Ylläsjärvi is a small village with about 200 inhabitants at Lake Ylläsjärvi in Lapland. There is a shop, a café, a restaurant and a gas station. About 6 km north of Ylläsjärvi, the Sport Resort Ylläs at the mountain Yllästunturi, is located. Sport Resort Ylläs has 63 slopes and Finland's largest gondola lift with 55 gondolas and the world's only sauna gondola.
The nearest airports are Kittilä Airport and Pajala Airport. The nearest railway station is in Kolari.