Rovaniemi (Rovaniemi) - the capital of Lapland, located at the Arctic Circle, the most famous winter city of Finland and, according to unofficial data, the birthplace of Santa Claus. Recently, the exhibition and research Arctic Center has been built here, where you can learn a lot about the life and nature of the northern part of the world.
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Phone numbers
8-10-358-16-telephone number
Rovaniemi climate
Pass urn, small snow 0 ° C in the daytime - 1 ° C at night ° C water |
Cloudy , snow + 1 ° C in the daytime - 1 ° C at night ° C water |
Cloudy , small snow + 2 ° C in the afternoon 0 ° C at night ° C water |
| Weather forecast in Rovaniemi for 10 days | ||
How to get here
Flight Helsinki - Rovaniemi (1 hour 20 minutes) or the train Helsinki - Rovaniemi (about 12 hours)
- How to get to the village of Santa Claus from Rovaniemi and Kuusamo
Search for air tickets to Helsinki (the nearest airport is P ovijami)
Hotels and restaurants
Accommodation in the resort is offered both in city hotels and in cottages in the immediate vicinity of the trails. Popular hotels in the city: Scandic Hotel and City Hotel, as well as a hotel with the classic Santa Claus name. Well, frost-proof exotics fans are waiting for a snow hotel in Sinett (25 km from Rovaniemi): a needle, sleeping bags and snow-ice-frost in the bundle.
As everywhere in Lapland, "chip" of local restaurants is stewed venison. The meat of the reindeer is cut into thin slices and cooked in a frying pan with a small amount of water. The dish is garnished with mashed potatoes, pickled cucumbers and cranberry jam.
Book popular Rovaniemi hotels at the best prices
| Rantasipi Pohjanhovi from 7 168 rubles Rovaniemi Pohjanpuistikko 2 | Chalet Hotel Rovaniemi (previously Ounasvaaran Pirtit ) from 7 237 rubles Rovaniemi Antinmukka 4 | City Hotel from 7 168 rubles Rovaniemi Pekankatu 9 |
| Lapland Hotel Sky Ounasvaara from 8 064 rubles Rovaniemi Juhannuskalliontie | Hotel Aakenus from 4 756 rubles Rovaniemi Koskikatu 47 | Cumulus Rovaniemi from 4 825 rubles Rovaniemi Valtakatu 23 |
| Guesthouse Borealis Apartments @ from 13,715 rubles Rovaniemi Asemieskatu 1 | Guesthouse Borealis from 3,653 rubles Rovaniemi Asemieskatu 1 |
Routes Rovaniemi
In Rovaniemi, right in the city, there are x Oronasvaara is a well-equipped ski center. The skiing season for Ounasvaara begins at the end of October
As a ski resort in Rovaniemi it will be interesting mainly for beginners. There are 9 ski slopes, 4 lifts and 3 springboards, a toboggan track 800 m long, and a half pipe for snowboarders. For lovers of plain skies, 100 km of trails are laid, some of them are illuminated
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Rovaniemi
Santa Claus Village with Santa Park: various attractions in underground caves and on the surface , a lot of cafes and souvenir shops
80 km from the Arctic Circle is the unique (the largest and most northern) zoo "Ranua". In it live wolves, lynxes, polar bears, moose and other frost-resistant living creatures. The ethnographic museum "Articum" offers expositions in which both modern life and the history of Lapland are presented.
. A variety of safaris on snowmobiles start from Rovaniemi, reindeer sleigh rides are organized. On the territory of the Sports Institute there is an aquapark
Village of Santa
And in Rovaniemi you can go with children to visit a local variety of dementia, to the village-residence of Santa Claus
Get from Rovaniemi to Santa park can be reached by bus number 8 (about 20 minutes on the road). Opening hours: from 10 January to the end of May, and also in the autumn - from 10:00 to 17:00, in the summer - from 9:00 to 18:00, and on hot days from December 1 to January 9 - from 9:00 to 19:00. On the territory of the residence there is a post office (where you can send a letter with the "Santa Marta"), a souvenir shop and a Christmas museum with a bunch of artifacts telling about Santa's "pedigree" and the holiday traditions in different countries. Photo Rovaniemi (21)