely fantastic! We stayed at the Sokos Hotel in Kussamo, located about 30 minutes away by bus from the slopes at Ruka. We booked our holiday through Crystal and found our rep ‘Jeff’ to be very helpful and informed. Crystal provided free bus tickets for the whole... more