The Rovaniemi City Guides deal with the questions every Lapland visitor has: where to eat salmon soup and reindeer without paying for a package, how to do Santa Claus Village in a couple of hours, which husky and reindeer farms feel genuine and where to look for the aurora without a tour. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go and a practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Rovaniemi City Guides
- 144 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Rovaniemi guides
Food guide
24 places
Salmon soup and sautéed reindeer done right, Korean comfort food, late-night kebabs, bakeries and the cafés where locals warm up.
Things to do guide
24 places
The Arctic museum, Santa and the Arctic Circle line in the right dose, husky and reindeer farms, Aalto architecture and walks with a view.
Family guide
24 places
Santa without the extra bills, snow slides and sled rides, a zoo with polar bears, warm indoor backups and food children will actually eat.
Nightlife guide
25 places
Rock pubs on Koskikatu, the town’s cocktail lounge, karaoke until the early hours, saunas and dark hilltops for the northern lights.
Day trips guide
23 places
Husky and reindeer farms with pick-up, a hotel made of snow, an icebreaker cruise from Kemi and the buses and trains to get there.
Budget guide
24 places
Free Arctic Circle photos, warm stops that cost nothing, lunch buffets that beat dinner prices and the city bus instead of a taxi.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Hanki
Korkalonkatu 2 C, near the centre
Korean cooking with a Lappish touch and a welcoming owner: BBQ pork, bulgogi bibimbap or a kimchi burger with avocado. The spice warms you up properly after hours outside. From the food guide.
Rovaniemi City Library
Jorma Eton tie, city centre
Designed by Alvar Aalto, with free Wi-Fi, free lockers for your bags and plenty of seats, plus a Lapland section and shelves of English books. The best place in town to thaw out for free. From the budget guide.
The SnowCastle of Kemi
Kemi, about 1 hour 15 by train
Rebuilt from snow and ice each winter on the Gulf of Bothnia, with carved sculptures and an ice slide. It opens roughly from late January to March, so it is not ready before Christmas. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Rovaniemi
Day one: Arktikum by the river, the Lumberjack’s Candle Bridge at dusk and a salmon soup lunch in town, then a pub on Koskikatu. Day two: a husky or reindeer farm in the morning and Santa Claus Village by city bus in the afternoon, with the Arctic Circle line and the post office. On a slow or bitterly cold day, the budget and family guides have the warm options: the Aalto library, the Pilke science centre, a Finnish sauna at the city pool and a lunch buffet.
Questions about the Rovaniemi guides
What is included in the Rovaniemi City Guides?
Six guides with 144 places in all: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place has the reason to go, the area, notes on opening times and one practical tip.
When do I get the guides?
Right after payment, on your order page and in your order email. The links open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app to download and no account.
Will the guides work offline in Lapland?
Yes. Open each guide once with a connection and it keeps working without one, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all six are €19.99.
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