Flying to Lapland: Direct flights to Rovaniemi (RVN)

From Rovaniemi Airport you can catch a bus or a taxi either to Santa Claus Village or Rovaniemi downtown.

Travel by ground

Trains from Helsinki to Rovaniemi depart multiple times a day. The Northernmost train station can be found in Kemijärvi, but for the easiest connections around Lapland Rovaniemi offers you a great layover place. In Rovaniemi you can stay at Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus, Santa’s Hotel Rudolf or Santa’s Igloos Arctic Circle.

Domestic buses take you to Lapland from all over Finland. You can also reach Finnish Lapland by bus from Norway and Sweden. You can reach all of our destinations by bus.

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For experienced drivers a rental car can also be an option. If you feel wary of driving in dark, snowy and icy conditions, we recommend weighing your options carefully.

Welcome to Lapland!

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Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus is located in the center of Rovaniemi, just two kilometers from Lappi Areena. After the fair day, you can go straight to the events of the Kelekkamessut weekend in the city center, and the next morning you can enjoy a nice hotel breakfast before heading back to the fair or home.

Stay for at least two nights and save -10%!

Book your Kelekkamessut accommodation in the center of Rovaniemi at Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus with the Kelekkamessut offer rate: when you stay for at least 2 nights, you save -10% on the non-refundable price of the accommodation! Offer is valid for new bookings between 30.10.-3.11.2025.

Book you Kelekkamessut accommodation now from our online store or contact our Sales Team!

Sales Team:
Tel. +358 400 102 200
rovaniemi(at)santashotels.fi

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We warmly welcome our guests to enjoy their stay in the heart of Rovaniemi, in Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus!

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Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus is located in the center of Rovaniemi, next to Lordinaukio Square, named after the city’s Eurovision winner Lordi. The hotel offers views of all three shopping centers in the city, and cultural attractions such as museums & theaters and the trails of the nearest nature destination, Ounasvaara, are just a 15 minute walk away.

When you stay for at least two nights in Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus this summer, you save -10% of the non-refundable or flexible price of the accommodation!

Limited amount of discounted rooms available.

Summer vacation in Rovaniemi

Many of us consider Lapland just as a snowy season destination, but actually the North gives its best all throughout the year. Summer nature, clear waters and quiet forests provide amazing opportunities for hiking, and routes for day trips or longer hikes can be found all over Lapland. You can also find for example plenty of very good mountain biking routes from Lapland, from rural areas to very close to the city of Rovaniemi.

In Rovaniemi you will also find shopping centres, shops, restaurants and culture if you prefer more of a city vacation or are looking for one. The cultural sites Pilke, Arktikum and Korundi are located right in the city centre, as are the Revontuli, Rinteenkulma and Sampokeskus shopping centres with their shops and services. The city centre area is therefore easy to move around even on foot. Ounasvaara has a summer toboggan run, and Roiske has plenty of activities for water beasts. From Rovaniemi you can also conveniently make a day trip by car, for example to Ranua Wildlife Park or Levi.

You can also meet Santa Claus, perhaps the city’s most famous resident, every day of the year in Santa Claus Village. Rovaniemi is a versatile and excellent summer holiday destination with activities for people of all ages and interests.

Visit Rovaniemi has gathered Rovaniemi’s summer activities, tips and recommendations on one page, so check out the ideas and tips from the button below and book your summer holiday trip to Rovaniemi now!

Enjoy your summer vacation in Lapland this year!

Or contact our Sales Team:
+358 400 102 200
rovaniemi(at)santashotels.fi

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The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Santa’s Hotels.

Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace.

Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.

Santa’s Hotels is a Lappish, family-owned hotel chain operating in six destinations in Lapland and at the Arctic Seaside. We provide high-quality hotel accommodation and restaurant services in Rovaniemi, Luosto, Levi, Saariselkä, Kilpisjärvi and Kalajoki. The Santa’s Hotels chain employs approximately 150 people year-round and approximately 300 people during the high season.

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“We would like to thank our entire staff and partners for your contribution to achieving this honor – your professionalism and hard work are an essential part of making the award possible!” Says the owner family of Hotel Santa Claus Oy with gratitude.

Hotel Santa Claus Oy is part of the Lappish family-owned Santa’s Hotels chain, and Santa’s Hotels is part of the Sava-Group. In 1993, Seppo Aho joined Saariselkä Tunturihotellit as the main shareholder. Over the years, the Santa’s Hotels family has grown to Rovaniemi, Levi, Luosto, Kilpisjärvi and Kalajoki.

Hotel Santa Claus Oy was founded in 2000. The CEO is Sanna Sandgren. The locations of Hotel Santa Claus Oy are Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus, Santa’s Igloos Arctic Circle and Santa’s Hotel Rudolf.

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In order to achieve the label, the companies need to go through the Sustainable Travel Finland program and meet all the required criteria according to international standards.

”This is great news, and we accept the recognition with pride both at our hotel in the city center and at our igloos in the Arctic Circle. The STF program has helped us to develop our daily processes to be even more sustainable, and from this moment onwards the STF-label will help us to communicate our sustainability actions to our guests as well”, rejoices Pia Virtala, Hotel Director of Santa’s Hotels Rovaniemi hotels.

The set of criteria for the STF-label is updated regularly so that the activities of tourism operators are in line with up-to-date sustainability obligations.

“We are committed to continuous work for sustainability. Our Rovaniemi hotel’s first environmental guidebook was launched 15 years ago, and our sustainability work has since expanded in additon to ecological responsibility also to socio-cultural and economic sustainability. With these official recognitions, it’s good for us to continue on our sustainability path,” continues Virtala.

Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus and Santa’s Igloos Arctic Circle are part of the Santa’s Hotels chain. Santa’s Hotels is a Lappish family-owned hotel chain that offers accommodation and restaurant services in a total of six locations from Kalajoki to Kilpisjärvi.

More information:

Pia Virtala, Hotel Director, Santa’s Hotels Rovaniemi destinations

pia.virtala(at)santashotels.fi +358 40 532 3227

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In the middle of the darkest season, candles and Christmas lights light up again as people slowly begin to look forward to Christmas. In Rovaniemi, the hometown of Santa Claus, the approaching Christmas is also strongly visible in the city’s streetscape, and officially the Rovaniemi Christmas Opening Event is traditionally held at the Arctic Circle in Santa Claus Village at the beginning of November, starting the countdown towards Christmas.

At the Christmas Opening Event, Christmas themed musical performances lead the audience into joyful moods and the evening culminates with the arrival of Santa Claus himself and his greetings. More information about the evening’s performers can be found on VisitRovaniemi’s social media channels. In addition to the Christmas atmosphere, music and Santa greetings, the event will also announce the donation amount of the City of Rovaniemi’s and Visit Rovaniemi’s annual joint donation to UNICEF Finland, which everyone has the opportunity to participate in and donate for the benefit of the children of the world this year.

The event is open to all and free of charge, and there will be a free shuttle bus to/from Rovaniemi city centre. Welcome to experience the magic of Christmas in Santa’s hometown and share joy together!

There is a free shuttle bus from Rovaniemi city centre to the event. There are two non-stop buses between City centre and Santa Claus Village from 5 pm to 8 pm. The starting point in the city centre is Korkalonkatu 36 and in Santa Claus Village the bus stop is in front of the Gift House.

The event can also be accessed by local bus Linkkari no. 8 aboard. Route: railway station – city centre –
Santa Claus Village (departures from the city centre e.g. at 13.50, 15.05, 16.20 and 17.35). In addition, the Santa Claus Bus (www.santaclausbus.fi) will also run to the event. Please prefer public transport, as parking in Santa Claus Village is limited.

You can also follow the event remotely via live streams:

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Santa’s Hotel Tunturi in Saariselkä and Santa’s Hotel Aurora in Luosto were granted certificates in August 2024. As a result, five of the hotel chain’s six applications have been certified. The application process is still ongoing at Santa’s Hotel Rakka in Kilpisjärvi, where the audit is scheduled to be carried out by the end of 2024.

The high environmental standards expected of Green Key certified companies are maintained through rigorous documentation and regular audits.

“The Green Key sustainability certificates granted to us make visible the sustainability work that we do with the entire staff every day,” says Pia Virtala, Hotel Director at Rovaniemi destinations.

“The Green Key certificate guarantees that, as operators in the tourism industry, we have proven in practice our commitment to reducing the environmental load, increasing social benefits and supporting the local economy in our operations,” adds Minna Salo, Hotel Director at Santa’s Resort & Spa Hotel Sani.

Santa’s Hotels is one of the most significant operators in tourism in Northern Finland. The international and stylish chain offers experiential accommodation and restaurant services in Rovaniemi, Luosto, Levi, Saariselkä, Kilpisjärvi and Kalajoki.

“At Santa’s Hotels, we carry these certificates with great pride. Sustainability work is everyone’s business at Santa’s Hotels, as our destinations are committed to the continuous and enduring sustainability work of our staff and to encouraging our guests and partners to take sustainable actions,” says Sanna Sandgren, CEO of Santa’s Hotels.

Santa’s Hotels Green Key certified hotels:
Santa’s Hotel Tunturi, Saariselkä
Santa’s Hotel Aurora, Luosto
Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus, Rovaniemi
Santa’s Igloos Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi
Santa’s Resort & Spa Hotel Sani, Kalajoki

MORE INFORMATION

CEO Sanna Sandgren, Santa’s Hotels: +358 40 199 3525 sanna.sandgren(at)santashotels.fi
Hotel Director Pia Virtala, Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus & Santa’s Igloos Arctic Circle: +358 40 532 3227 pia.virtala(at)santashotels.fi 
Hotel Director Minna Salo, Santa’s Resort & Spa Hotel Sani: +358 40 667 5122 minna.salo(at)santashotels.fi

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Our golf package includes accommodation in Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus, breakfast, evening sauna and one green fee/person/day. The prices are valid between June 26 and September 28,2025. (26.6.-28.9.2025) Available for booking now!

Prices in a Standard room start from 141€/night.

Flexible booking: You can change or cancel your booking free of charge up to 6 pm the previous day of arrival.

After a day filled with games you can relax in our hotel evening sauna, and enjoy some delicious food and beverages in Café&Bar Zoomit or go for a great cup of coffee and snacks in Robert’s Coffee.

Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus
Korkalonkatu 29
FI-96200 Rovaniemi

Tel. +358 400 102 220
info.rovaniemi(at)santashotels.fi

Sales Team
Tel. +358 400 102 200
rovaniemi(at)santashotels.fi

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