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Grinding around Rovaniemi: Three Days Biking Expedition in Lapland

September 20, 2019 Anna Ruohonen

This blog post was originally published on 3T’s blog on 5th September 2019. 

This is an adventure of two Lapland based mountain bikers Johannes and Kuutti. Johannes is used to be seen on enduro trails and more known from being able to wheelie on any bike than grinding around gravel roads. Kuutti is a curly surf style haired former ironman triathlete and likes to wear an aero skin suit whenever possible. For both of us, gravel grinding was not the usual way to ride, but we are getting more into it day after day. We are also running  Roll Outdoors company, which is providing guided mountain biking tours and high quality mountain-, and gravel bike rentals in Rovaniemi and Kiilopää up in the North, next to one of the most known national parks of Finland. Got to say, we know every singletrack around Rovaniemi, but this time we will go a bit further and faster using “the big highways” of Lapland. For us, this is more about an expedition to new kind of riding, than the surroundings of our home town.

 

Mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland

Mountainbiking in Rovaniemi Lapland

 

In Finland, especially in Lapland, gravel riding is definitely not very common and still a “thing of the future”. Considering Finland has thousands and thousands of kilometers of gravel roads and ATV tracks perfect for riding, this is most likely about to change in next few years.

The city of Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland, is probably best known for being the hometown of Santa Claus and is a very busy travels sight on winters. But after the 6 months of snow the summer eventually comes. Summer season starts properly around June as before that the + one meter snowpacks melting waters makes its own tricks to the nature.  The potential of doing all kinds of activities on summer are mostly unknown for everyone else than locals but for active people the possibilities are very good though. On mid summer time the sun is shining 24/7 but still the temperatures rarely rises over 25c. Getting overheated is rarely a problem in Lapland and you sure don’t have to stop because of darkness!

 

Mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland

 

Our plan was to make a route around and fairly close to Rovaniemi, but still be in the wilderness as much as possible. On christmas time, you have to book your accomodations at least one year in advance, but on summer time it is possible to get very high quality accomodation easily. That’s why our plan was to rely on accomodation providers outside Rovaniemi city for the nights. Third idea was to make a route, which done in three days would be fairly easily doable. If you are a hardcore grinder, the sun is shining 24/7 so you can always link days and do the route in shorter time!

Day 1, Rovaniemi – Tapionkylä (55 Km, 502m vertical)

Day 1 started quite late as we didn’t want to rush and had some adjustments to do. Our basecamp located at Hostel Cafe Koti (“Koti” means home in english), right in the center of Rovaniemi. Day started with packing our gear and tuning the bikes to fit the upcoming journey. We decided to fit the bikes with a bit wider tires with tubeless setup as we had a good clue that those might be handy on our way. In the end our weapon of choice was the WTB Resolute 650b 42 tires. We though those are going to be a good compromise between the long and easy parts and technical, rocky single tracks of the route. Tubeless setup gave as even more control over the tire pressures as you don’t have to worry too much about bottoming the tires even with lower tire pressures. Before we started we had a lunch, took a double check of the maps and we were ready to go!

 

Mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

Mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

When talking of cities, Rovaniemi is a really small one. After 5 minutes of riding you get in the forest and you don’t have to get out in a while. We headed from the city center towards arctic circle and santaclaus village which was our first destination. Already the first few kilometers gave us a bit of everything in terms of riding. Tarmac, gravel roads, singletracks and even a bit of off roading. Good fun for sure! After a while we also reached the Santa Claus village.

 

Mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Mountainbiking in Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

Mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

After Santa Claus village we got quite a few kilometers of tarmac. Already at this point Johannes, our mtb junkie, found his inner tour de france instincts and took a fiery lead till the tarmac ended. The pace was good.

 

Mountainbiking in Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Day one continued on the eastern side of Norvajärvi towards Tapionkylä. As the roads got smaller the riding got more fun. In the last bit gravel surface was partly soft and partly rocky, but in general riding was fairly easy going. Just very enjoyable gravel riding!

 

Mountainbiking in Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

In the end our stomachs started to be empty, but we had only few km to go. We had booked a mongolian yurt for ourselves, which we didn’t know much about. All we knew the place was just set up and one of the yurts were at the top of a hill. That’s where we were heading of course!

We have seen quite many accomodations around the world. Where we ended was something unique! One yurt at the top and no one else anywhere. And the views… this really was a place to be for a good rest for the body and for the mind.

 

Mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finalnd

 

Mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Mountainbiking in Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Day 2 (72 km, 546m vertical):

On the second day we continued our tour around Rovaniemi. But first, we wanted to eat breakfast. Since villages restaurant is still under construction, we had to do a 13km ride to the nearest grossery store. Finnish people, especially in Lapland, don’t eat too often in restaurants  compared for instance to central Europeans, where you can find a village after every 5km’s and always at least two tavernas in any of them.  As we really don’t have  too many people living in Lapland, finding a restaurant or other services on our route is not an easy job outside Rovaniemi city center. As proper Finns, we went for a grocery store breakfast.

 

Mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Mounatinbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Our fairly good guess was that first half of day 2 would include lots of small roads, some of the favourite mountain biking trails of Johannes and everything in between. The second part would be a bigger gravel road from Sonkajärvi to Hirvas and in that perspective faster, but possibly not that interesting in terms of riding.

Around Rovaniemi there’s thousands of kilometers of snowmobile tracks on winter time. Most of them have got a some sort of trail on summer time which in the beginning we also rode. The only problem is that on winter, the tracks are easiest to take over swamps and lakes as those have most open space for snowmobiles. On summer though… well luckily quite often you can link the roads, atv tracks and snowmobile tracks to make really fun and nice routes from point A to B. Sometimes you end up to totally unrideable tracks, but this time we found a good combination for the route.

 

mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Our insights proved to be right, the first part included some technical sections with up- and downhills, some loose sand, slickrock and everything in between. At this point the tubeless setup and a bit wider tires made the difference as we dropped tire pressures. The more we rode, the more we started seeing usefulness of changing tire pressures based on the riding surface. Learning curve!

Our bet of the gear ratios were a bit optimistic though and a smaller chainring at the front would have been useful. Luckily the uphills are not too long an we managed to fight through without of pushing the bikes. All we could do at this point was to keep on riding and smile!

 

mountainiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Mountainbiking in Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Riding half a day on single tracks started to take its toll. Finland is also called the land of thousands of lakes and luckily there was a few of them on our route. At Sonkajärvi (lake Sonka) was a perfect place for break at the lake. Nice to eat snacks standing by the lake and enjoy at the views. Break was sure needed as we were approaching the second half of the day, a long and possibly a bit monotonic gravel road from Sonkajärvi to Hirvas.

 

mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

As the first part of day 2 the route went on and over hilly terrain, on the second half the scenery changed quite a lot. There’s a lot of flat land with lots of swamps around Southern Lapland, and our route was about to pass one of these swampy sections. Luckily people can build proper roads over the swamps so the riding was easy and dry.

 

mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

In the end we reached our day 2 goal, Hotel Metsähirvas. The building is  is an old forestry school turned recently to a hotel. Besides comfortable rooms, here’s also a restaurant and a sauna by the river. So it was a perfect place to stay after a day on the saddle.

 

mountainbiking rovaniemi lapland finland

Day 3 Night 2 (49 Km, 488 vertical):

 

mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Have you ever taken a nap and woke up 2 hours later with a feeling that you are not going to sleep well this night. Well that’s what happened to us. After a technical meeting we decided that as we probably are not going to sleep anyway, it’s the same to start day three. Or night two, whatever it was. So we started pedaling again at around 9.00 pm.

 

mountainbiking in Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

mountainbiking in Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

Day 3 started with the longest tarmac section of our adventure. A 15km tarmac road following the river of Kemijoki. Got to say this was still great riding to be a tarmac road. A little bit of civilization, nice views around and some easy up- and downhills. After tarmac ended we entered the final phase of gravel roads and single tracks leading to Ounasvaara-hill located next to Rovaniemi city centre. At some point we realized that we need to rush a bit if we wanted to be at the top of the hill when the sun is closest to the horizon. We had to make a hard decision to skip a part of the route as otherwise we would miss the midnight photos. Usually it wouldn’t matter, but this time we thought the views are most likely worth it. So our final rally towards top of Rovaniemi started.

 

Mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

mountainbiking rovaniemi lapland finland

We got pretty much every possible surface underneath our tires on the final 25km of the route. Gravel, sand, rocks, roots, grass, technical singletrack and easy going atv tracks. This is a 25km of dream grinding. On the hilly trail from Pöyliövaara to Ounasvaara we raced as fast as we could towards the top of the hill. That was fun, and our legs were burning on the last climb of 130 vertical meters!

 

mountainbiking in Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

In the end we reached the top at around 01.00am, just in time with sun setting behind the hills in the North! At that point it all felt worth of all the sweat and lactic acid. The sun burning the sky in red and purple, the golden river and the moon right behind us. Freezing arctic breeze, and burn in legs. It was all there!

 

mountainbiking in Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

mountainbiking in Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

After spending a while at the top there was the final bliss of the route ahead of us, serpentine rally  all the way down to Rovaniemi city centre. At this point the air temperature dropped almost to zero, which is fairly common even on mid summer time. It was a good idea to pack insulated jackets for night time activities.

 

mountainbiking in Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

mountainbiking Rovaniemi Lapland Finland

 

As we had planned, this turned out to be a perfect expedition for riders beginning their multi day ride careers and in general a good introduction for gravel in Lapland. If you are a hardcore rider, you can also ride this with fast and light single push or you can easily do some extra loops to your route -With no worries about getting dark, but just about to get lost in the wilderness.

If planning a gravel ride in Lapland, remember to check the planned accommodations, restaurants etc are open. They might be closed for summer/low season. We did this ride fairly self sufficient in terms of food. We had lots of different snacks with us and one warm expedition food for the evening. Expedition foods made possible for very fast and light tactics with cooking gear, we had one 1l kettle and a very light gas burner with smallest possible gas bottle. Generally Lapland is not for the place for riding from tavern to tavern, but more like adventuring into the unmanned wilderness. It is advisable to have some reserve food for rides at the roads heading to the middle of nowhere. And don’t forget the navigation devices and maps!

For us two it was mind opening to ride with gravel bikes instead of searching single tracks with mountain bikes. Not only we learned a lot of riding with stiff and fast gravel bike but also we found the boring places with mtb very fun with these bikes! And the places best suitable for mountain bikes still doable with gravel bikes! This was our first proper multiday gravel experience around our home town, but definitely not the last one!

 

 

Route info:

XPDTN3 FIN Rovaniemi

Trip Location
Rovaniemi, Lapland Finland

Total Trip Distance, 3 DAYS
55km + 72km + 49km = 176km

Ascent in Metres
502m + 546m + 488m = 1536m

Trip Info Intro
Three riding days take you to Laplands forest at the Arctic circle. Roads vary from silky smooth tarmac to small and demanding single tracks. For most of the quite short technical singletracks it’s easy to find easier detours.

Best time to Travel
Mid summer to early autumn. On mid summer sun is shining 24/7 and roads are starting to be nice and dry. Autumn colours can be extremely beautiful, but be prepared for below zero temperatures!

Type of Terrain
Terrain around Rovaniemi is mostly forest or swamps, small hills and some nice lakes and rivers.  On singletracks the trails are often a bit rocky.

Expected Weather
You can expect everything between +30c sunshine and -5c snowfall. Weather can change fast, though weather forecasts are usually pretty accurate for next few days.

Gearing guidance
Even though there are no big climbs, semi easy gears might be needed for the technically harder up hill trails and heavy adventure packages on the bikes.   34-40t  front chainring with a 10 or 11/40 on the rear could be somewhere there.

Tyre Guidance
Semi wide tires are good idea in general. Route includes fare share of soft, or technical, or a bit coarse gravel roads where wider tires gets to use.  The going is generally fast though at times can be rough. High volume offers flexibility on pressures. We chose to use WTB Resolute 650b 42 tyres and felt very comfortable with them.

Don’t forget
A waterproof and some warmer clothing. Have long clothing for breaks, which can resist mosquitoes (usual riding spandex etc can not…). Even though mosquitoes are not a big issue in general, there might be a lot of those nearby swamps and open waters. . Pro tips: mosquitoes are most interested about “moose colored” dark clothes, so yellow jersey might helps a little bit. 😉

Airport 1
Rovaniemi airport. The route passes the airport, so it’s possible to start from there.

Basecamp before and after the trip

Hostel Cafe Koti

email: info@hostelcafekoti.fi

website: www.hostelcafekoti.fi/

telephone: +358 44 7961 333

Hotel 1

District Rovaniemi Yurt village (under construction at the moment. Ready for the season 2020.)

email: info@districtrovaniemi.com

website: www.districtrovaniemi.com/

telephone: +358 40 5588076

 

Hotel 2

Hotelli Metsähirvas

email: info@metsahirvas.fi

website: www.metsahirvas.fi

telephone: +358 40 031 5099

 

 

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Corrina Stone: It’s been a dream of mine for many years to bring my children to the best winter playground in the world, Lapland!
Places, Tips August 7, 2021 Lapland with children: An itinerary by Irish blogg...
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Rovaniemi summer selection of restaurants is relaxed, courageous and lush. The restaurants of Rovaniemi are anything but humble, we dare to say the hottest in Finland! The capital of Lapland offers not only unique restaurants and relaxed summer terraces but also local specialities and urban flavours from around the world. This summer capital has a capasity to serve over a 1000 summer terrace customers - double the amount of the grand terrace of Helsinki.

Action, Lists, Places, Tips June 2, 2021 Rovaniemi Restaurants Summer 2021
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Santa Claus Village is the place to meet Santa Claus every day of year. In addition, the village area offers activities, restaurants, accommodation and shops to make your stay memorable.
Lists, Tips May 9, 2021 The Ultimate Guide: 10 Things to Do in Santa Claus...
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Kimmo Ketola and Sami Riekki from Helsinki, accustomed to globetrotter lifestyle, discovered Rovaniemi from Finnish Lapland to ease their travel fever. -We are so taken with Rovaniemi atmosphere that we will from now on, return at least for one weekend every winter. We still have many hotels, exotic accommodations and restaurants left to discover, Sami reveals. 
Uncategorized, People, Phenomena April 2, 2021 Globetrotters from Helsinki discovered Rovaniemi
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Finland was just named the happiest country in the world for a fourth year running, but what makes Roavaniemi the best place in the world to call a home for Kaisa Sirén? The Rovaniemi locals know Kaisa Sirén as a skilled magazine photographer and the beloved owner of Villa Vinkkeli – the house of art. Where does this Northern artist absorb her inspiration, how did the Villa Vinkkeli get started and what are the core values that drive Sirén. Read also the professional photographers tips of Rovaniemi.
Uncategorized, People, Places, Tips March 31, 2021 House of Art – Kaisa Sirén: ”Rovaniemi is...
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Even when the locals see the Northern Lights every year, we never get bored with them or lose the feel of childhood magic and fairytale. Here the #visitrovaniemi social media went crazy again in nights of dreamy Auroras:
Uncategorized, Lists, People, Phenomena, Places, Tips March 6, 2021 Rovaniemi social media went Green of Auroras ̵...
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It’s fair to say everybody fell for Finland last week, with WRC2 winner Esapekka Lappi summing it up better than anybody. “What’s not to love with this event?” he questioned. “We have the perfect roads, minus conditions, great ice and blue skies. This is why we go rallying.”
People, Phenomena, Places March 3, 2021 WRC Arctic Rally Finland – “This is wh...
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In our new “Changed by Rovaniemi”- blog series, we share unique stories from travelers of Rovaniemi. We asked, what makes Lapland so special to them, why they have fallen in love with Lapland, and what makes some of them return time after time. Take a look at the story of French Véronique, who transforms her living room in Troyes every year as a miniature Christmas Village. In 2020, Véronique finally got to visit Rovaniemi – The Official Hometown of Santa Claus®.
People, Phenomena March 3, 2021 Changed by Rovaniemi – Véronique, the biggest f...
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History was made, Rovaniemi attracted a star-studded line-up for the first ever Arctic Rally Finland powered by CapitalBox, and the world’s best rally drivers were seen driving the snowy roads of Lapland. Read all the drivers comments from Shakedown to Wolf Power Stage from our Flash.
Uncategorized February 26, 2021 Arctic Rally Finland Stage Flash Day: 1-3 Flash N...
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"For reasons like this the Arctic Rally Finland is the most exotic race of the year. The event carries years and years of family traditions and stories told from generation to another - attracting a staggering 600 volunteers."
People, Phenomena February 26, 2021 Undoubtedly the most exotic FIA World Rally Champi...
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The first ever Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox is raced in Rovaniemi this weekend February 26-28. Snowy and arctic landscapes of Rovaniemi are now the stage for high-speed action on snow and ice of the FIA World Rally Championship. Due to appropriate safety measures, spectators are not allowed, so the best way to get into Rally mood is in the comfort of your own home. Meet the teams, check the schedule and find out the best ways to tune in to Rally mood!
Uncategorized February 25, 2021 The Teams, schedules and ways to follow the WRC Ar...
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We all want to travel and we have heard about health-safe travel, but what does it actually mean? We wrote a list of health-safe procedures and actions that help to take notice of each other and our own well-being during our travel and even beforehand - well begun is half done!
Uncategorized, Tips February 24, 2021 Safe is the new – and only – way of tr...
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In our new “Changed by Rovaniemi”- blog series, we share unique stories from travelers of Rovaniemi. We asked, what makes Lapland so special to them, why they have fallen in love with Lapland, and what makes some of them return time after time. Have a look at the story of Carin, who visited Lapland with her five colleagues all the way from South Africa.
People January 19, 2021 Changed by Rovaniemi – South Africans at the Arc...
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In our new “Changed by Rovaniemi”- blog series, we share unique stories from travelers of Rovaniemi. We asked, what makes Lapland so special to them, why they have fallen in love with Lapland, and what makes some of them return time after time. Have a look at the story of German Anni, who’s dog Sola has met Santa Claus already twice.
Uncategorized, People, Places December 29, 2020 Changed by Rovaniemi – Anni and the dogs 5/7
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Can you imagine a place more Christmassy than Rovaniemi Lapland Finland? As the official hometown of Santa Claus® Rovaniemi is truly the home of Christmas magic. But what are the things and traditions that make a Finnish Christmas?
Uncategorized, Phenomena, Tips December 22, 2020 The Traditional Finnish Christmas
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Santa’s video call is all-year-round product of Santa Claus Office offering a warm-hearted chat with Santa regardless of your location and no matter what time of the year
Uncategorized, People, Tips December 12, 2020 This Christmas calls for something special – A S...
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This is a special post for all true lovers of Lapland, to ease the longing until we meet again! We listed the TOP web shops of Lapland to order your very own piece of Lapland, online.
Uncategorized, Lists, Tips November 26, 2020 Get your very own piece of Lapland – Now availab...
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In our new “Changed by Rovaniemi”- blog series, we share unique stories from travelers of Rovaniemi. We asked, what makes Lapland so special to them, why they have fallen in love with Lapland, and what makes some of them return time after time. Have a look at the story of Irish Andrew, who’s daughter started to believe in Santa Claus right upon the arrival to Rovaniemi Airport.
People, Places, Tips November 11, 2020 Changed by Rovaniemi – Believing in Santa Claus ...
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In our new “Changed by Rovaniemi”- blog series, we share unique stories from travelers of Rovaniemi. We asked, what makes Lapland so special to them, why they have fallen in love with Lapland, and what makes some of them return time after time. Have a look at the story of Marco from Germany, who visits the Arctic Rally -event in Rovaniemi every year.
Uncategorized, Action, People October 30, 2020 Changed by Rovaniemi – Arctic Rally 3/7
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In our new “Changed by Rovaniemi”- blog series, we share unique stories from travelers of Rovaniemi. We asked, what makes Lapland so special to them, why they have fallen in love with Lapland, and what makes some of them return time after time. Have a look at the story of Helen from Taiwan, who’s childhood dream came true at the Arctic Circle.
Uncategorized, People October 2, 2020 Changed by Rovaniemi – Childhood dream came true...
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You know how it needs to be really cold and wintry with lots of snow everywhere for the Northern Lights to come out? No it doesn’t.
Phenomena September 30, 2020 What’s the best time of year to spot the Aurora ...
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In our new “Changed by Rovaniemi”- blog series, we share unique stories from travelers of Rovaniemi. We asked, what makes Lapland so special to them, why they have fallen in love with Lapland, and what makes some of them return time after time. Have a look at the story of Australian Jayde, who got proposed at the Arctic Circle.
Uncategorized, People September 28, 2020 Changed by Rovaniemi – Proposal at the Arctic Ci...
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The autumn is an overlooked season when it comes to visiting Rovaniemi. Spanning from late August until late November, it's an ideal time for activities.
Action, Lists, Tips September 12, 2020 Top autumn activities in Rovaniemi
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Rovaniemi bathing in an amazing full 8 nights in a row of Northern Lights. September just beginning and we are already having a full sky-spectacle for over a week, amazing right? All arctic people have their own beautiful mythology, believes and names for this heavenly phenomena. In Finnish the Northern Lights are called ”Revontulet”.
Uncategorized, Lists, People, Phenomena, Places, Tips September 3, 2020 Social media went crazy – 8 Amazing nights i...
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In our new Sustainable Rovaniemi blog series Irene describes the surrounding nature to be her supermarket, her living room as well as her church. It is obvious, that Irene is happiest at nature.
Uncategorized, People, Phenomena, Tips August 4, 2020 Irene Kangasniemi, The Happy Woman In The Woods
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Missing Rovaniemi? We miss you too! As travelling is not possible at the moment, we wanted to bring Rovaniemi closer to you. Read our tips to enjoy the Arctic Circle from your own couch.
Action, Lists, Places, Tips May 20, 2020 How to explore Rovaniemi while staying at home
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Teatiamo was born out of an urge to break boundaries related to sexuality and at the same time design something timeless and beautiful.
People, Phenomena, Places, Tips April 27, 2020 TEATIAMO – The Happiest Company in the World?
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Take this time to adjust your mind into thinking more sustainably, what Lapland Rovaniemi has to offer all year round.
Action, Lists, People, Phenomena, Places, Tips April 20, 2020 Missed out a Lapland trip? Don’t worry we ha...
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People have always told stories, to lift spirits and raise faith and to educate the new generations about bravery. We believe this is the time for inspiring stories, stories of dreams worth fighting for, maybe even dreams built from the ashes.
People, Phenomena March 24, 2020 Rovaniemi, a living proof why keep The Dream Alive
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Who could have known that we would all be in this situation together, globally? That the way we knew our daily life would change and the hurry that had become our pulse would be replaced by a still mode of confusion.
People, Phenomena March 17, 2020 Stay calm – Stay home – This too shall pas...
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Traditional Arctic Lapland Rally brought F1 driver Valtteri Bottas to Rovaniemi. The weekend is one of the bustling ones of the year in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland.
Action, Phenomena January 13, 2020 Arctic Lapland Rally Brings F1 Drivers to Rovaniem...
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Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen came to Lapland for inspiration. Read from here what the artist did in Rovaniemi and what was the highlight of her trip.
Action, People, Phenomena October 24, 2019 Carly Rae Jepsen’s Visit to Rovaniemi Was Ab...
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Sustainability is the keyword for better future. In Rovaniemi, local companies have adapted good habits to increase sustainability in their business'.
Phenomena October 23, 2019 Towards Sustainable Travel – Companies Taking Ac...
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The Kardashians visited Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland, last April and the Rovaniemi episode of Keeping Up with The Kardashians premiere is on Sunday 6th of October in USA. Read from here how to discover Rovaniemi like the Kardashians.
People, Phenomena October 4, 2019 Do It Like The Kardashians – What to Do in Rovan...
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Two Lapland-based mountain bikers Johannes and Kuutti did a three days biking expedition in Rovaniemi. Read from here how it worked out!
Action, Places September 20, 2019 Grinding around Rovaniemi: Three Days Biking Exped...
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The Northern Lights season 2019-2020 has just begun. For photographer Alex Kuznetsov it means long nights for hunting Northern Lights.
People, Phenomena August 30, 2019 On The Hunt for The Northern Lights: Photographer ...
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Rovaniemi is a versatile destination for a family holiday. Experience Lapland's unique nature with its phenomena and plenty children-friendly activities.
Uncategorized August 21, 2019 Experience Rovaniemi with Kids – Activities, Pla...
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Social media personality Amro Maskoun visited Rovaniemi in June 2019. Read what Maskoun did in Rovaniemi!
People July 2, 2019 Live Like Amro Maskoun – What Our Summer Ambassa...
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LGBT travellers who are looking for a something a little different, will find a a lot to love from Rovaniemi.
People, Phenomena May 31, 2019 Discovering Lappish Hospitality And Complete Accep...
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Uncategorized, People May 29, 2019 Rovaniemi Mayor Esko Lotvonen: Even a Bureaucrat C...
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There are plenty things to do during the summer in Rovaniemi, in Lapland, Finland. Here are a selection of different programs to choose from for a short city break.
Lists, Tips May 2, 2019 Two Days in Rovaniemi – 10 Things You Don’t Wa...
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Rovaniemi, in Lapland, Finland, is a dream summer destination, if you're looking for an unique experience with easy-going activities and authenticity.
Lists, Tips April 2, 2019 8 Reasons Why Rovaniemi is The Summer Destination ...
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This article will include a few tips to wrapping up warm, getting about and what activities to consider with Children during your cold but magical trip to Rovaniemi.
Tips February 6, 2019 Guide to enjoying winter holiday in Rovaniemi with...
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