Who We Are

Polar Tranquil is our home in Leppäniemi, just outside Levi.

It is a small place, surrounded by forest and beside the Ounasjoki river. It is close enough to Levi to explore the region, but far enough to feel quiet and remote.

This isn’t a resort we built somewhere unfamiliar.

It is a place that has been part of Noora’s family for generations.

And that changes the way we think about hosting.

More than 100 years ago, Noora's family settled on this land and built a life here.

The cabins were built by her grandfather in the 1980s. He still lives here with us today.

He spent his working life as a chef, and if you're lucky, you may even get to taste something he's cooked.

For us, these details matter.

We don't want to create a place that could be anywhere in Lapland.

We want to care for what is already here - the land, the cabins, the stories and the feeling of this place - and slowly give it a new chapter.

When you stay at Polar Tranquil, you're staying somewhere that has been lived in, cared for and loved by our family for generations.

We hope you feel a little of that while you're here.

From Finnish Lapland to the polar regions - and back home again.

I grew up here in Finnish Lapland, so the North has always been part of my life.

I started working as a guide in 2014, initially with snowmobile guiding and group hosting around Levi. In 2019, curiosity took me further north, to Longyearbyen in Svalbard.

That led me into expedition cruising and kayak guiding, and eventually to working in both the Arctic and Antarctica.

Over the years, I've had the chance to guide in some of the world's most remote landscapes and to meet people from all over the world.

But after years of travelling, I found myself appreciating home in a different way.

Today, that home is where I want to welcome people.

From Chile to Antarctica - and eventually to Lapland.

I grew up in Santiago, Chile, with family roots in the south of the country.

Before becoming a guide, I trained and worked as an architect. My work and curiosity took me to places including Tierra del Fuego, Melbourne, Barcelona and Tanzania.

In 2018, I moved into expedition guiding.

Since then, I've worked across Patagonia, Cape Horn, Antarctica, Svalbard, Greenland, Nunavut and Baffin Island.

Working in remote environments taught me to pay attention - to the landscape, to changing conditions and, most importantly, to the people you're sharing the experience with.

Eventually, one of those people became Noora.

And somehow, after travelling so far, I ended up finding a home here in Finnish Lapland.

Somewhere between the ice, the ocean and long days working in one of the most remote places on Earth, our paths crossed.

We were both there working as guides.

Neither of us knew then that Antarctica would eventually lead us here - to Noora's home in Lapland, and to the beginning of Polar Tranquil.

After years of working and travelling around the polar regions, we started to think about what we wanted next.

We didn't want something bigger.

We wanted something more personal.

A place where we could stay connected to nature, to welcome and guide people, and share the North at a slower pace.

That idea became Polar Tranquil.

After years in the travel industry, we both felt a growing need to create something of our own.

Something small.

Something personal.

Something rooted in a real place.

Lapland is changing quickly, and there are many ways to experience it. We wanted to create something different - not by trying to offer more, but by doing less, more thoughtfully.

A stay where you have time to notice the landscape.

Time to sit by the fire.

Time for the sauna.

Time to walk through the forest without needing to be somewhere else.

And, if you want, time to explore the region with people who know it well.

For us, experiencing Lapland isn't about trying to fit everything into a few days.

It's about being here.

Local knowledge

Noora grew up in Finnish Lapland. This is home, not simply a destination we work in.

Polar experience

Between us, we've spent years guiding and working in some of the world's most remote Arctic and Antarctic environments.

A personal welcome

There are only two cabins. We want to know the people who stay here and be involved in their experience.

A slower pace

You don't have to fill every hour. Sometimes the best part of being in Lapland is having nowhere else to be.

We are building Polar Tranquil slowly and intentionally.

We don't want to become a large resort.

We want to keep the things that make this place special: the land, the quiet, the connection to family, and the ability to welcome guests personally.

Whether you come for the Northern Lights, the forest, the river, the sauna or simply a few days away from everyday life, we hope you leave having experienced a little more than just a place to stay.

We hope you leave with a feeling for this corner of the North.