Levi, Finland, Lapland
Buying property in Levi: a guide to areas, prices and how it works
An independent guide from Uniikki, based in Levi. Where to buy, what homes cost, and what to know before you do.
Last updated: 30 September 2026 · By Uniikki Ventures Oy, Levi
Contents: Levi at a glance · Why buy in Levi · Where to buy · Property prices · How buying works · Costs · Renting it out · Things to do · FAQs
Levi at a glance
Location
Kittilä municipality, Levi, Finland, Lapland
Nearest airport
Kittilä (KTT), about 15 minutes by car
Airport passengers (2025)
445,911, up 8.3% on 2024
Direct winter flights
Including Helsinki, Amsterdam (KLM) and Copenhagen (SAS)
Ski season
About 220 days, early October to early May
Slopes and lifts
44 slopes, 26 lifts including 2 gondolas, 38.5 km of pistes
Summit and vertical
531 m, 335 m vertical
Ski days (2025–26)
A record 599,000; 26% of lift tickets bought by international visitors
Resort investment
€64 million 2019–2026, including €19.5 million in 2026
Drive to Rovaniemi
About 2.5 hours
Sources: Levi Ski Resort, Finavia, skiresort.com. Figures as published in 2025–2026.
Why buy a home in Levi?
Levi combines one of Finland's two largest ski resorts with year-round demand, easy international access and a village that keeps its character. It suits owners who want to use a home themselves and let it when they're away.
01. Demand all year
Winter brings skiers, families and northern lights seekers. Summer and autumn bring hikers, cyclists and people who come for the ruska colours. The ski season alone runs for around seven months.
02. A resort that keeps investing
€64 million has gone into the ski resort since 2019, including a new six-seat chairlift on the South Slopes for winter 2026–27. Levi grows while keeping its village feel.
03. Rental demand
A record 599,000 ski days in 2025–26, and over a quarter of lift tickets bought by international visitors. Christmas, New Year and late winter are the busiest times, and summer is growing. Levi property management →
04. Living here
Year-round services, healthcare in Kittilä, schools, fast internet and a growing international community.
05. Easy to reach
Around 15 minutes from Kittilä Airport, which served over 445,000 passengers in 2025, with direct winter flights from Helsinki, Amsterdam and Copenhagen.
Where is the best place to buy in Levi?
It depends on how you'll use the home. Village-centre and slopeside homes suit skiers and winter letting. Forest log cabins suit families and groups. Lakeside homes offer quiet and summer appeal. Plots suit buyers who want to build. If you plan to let, sleeping capacity, a sauna and a hot tub often matter as much as the area.
Getting your bearings: Levi's five slope areas, Front, South, West, Northeast and Southeast, spread around two main bases, Zero Point in the village and South Point on the South Slopes, linked by a ski bus in winter. Kittilä town is about 18 km away. Distances below are approximate, from the village centre.
Village centre
Apartments and terraced homes around Zero Point and Hissitie, beside the Front Slopes and the gondola. Restaurants, shops and the spa hotel are on the doorstep, so guests don't need a car. Most homes are in housing companies. Year-round rental demand is strongest here, but so is evening noise, and outdoor space is limited.
Good to know: a new 250-room hotel and a Zero Point extension are planned next to Levi Hotel Spa, with building due between spring 2027 and spring 2029.
Best for: convenience, and easy letting all year.
Ylä-Levi (upper Front Slope)
Higher up the Front Slope, towards Levi Summit and Hotel Panorama. The area's plan allows for hotels and chalet-style apartment buildings along a pedestrian street, and it is being built out in phases. Homes here trade on slope access and views.
Good to know: ask what is still to be built around the property, and when.
Best for: ski-in, ski-out stays and views.
Front, West and South Slopes
Apartments and chalets beside the pistes. The Front Slopes sit next to the centre. The West Slopes (West Point) have the gondola base, the Levi West chairlift and the Levi Black World Cup slope, and feel calmer than the village. The long, gentle South Slopes (South Point) are family favourites, with the Leevilandia children's area and a ski bus from the village about every 15 minutes in season.
Good to know: check how far the home is from the lift on foot in winter, not just on the map.
Best for: skiers, and peak-season letting.
Northeast and Southeast Slopes
Quieter slopeside areas with the longest runs (Northeast) and family-friendly terrain (Southeast).
Best for: families wanting ski access with more space.
Utsuvaara
A hillside villa area away from the centre, with forest paths to the slopes and cross-country tracks. Many of Levi's larger, newer villas are here, and it's among the most sought-after areas for premium homes. The village is a short drive away.
Good to know: premium villas depend on premium guests. Check the rental history, not only the asking price.
Best for: space, views and privacy.
Forest log cabins
Detached cabins on the hills and fell sides around the resort. Rakkavaara is the largest established area: log chalets and holiday homes about 2 to 3.5 km from the village, within walking distance of Levi Golf, where building guidelines keep a traditional log or stone look. It's quiet, and you'll need a car or the ski bus for the slopes.
Good to know: some Rakkavaara units are holiday shares or in rental pools. Check exactly what you're buying.
Best for: groups and families, and a traditional Lapland stay.
Lakeside
Homes by Immeljärvi, Levijärvi, Ahvenjärvi and the surrounding lakes: quiet, with summer swimming and northern lights over the ice. Immeljärvi sits right by the village, and some cabins at its north end are a few hundred metres from the centre. Levijärvi is about 3 km out. Ahvenjärvi, west of the fell, is Levi's newest expansion, and its plan also allows permanent homes.
Good to know: not every lakeside plot has its own shore. Check shoreline rights and any restrictions.
Best for: owners who value peace and summer use.
Building plots
New plots come up around Levi, including the fast-developing West Point area and Ahvenjärvi, west of the fell. Kittilä municipality releases plots in rounds, and currently sells holiday-home plots around Levi Golf and Golfranta, between the fell and the Ounasjoki river, about 4 km from the centre. New plots next to the South Slopes are being zoned, with sales expected from 2028. Building a log cabin →
Good to know: building means managing a project from abroad. Allow time for permits and local builders.
Best for: building exactly what you want.
Further out: Köngäs and Kittilä
Köngäs is a village on the Ounasjoki, about 10 km from Levi's services, with riverside homes and dark skies for the northern lights. Kittilä town, about 18 km south, has year-round services and is close to the airport. Prices are generally lower, but guests will need a car.
Good to know: guests book Levi for Levi. Expect lower rates and occupancy the further out you go.
Best for: lower budgets, and year-round living.
Village centre
Slopeside
Forest cabin
Lakeside
Plot
To the lifts
Walk or gondola
On the slopes
Short drive
Short drive
Varies
Winter letting
Strong
Very strong
Strong
Good
Once built
Summer letting
Good
Moderate
Good
Very good
Once built
Usually bought as
Shares
Shares or real property
Real property
Real property
Real property
A general guide from our experience in Levi. Every property is different.
Check more than the location
What's planned nearby. Levi is still growing. Check the local detailed plan (asemakaava) for building rights and planned development around the home.
Winter access. Snow clearing, parking, steep drives and roof snow matter more here than almost anywhere. See the home in winter, or have us view it for you.
How much does property cost in Levi?
Asking prices for holiday homes in Levi currently run from around €4,000–€6,000 per m² for older apartments and log cabins, to around €9,800–€11,200 per m² for new apartments in the centre.
Examples from listings, September 2026
Home
Size
Built
Asking price
Per m²
Log cabin, owned plot
122.5 m²
2003
€525,000
~€4,300
Central apartment, 5 rooms
102 m²
2009
€429,000
~€4,200
Apartment, 2 bedrooms
51.5 m²
2024
€299,000
~€5,800
New central apartment
75.5 m²
2025
€742,980
~€9,800
New central apartment, 4 bedrooms
111.5 m²
2025
€1,250,000
~€11,200
Asking prices from public listings on Oikotie in September 2026. Final prices may differ. Apartment prices are debt-free prices.
Building instead? Plots typically cost €50,000–€220,000, and a turnkey log cabin €3,000–€4,500 per m². Building a log cabin in Levi →
How does buying property in Finland work?
Apartments are usually bought as shares in a housing company, and detached homes and plots as real property. Real property sales need a public purchase witness and title registration. Share purchases don't.
Housing-company shares: you own shares that give you the right to use the home. Check the company's finances and planned renovations. Housing companies explained →
Real property: you own the building and, usually, the land. Some Levi plots are leased rather than owned outright.
Buyers from outside the EU and EEA, including the UK, may need permission from the Finnish Ministry of Defence to buy real property, but usually not shares.
You can buy personally or through a Finnish company (Oy). Take tax advice first.
In most Finnish sales, the seller pays the estate agent's fee.
What are the buying costs?
Cost
Typical amount
Transfer tax, real property
3% of the price
Transfer tax, housing-company shares
1.5% of the debt-free price
Title registration (lainhuuto)
Around €160 per property (real property only)
Public purchase witness
€143 per deed (real property only)
Condition inspection
Around €1,000–€1,500
Lawyer and translation
Around €1,500–€5,000
Company set-up (if using an Oy)
€300 registration, plus around €500–€1,500 in adviser fees
Example: on a €500,000 log cabin, expect around €17,000–€22,000 in buying costs.
Can you rent out a holiday home in Levi?
Yes, if the zoning allows holiday use, and most Levi holiday homes are let when their owners aren't using them. Christmas, New Year and late winter are the busiest times, and summer demand is growing.
Homes that are well located, sleep families and groups, and are well run let best. We manage selected homes in Levi, from guest care to direct bookings.
What is there to do in Levi?
Winter
Downhill skiing and snowboarding on 44 slopes, cross-country skiing, snowmobile, husky and reindeer safaris, northern lights tours, snowshoe and winter walking trails, traditional and smoke saunas.
Summer and autumn
Hiking in the fells and nearby national parks, mountain biking and the Levi Bike Park, the zip line, swimming and paddleboarding on the lakes, berry picking, campfires in traditional kotas, and golf.
How we work with buyers in Levi
Viewing & Consultation
Found a home? We join your viewing, in person or by video.
Viewing & Consultation →Levi Visit Weekend
New to Levi? 2–3 days, planned around you.
Plan a visit →Independent buyer advice
Independent buyer advice, from the brief to the keys.
Buying property in Levi →Uniikki Ventures Oy is not an estate agency. Estate agents market and show their listings; we advise buyers independently.
Comparing resorts? See Ylläs or Levi and Rovaniemi or Levi.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the best place to buy property in Levi?
It depends on how you'll use the home. Village-centre and slopeside homes suit skiers and winter letting. Forest log cabins suit families and groups. Lakeside homes offer quiet and summer appeal. Plots suit buyers who want to build.
How much does a holiday home in Levi cost?
Asking prices currently run from around €4,000–€6,000 per m² for older apartments and log cabins to around €9,800–€11,200 per m² for new central apartments. A two-bedroom apartment can start at around €300,000.
Can foreigners buy property in Levi?
Yes. EU and EEA buyers can buy freely. Buyers from outside the EU and EEA, including the UK, may need permission from the Finnish Ministry of Defence to buy real property, but usually not housing-company shares.
What taxes do you pay when buying property in Finland?
Transfer tax: 3% for real property and 1.5% of the debt-free price for housing-company shares. Real property also has a title registration fee (around €160) and a public purchase witness fee (€143).
Is Levi good for holiday rentals?
Levi has a ski season of around seven months, a record 599,000 ski days in 2025–26, and growing summer demand. Well-located, well-designed and well-managed homes let best.
How far is Levi from the airport?
Kittilä Airport is about 15 minutes from Levi by car, with direct winter flights from Helsinki, Amsterdam and Copenhagen.
When is the ski season in Levi?
Usually from early October to early May, around 220 days, one of the longest seasons in Europe.
Should I buy an apartment or a log cabin in Levi?
Apartments are easier to manage and let, and are close to the slopes. Log cabins offer more space, privacy and a traditional Lapland stay, and suit families and groups.
Can I build my own log cabin in Levi?
Yes. Plots typically cost €50,000–€220,000, and a turnkey log cabin €3,000–€4,500 per m². Building runs from about May to October.
Do I need an estate agent to buy in Levi?
Properties are usually sold through a local estate agent, who acts for the seller. Many international buyers also use an independent adviser and a lawyer for their side of the purchase.
Which area of Levi is best for rental income?
The village centre and Front Slopes have the most year-round demand, because guests can walk to the lifts, restaurants and shops. Slopeside homes on the South and West Slopes let well in winter. Lakeside and golf-area homes add summer and autumn bookings. Size, a sauna and a hot tub matter as much as the area.
Are Levi properties on leased land?
Some are. Each listing shows whether the plot is owned (oma) or leased (vuokra), and who the landowner is. A leased plot means yearly rent and a lease end date. Kittilä municipality currently sells its Levi holiday plots rather than leasing them, while Metsähallitus both sells and leases.
Where is new building planned in Levi?
The main projects are a new hotel and Zero Point extension in the village (2027 to 2029), new plots next to the South Slopes (sales expected from 2028), and the Ahvenjärvi area west of the fell. Ylä-Levi on the upper Front Slope is also being built out in phases.
Sources: Levi Ski Resort (slopes, lifts, season and investment), 2026 · Finavia, airport statistics 2025 · skiresort.com, resort data · Oikotie, public listings, September 2026 · Finnish Tax Administration and National Land Survey, transfer tax and fees.
Thinking of buying in Levi?
Tell us what you're looking for. The first call is free, and we'll give you an honest view on areas, homes and timing.
Book a first call+358 45 188 7076 · colin@uniikki.com · Hissitie 10, 99130 Levi, Finland