Rovaniemi: every guide, tour and article
Rovaniemi is where this handbook started and where it has the most pages: a guide to each winter activity, the tour pages you can book from, and the background articles.
Two guides already do the overview, so this page does not repeat them. Things to do in Rovaniemi sets out what the town has and how the activities differ, and Winter activities in Rovaniemi, month by month says what runs when. Everything else is below, sorted by activity.
Guides by activity
Northern lights
- The best northern lights tour in Rovaniemi
- A family northern lights tour in Rovaniemi
- A private northern lights tour in Rovaniemi
- Northern lights in Rovaniemi
Husky safaris
- The best husky tour in Rovaniemi
- Husky safari prices in Rovaniemi
- A private husky tour in Rovaniemi
- A husky farm visit in Rovaniemi
- Husky and reindeer in one day from Rovaniemi
- Husky and snowmobile tours from Rovaniemi
- Husky safari in Rovaniemi
Snowmobiling
- The best snowmobile tour in Rovaniemi
- A family snowmobile safari in Rovaniemi
- A snowmobile northern lights tour in Rovaniemi
- Snowmobile safari in Rovaniemi
Santa Claus
Reindeer
- The best reindeer farm in Rovaniemi
- Reindeer farm visit in Rovaniemi
- The Electric Reindeer safari in Rovaniemi, and what you are actually booking
Ice fishing
Snowshoeing
More to do
Tours you can book
Small Group Electric Reindeer Safari with Reindeer Farm Visit
from €139
- Duration
- 4 h
- Minimum age
- 3 years
Small Group Snowmobile Safari & Reindeer Farm Visit
from €149
- Duration
- 4 h
- Minimum age
- 3 years
Private Ice Fishing Experience With Snowmobile Sleigh Ride
from €159
- Duration
- 4 h
- Minimum age
- 3 years
Articles about Rovaniemi
- Sámi culture in Rovaniemi: where to learn, and what to avoid
- When does snow arrive in Rovaniemi, and when does it melt?
- Eating reindeer in Rovaniemi: what it is, and where to try it
- Accessible activities in Rovaniemi, and the questions to ask first
- How cold does Rovaniemi get? Month by month in figures
- Ounasvaara: what it is, what it costs and who it suits
- Snowman World: what it is, what it costs and who it suits
- Tracking Santa on Christmas Eve: NORAD, and a Christmas in Rovaniemi
- Christmas in Rovaniemi: what is actually open
- Museums and indoor Rovaniemi for a bad-weather day
- Practical Rovaniemi: money, safety and who to call
- Pinewood's Huskies: what it is, what it costs and who it suits
- Is Santa Claus real? How to handle the question in Rovaniemi
- Sauna and ice swimming in Rovaniemi
- Mrs Claus, the elves and who else lives at Santa Claus Village
- Where does Santa Claus live, and why does Rovaniemi claim him?
- How do you read a Rovaniemi aurora forecast?
- Crossing the Arctic Circle: what the line is
- Cabins around Rovaniemi: how far out is too far to stay?
- Husky tours in Rovaniemi: the names and the kennels
- Northern lights tours in Rovaniemi: who runs them
- Santa visit age limit: the honest answer
- Who actually runs the Santa visits in Rovaniemi?
- Santa Claus Holiday Village and its neighbours
- Santa's Hotel Santa Claus is not at the village
- When is the best time to see the northern lights in Rovaniemi?
- Arctic Circle Husky Park, and who it suits
- Husky sledding with small children
- Luggage storage and practicalities at Santa Claus Village
- Is SantaPark worth adding to a Santa day?
- Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park, and who it suits