Rovaniemi Week (3–9.9.2018) offers a number of concerts, performing arts, open-door events, tours around the city, and workshops, among others. Events are open for everyone, most of them free of charge!

EasyJets starts flights from London Gatwick to Rovaniemi in October 2018.

A new web service built around Alvar Aalto’s architecture, visit.alvaraalto.fi, has been launched to serve visitors in all regions of Finland.

Organised by the Jaeger Brigade in Rovaniemi from 26 February to 2 March 2018, the exercise LAPPI 118 can be witnessed in the centre of Rovaniemi from 26 February to 28 February 2018, on Tuesday and Wednesday in particular.

Social media influencers, journalists and new media journalists – apply now and be among the first ones to experience the summer of Santa Claus’ hometown Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland.

Rovaniemi based Santa’s Santatelevision YouTube channel has doubled its viewers this year, with a goal of 100 million video views by the end of the Christmas season.

At the height of the tourist season in Rovaniemi, many have ventured out on the ice next to the city’s iconic bridge, the Jätkänkynttilä (”Lumberjack’s Candle”). THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!

The project 100 Moods From Finland has recorded one hundred moods from Finland during one year. These unique moments are authentic pieces of Finland in different seasons and on a wide scale from roadless wilderness to already familiar places.

This year The Worldwide Hospitality Awards was held in Paris on 8th of November, and Arctic TreeHouse Hotel was voted as the winner in the category of Best innovation in hotel concept.

Come to Finland, Arktikum, Grafia, Lapland Hotels, SEK and Visit Rovaniemi are collaborating to find a travel poster for the Finnish Lapland and are therefore announcing My Finland Poster contest.

A record-breaking winter season is expected at Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland. Massive investments are being made to respond to record demand.

We are looking for a new talent to join our Visit Rovaniemi team. If you have excellent writing skills and you can create content quickly, apply now!

Ounasvaara’s First Snow skiing trail will be open for cross-country skiers on 21st October 2017.

Autumn is prime time for Aurora Borealis viewing in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland. This year, Northern Lights buffs have been treated to several consecutive nights of aurora displays in the first few days of September.

On Wednesday 16.3.2017 at noon the new polar bear cub at Ranua Wildlife Park got its first chance to experience the outside world.

Polar bear cubs born in captivity rarely survive the critical first few weeks – Ranua Zoo are delighted with six-week old newcomer. Read more!

On Tuesday November 15th 2016, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö granted Visit Rovaniemi the President’s internationalisation award. Read more here.

Rovaniemi is expecting another record-breaking travel season and lots of new experiences await visitors in the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.

As Santa Claus wondered how he could better reach all his friends in China, one of his savvy elves came up with the perfect solution: team up with Weibo.

Rovaniemi answers a growing demand for more beds with diverse forms of new accommodation. Also, three new direct flight connections have been established.