Get to know Finnish culture! Rovaniemi has unique local lifestyle and rich culture. Live as a local and work with your own hands with a local artists and get to know the local style of living. Rovaniemi appreciates its traditions that function as a base for various activities. Find all doings related to life in Rovaniemi and city’s culture below.
Finn for a Day
Have you ever wondered how all the Finns living in the remote areas of Lapland spend their summer days?
ROVANIEMI – WELLNESS FROM LAPPISH NATURE
The way to a Finnish soul goes through the nature
Magic of the Forest and Log Sauna, 4 hours
Feel the healing effects of the forest, herbs and log sauna with herbal bath for feet or treatment for hands. After the sauna we’ll serve you traditional Finnish meal.
Best of Rovaniemi – Guided city tour by car
Let us take you around to see the places where the locals like to take their friends and family, get to know your guide and local lifestyle.
Relaxing day of yoga and husky therapy
Come and visit us for a day of relaxation and enjoyment! This is very lovely combition where you can really relax, enjoy of your life, beautiful nature and lovely furry friends. After this you will feel yourself refreshed and happy.
Arctic Winter Games, 3 hours
Are you the next hero of the arctic? Can you survive in snow? Come and try the playfull survival contest with your family and friends!
ROVANIEMI – SANTA CLAUS SAFARI
Riverboat cruise to a handicraft workshop, reindeer farm and Santa Claus Village
Yoga hike
Experience healing power of nature by hiking and yoga in the nature.
Winterday in Countryside
Come and enjoy common Finnish free-time activities what we Finns do! Ice-fishing, skiing, snow shoeing, tobogganing; all in our home yard!
WILD BERRIES AND MUSHROOMS PICKING TOUR
Lapland is the world’s largest contiguous area for picking organic berries and mushrooms.
Berry picking on bikes, Rovaniemi
Pure superfood! Join our hunt for the Laplands best spot for picking the berries. Let’s ride the electric-fatbikes from the city center to the middle of the arctic nature. Berry picking season is on right now!
Finnish Christmas with Santa Claus, 3 hours
Experience a traditional Finnish Christmas Dinner and meet Santa Claus.
Berry Nice Day – Berry picking and juice making
Learn the basics of superfoods – blueberries and cloudberries are waiting to be picked up!
Reindeer herder’s winter day
Reindeer herder’s winter day
Wild Berries and Mushrooms picking tour
Imagine a deep lush forest full of juicy sun-kissed berries and meaty mushrooms, which you can use to prepare a tasty dinner.
Magic of the Forest and Log Sauna Winter, 4 hours
Experience the healing effects of the forest, herbs and log sauna with herbal bath for feet or treatment for hands.
GOLD RUSH IN LAPLAND: GOLD PANNING
Are you ready to get your gold?
Summer day activities at Sirmakko Reindeer Farm
Spend your summer day uniquely at the Sirmakko Reindeer Farm. Experiencing the genuine reindeer farm life, and the tranquility of nature.
Exclusive Northern Lights Reindeer Ride and à la carte Dinner
Experience the magical dance of the Northern Lights, while enjoying a reindeer sleigh ride. Have a tasty food experience. Feel the genuine Polar Night. Experience the warmth, the cold, the darkness and the light.
Be a Gold Digger, Gold Panning and a Boat Trip, 4 hours
Experience the excitement of treasure hunting and a one of a kind boat trip at Ounasjoki river.
Goods of the Forest – picking trip of the season’s berries or mushrooms, 4 hours
Experience this unforgettable trip picking berries or mushrooms in a clean, Lappish forest, where you get to taste berries directly from the twig.
Winter Wonderland Workshop
Learn basics of snow sculpting. You learn to use different tools to shape a snow cube with the help of instructor. You can turn the snow cube to your own work of art or shape it together with your friends. Let creativity take you into the flow!
Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park
Safari houses
Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park
Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park is a Finnish family business, based in the Santa Claus Village, in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland. We organize various snowmobile safari programs for individuals, families and groups.
Arctic Emotions
Safari houses
Arctic Emotions
In Arctic Emotions, we are experienced nature and social educators and guides whose hearts beat for Lapland and the Arctic nature. We provide memorable trips to forests and countryside locations, as well as organize various refreshments and getaways.
Arctic SnowHotel
Safari houses
Arctic SnowHotel
Come and experience our fairytale-like snow buildings and ice sculptures, even if you do not intend to stay overnight.
B&B Kotitie
Sauna experiences & wellbeing
B&B Kotitie
We are Aini and Pekka Ojala, the proud entrepreneurs of B&B Kotitie. We offer our expertise in providing you with our health beneficial services and a glimpse into the life of a regular Finnish family.
Doerz
Local life & culture
Doerz
Experience more, explore arctic nature and local traditions with our Doers. From our site you will find authentic Lapland experiences with locals.
Easy Travel
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Easy Travel
Easy Travel Ltd is a leading Finnish and Scandinavian DMC in the Nordic countries. We provide memorable travel experiences and VIP services including tours, safaris, transportation and accommodation for thousands of tourists visiting our beautiful Northern countries.
Forestry Museum of Lapland
Local life & culture
Forestry Museum of Lapland
You are welcome to experience the life of Lumberjack. You will travel back to 1900’s and feel the hard life of lumberjack on authentic Forestry Museum of Lapland environment.
Happy Fox
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Happy Fox
Welcome to the Happy Fox family. We are small local family company situated at Rovaniemi. We provide year round nature activities.
Helios Tour
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Helios Tour
Helios Tour provides professional, personalised, and most importantly, highly enjoyable, destination management services throughout Finland for individual clients, tourist groups, VIP clients and for all other.
Hornwork Handicrafts A. Kangasniemi
Local life & culture
Hornwork Handicrafts A. Kangasniemi
Hornwork Handicrafts A. Kangasniemi offers visits to their handicraft workshop and Lappish home!
Husky & Yoga Nature
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Husky & Yoga Nature
Warmly welcome to our family husky home and retreat! Here you can experience husky safaris – sled riding – so that you can drive yourself, skiing in the silent forest, husky hiking, canoeing and yoga.
Lähteentien Pirtti
Local life & culture
Lähteentien Pirtti
Lähteentien Pirtti takes you to the atmosphere of old Rovaniemi. It is really rare to have this kind of grand log house in the city centre – now you have a chance to get to know the history and the present of this old handicraft school.
Lapland Safaris
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Lapland Safaris
Lapland Safaris are specialists in Lapland’s nature and the Lappish lifestyle. We draw inspiration from the local history and day-to-day ‘Lappishness’. The stories and legends relating to these form the basis of the programme packages offered to our customers.
LAURI
Local life & culture
LAURI
At LAURI Handicraft Shop & Atelier we invite you to visit our atelier and attend one of our handicraft master classes. In this place we value tradition, working only with your hands and enjoying the breath of old times.
Mummola Travels
Local life & culture
Mummola Travels
Mummola Travels is a home of a young family that lives together with three generations on a Lappish farm. We offer full day and all inclusive experience to get familiar with Finnish culture, seasonal activities, nature, food and traditional handicrafts with a Lappish twist!
Nordic Adventures
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Nordic Adventures
Outdoor minded tours that specialize in nature, journeys and adventures that makes you and your kids dump digital devices to focus on the here and now.
Nordic Unique Travels
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Nordic Unique Travels
Nordic Unique Travels is a new tourism company located in the threshold of the Arctic: Rovaniemi. Each of our safaris have been handcrafted to maximize positive customer experiences and our catalog consists of over 65 daily tours.
Roll Outdoors
Biking
Roll Outdoors
Guided mountain biking tours and MTB-rentals in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland.
Safartica
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Safartica
We provide our own nature activities such as snowmobile-, husky- and reindeer safaris, Northern Light tours, ice floating, snowshoeing and much more.
Santa Claus Holiday Village
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Santa Claus Holiday Village
Santa Claus Holiday Village right on the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland, offers everything you could want for your dream holiday: high-quality accommodation, a wide range of activities, fantastic food and drinks, shopping, the chance to meet Santa Claus and much more!
Santa’s Adventures
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Santa's Adventures
We want to offer you a comfortable and peaceful experience with various activities. Santa´s Adventures - Your guide to the Top!
Sunny Safari
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Sunny Safari
Sunny Safari is a high quality, experienced and customized local safari activities provider. We always focus to organize enjoyable and memorable programs to customers.
Wander Lapland
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Wander Lapland
We are dedicated to creating in-depth travel for tourists who want to experience the unspoiled beautiful nature and the authentic lifestyle in Lapland.
Wild Nordic Finland
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Wild Nordic Finland
Wild Nordic Finland is a travel company providing accommodation, outdoor activities and program packages for individual travellers, groups, incentive and tour operator customers.
Wildlife Safaris Ranua
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Wildlife Safaris Ranua
Wildlife Safaris is a Ranua based Safari House and program provider and it is located in the immediate vicinity of Ranua Wildlife Park.
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