8 Seasons Hotel

This small family-run hotel is inspired by our cultural heritage and the Arctic landscape, which is reflected in its interior.

The name is based on the Sami eight seasons, and the hotel has eight standard rooms, each representing a different season. On our website, under ‘Rooms’, you can read more about the eight rooms and what each season means in Sami culture.

The hotel is owned and operated by Anette Smuk Buljo, who grew up in a reindeer herding family in Varanger.

Drawing inspiration from both nature and reindeer herding, this is the perfect place to experience peace and tranquility. Here, you easily connect with the locals and experience the unique hospitality of Finnmark.

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Varangerfjorden

Varangerbotn is a small but beautiful upcoming tourist destination that deserves a visit. This hidden destination has unique things to do and Varangerbotn and the surrounding areas are rich in history, with thousands of years of settlements that were central to the arrival and development of the Sami culture. Come and book with us and get an insider view of this hidden gem.

Varangerfjorden i solnedgang - Foto Lena M Kristiansen

Colour my past - exhibtion

8 Seasons have a permanent exhibition of pictures taken by the Northern Lights researcher Sophus Tromholt.

Later Per Ivar Somby started an art project with adding colour to photographs of his ancestors. His book, “People Under the Northern Lights”, was published in 2019. The book is a trilingual book of photos, where Somby presents a selection of Tromholt’s photographs from Finnmark, in color. The artist’s own portrait mirrors Tromholt’s original style, even down to the contemporary posture.

The images is unique in their style and have been included in UNESCO’s list of world documentaries, from 2012.

Book a stay with us and you will experience this wonderful look back into the past.