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Enclosed material is aimed at the use of media. We kindly ask you to inform us beforehand about your media visits and shootings in Rovaniemi. In communication and visit matters you are served by Media Assistant Pirjo Nissilä, tel. +358 40 776 2418, pirjo.nissila(at)rovaniemi.fi
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Top sights at Rovaniemi -

The Official Hometown of Santa Claus

Rovaniemi is the modern capital of Finnish Lapland, located on the Northern Arctic Circle, a place where reality and fairytales meet on the border of the Arctic. Every season in Rovaniemi is an unforgettable experience: the never-ending summertime sunshine, the twilight period leading up to Christmas, and the springtime snowscapes glistening like fields of diamonds.

Visit to SantaPark (abt. 2 hours)
SantaPark is an exciting fantasy world built inside a series of underground gaves and is filled with the warm atmosphere of Christmas. Meeting with Santa and elves. SantaPark is open during the summer and christmas season. www.santapark.com

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Visit to Santa Claus Main Post Office (abt. 1-1,5 hours)
Welcome to the colourful Christmas world of beautiful cards, stamps and unique gifts. Sit by the fireplace and write to your friends all over the world. The cheerful Postal Elves will post your greetings for you, whether it’s Christmas or the middle of the summer. www.santaclaus.posti.fi

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Meeting with Santa Claus at his Chamber (abt. 0,5 hours)
Santa’s Office far away in the North of Finland on the Arctic Circle is quite unique in that every day of the year people come from all over the world to see him there. Thousands upon thousands of them. Santa’s Office is a place where dreams come true. www.santaclauslive.com

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Day with Arctic Animals at Ranua Zoo (abt. 5-6 hours)

Ranua Wildlife Park offers opportunity to observe arctic animals throughout the year, in an as authentic environment for the animals as possible.  www.ranuazoo.com

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Visit to Huskies (abt. 1,5 hours)
In a husky safari you can admire the wonderful nature and feel the wintery silence. Enjoy and relax!

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Visit to Reindeer Farm (abt. 1,5 hours)
On a reindeer safari you can admire the wonderful nature and feel the wintery silence. Learn about reindeer herding in Lapland and in Rovaniemi and get yourself into Christmas spirit. Enjoy and relax!

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Visit to Arktikum House (1,5 - 2 hours)
Arktikum is a science centre and a museum. The exhibitions of the Arktikum leads you through Arctic areas’ and Finnish Lapland’s history and modern day.  You can see the Northern Lights multivision show almost every day in the Polarium Theatre. www.arktikum.fi

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Visit to Pilke Science Centre (abt. 1 hour)
The Pilke Science Centre tells us, through all our five human senses, about the sustainable use of northern forests. Come to see, hear, smell, taste and touch! www.sciencecentre-pilke.fi

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Visit to Korundi – house of culture – Rovaniemi Art Museum (abt. 1 hour)
The building's inauguration was celebrated in May 2011. Part of the depot has been occupied by the Rovaniemi Art Museum since 1986. www.korundi.fi

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