If I had to choose between Saariselkä, Kilpisjärvi and Björkliden, what would you recommend?

For me, all destinations have their own beauty and specialty. It will depend on your personal taste so I will just tell you what kind of special they are. :)

Their activities are quite similar and the weather also.

Saariselkä: 

I have traveled to this destination back in Winter 2019. It is a small village that gives me a bit of city-ish vibes compared to 2 other destinations, and also the most popular destination among travelers. 

In your free time, you could also go to the Saariselkä skiing center to rent the gears and enjoy downhill skiing or snowboarding as well. I would say Saariselkä is the most "well-equipped" destination of them all.

Kilpisjärvi: 

I have not been to this destination to be exact, but in 2017 I took off to work in a resort near this area (in the Enontekiö area). Kilpisjärvi is a small village and more wilderness type of place. You won't see many people here at all since the population is very small. From the map, it is much more up north than Saariselkä, so for me, it gives me the feeling that yes, I am in Lapland for real! On one night, the temperature I experienced there was -39,5 Celsius degrees at the end of December.

About Kilpisjärvi, you could read more about the experience of our guide here from our Timetravels magazine. This is a Linkedin post so you might need a Linkedin account to see it although it should be visible to everyone.

Björkliden: 

The landscape is incredibly beautiful though very rugged with barely any trees that are able to withstand the sometimes even cruel weather. In fact, the only tree you will find there is the birch, or ‘’björk’’ in Swedish. Björkliden literally means birch hill which describes the place well. 

Winter starts off incredibly dark and it is not uncommon for everything to stop because of a snowstorm. The storms can be mighty, but also very beautiful. On the flip side, the weather can change in an instant and we have even seen the northern lights in the middle of a storm. 

When February comes around the sun lights up the mountains and soon all you have is daylight. Life in northern Sweden is calm and quiet and tourism is still not as developed as it is in Finland. Where you lack in services you win in proximity to nature.

In Björkliden, there is a skiing station and you could take your time off there on your own as well.