Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Lapland. It is located near the Arctic Circle in the northern interior of the country. Wikipedia
Population 65,329 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Jätkänkynttilä Attraction · 510 m -
Science Centre Pilke Museum · 920 m -
Rovaniemi Art Museum Museum · 670 m - 6th Division Memorial Memorial · 40 m
- Mother Lapland Memorial · 340 m
- Raivaten ja rakentaen Memorial · 460 m
- Lumberjack Statue Memorial · 510 m
- Katkenneet kahleet Memorial · 620 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Rovaniemi); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 34 places to eatSomewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.