Sights and attractions
There are scores of sights and attractions in the Official Hometown of Santa Claus – please find them listed below. Christmas magic can be experienced year round in places like Santa Claus Village and SantaPark.
As the capital of Lapland, Rovaniemi is home to Lapland’s Provincial Museum Arktikum, the forest-themed Pilke Science Centre and the Korundi House of Culture. For animal lovers, the various reindeer and husky farms are a must along with Ranua Zoo that specialises in Arctic fauna; its ‘royal residents’ are the mighty polar bears and their cousins, the Finnish brown bears. Bordering on the Arctic, Rovaniemi is an exotic place of snow and ice in winter – you can even eat and sleep in buildings made of them.
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12 attractions
SnowGlow Winter Activity Park
Winter activity park located conveniently in the city center of Rovaniemi.
Entrance ticket to Snowman World
Entrance ticket to Snowman World – day ticket
Entrance ticket to Arctic SnowHotel
Entrance ticket to Arctic SnowHotel – day ticket
Kotatieva Winter Leisure Park
Kotatieva Winter Leisure Park is a destination where you can experience winter fun in a peaceful, genuine environment. We have a unique forest ice-skating track and much more! Kotatieva is an ideal day trip destination: we’re located only 10 kilometres from Rovaniemi centre, and we provide a transportation.
Ounasvaara year-round Winter Trail
The nearest point of the year-round Ounasvaara Winter Trail is 1.6 km east of the Rovaniemi city centre. Ounasvaara, year-round recreation area near the city center, with marked and maintained trails and several great vantage points.
King’s Lean-to
King’s lean-to is a famous and extremely beautiful day hike destination in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland. The lean-to is reachable both in winter and in summer.
Santa’s Pets Visit
Meet domestic animals next to the Santa Claus Office. Tickets are valid all day!
Ounasvaara Ski Resort
Ounasvaara Ski Resort is a family outdoor resort close by the city of Rovaniemi at the Arctic Circle. Besides the downhill skiing slopes there are also several maintained cross-country skiing tracks in the area.
Auttiköngäs
Auttiköngäs is one of Finland’s most magnificent waterfalls in peaceful Taiga forest an hour from Rovaniemi.
Arctic Circle Hiking Area
Spectacular rapids and aapa mires close to Rovaniemi – Enjoy Lapland in the Arctic Circle Hiking Area at half an hour’s distance from Rovaniemi!
Ranua Resort – Wildlife Park
Ranua Wildlife Park offers tourists and nearby inhabitants the opportunity to observe arctic animals throughout the year, in an as authentic environment for the animals as possible.
Santa Claus Village
You can meet Santa Claus and cross the magical Arctic Circle every day at the Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi.