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 globe.
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Phone Numbers
8-10-358-16-phone number
Climate Rovaniemi
Cloudy, light snow 0 ° С in the afternoon -1 ° C at night ° С water |
Overcast, snow +1 ° С a day -1 ° C at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light snow +2 ° С in the afternoon 0 ° C at night ° С water |
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How to get to
Flight Helsinki - Rovaniemi (1 hour 20 minutes) or train Helsinki - Rovaniemi (about 12 hours).
- How to get to the village of Santa Claus from Rovaniemi and Kuusamo
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Hotels and restaurants
Accommodation at the resort is offered in both urban hotels and 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 exotic fans are waiting for a snow hotel in Sinett (25 km from Rovaniemi): a needle, sleeping bags and snow-ice-frost in the kit.
Like everywhere in Lapland, the "token" 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, marinated 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 rub. 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 is a well-equipped ski center Ounasvaara. The skiing season in Ounasvaara begins in late October.
As a ski resort Rovaniemi will be interesting mainly to 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 flat ski laid 100 km of tracks, some of them are illuminated.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions in Rovaniemi
The village of Santa Claus with the "Santa Park": a variety of attractions in underground caves and on the surface, many 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. Ethnographic museum "Articum" offers expositions in which both modern life and the history of Lapland are presented.
Rovaniemi starts a variety of safaris on snowmobiles, organized reindeer sleigh rides. On the territory of the Sports Institute there is a water park.
Santa's Village
And in Rovaniemi, you can go with children to visit a local species of dementia, to the village-residence of Santa Claus.
To get from Rovaniemi to Santa Park, take 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 the "pedigree" of Santa Claus and the traditions of the holiday in different countries. Pictures of Rovaniemi (21)