Kivijarvi Resort Project, Finland

Post lockdown, we are either going to be desperate to cram into the nearest pub or club with as many other humans as possible, or very crowd averse. If you’re the latter, you are going to love the Kivijarvi Resort Project, a soon-to-be cluster of stylish, lakeside, eco-cabins in the Suomenselka Region of central Finland. Designed by Helsinki-based Studio Puisto, they are inspired by storage huts (niiaitta) traditionally used by the indigenous Sami people to keep food safe from prowling animals. The prototype, aptly named Niliaitta, is the first of up to 50 forest cabins, which each house a tiny kitchen, shower and bed, with a glass front wall so you can still soak in all that nature from under the duvet. The environment was a key consideration, with sustainable materials (wood, wool insulation) chosen for optimum energy efficiency, and the forest floor under the huts will be restored, so the only footprint is the first step of the staircase and the 60cm column which supports the hut.  Future plans include an elevated café/restaurant and a Nordic spa, a Finnish take on the traditional Japanese onsen, with baths and an open-all-year outdoor pool. We can’t wait…

From £278 a night, kivijsrviresort.fi