Jani's Guidebook for Rovaniemi
Ravintolatarjonta
Distance: 700 metres. Cozy restaurant with laid-back atmosphere, retro interior and probably the best burgers and pizza in town.
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Kauppayhtiö Bar & Grill
24 ValtakatuDistance: 700 metres. Cozy restaurant with laid-back atmosphere, retro interior and probably the best burgers and pizza in town.
Distance: 600 metres. Rustic Lapland restaurant at the heart of Rovaniemi. Their Rovaniemi Market starters and Reindeer Prepared in Two Ways main course are our all-time favorites. It is rather small so we recommend booking a table in advance.
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Nili Restaurant
20 ValtakatuDistance: 600 metres. Rustic Lapland restaurant at the heart of Rovaniemi. Their Rovaniemi Market starters and Reindeer Prepared in Two Ways main course are our all-time favorites. It is rather small so we recommend booking a table in advance.
Distance: 600 metres. Romantic boutique restaurant with Arctic menus in the higher price range. Pre-booking recommended. I also highly recommend their highly appraised breakfast. Next to the restaurant, there is a boutique bar Plan B that is my favorite place for a drink in elegant atmosphere.
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Arctic Restaurant
18 ValtakatuDistance: 600 metres. Romantic boutique restaurant with Arctic menus in the higher price range. Pre-booking recommended. I also highly recommend their highly appraised breakfast. Next to the restaurant, there is a boutique bar Plan B that is my favorite place for a drink in elegant atmosphere.
Distance: 450 metres. Really nice small Mexican street food restaurant. Try their tacos and churros!
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Yuca
21 RovakatuDistance: 450 metres. Really nice small Mexican street food restaurant. Try their tacos and churros!
Distance: 450 metres. Cozy cafe that is very popular among young adults. Their waffles are great.
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Cafe & Bar 21
21 RovakatuDistance: 450 metres. Cozy cafe that is very popular among young adults. Their waffles are great.
Distance: 600 metres. Choco Deli is a café-pâtisserie specialising in handmade chocolates and confectionery. If you love chocolate, you will love this place!
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Choco Deli Oy
25 KoskikatuDistance: 600 metres. Choco Deli is a café-pâtisserie specialising in handmade chocolates and confectionery. If you love chocolate, you will love this place!
Distance: 550 metres. Café & Bar Koti (koti is Finnish word for home) offers great coffee and pastries in an easygoing atmosphere. Breakfast is also served daily and lunch during the weekdays. During the nights the space turns into a bar. In summer, they have a lovely roof-top terrace bar. The rather bohemian atmosphere is quite contradictory to the history of the building as it used to be a bank.
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Hostel Café Koti
21 ValtakatuDistance: 550 metres. Café & Bar Koti (koti is Finnish word for home) offers great coffee and pastries in an easygoing atmosphere. Breakfast is also served daily and lunch during the weekdays. During the nights the space turns into a bar. In summer, they have a lovely roof-top terrace bar. The rather bohemian atmosphere is quite contradictory to the history of the building as it used to be a bank.
Distance: 550 metres. Roka serves bistro-style & street food made from the finest ingredients, chock-full of authentic & original flavors and accompanied with refreshing and sophisticated beverages.
Strongly influenced by the United States, Italy and Finnish Lapland - Roka provides a friendly, personal and intimate 25-seater, neighborhood restaurant. My go-to place for a no-frill dinner.
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Ravintola Roka Street Bistro
Distance: 550 metres. Roka serves bistro-style & street food made from the finest ingredients, chock-full of authentic & original flavors and accompanied with refreshing and sophisticated beverages.
Strongly influenced by the United States, Italy and Finnish Lapland - Roka provides a friendly, personal and intimate 25-seater, neighborhood restaurant. My go-to place for a no-frill dinner.
Wonderful, stylish restaurant for dining or for a drink. Top dining experience in Rovaniemi.
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Gustav Kitchen & Bar
12 KoskikatuWonderful, stylish restaurant for dining or for a drink. Top dining experience in Rovaniemi.
Shopping
Distance: 700 metres. Please notice that the map location isn't right. One of the two shopping centers in town. Town's best grocery store and a liqueur store are located here.
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Shopping Centre Revontuli
27 B KoskikatuDistance: 700 metres. Please notice that the map location isn't right. One of the two shopping centers in town. Town's best grocery store and a liqueur store are located here.
Distance: 550 metres. One of the two shopping centers in town. This is where you will find the nearest pharmacy.
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Sampokeskus Shopping Centre
29-31 A MaakuntakatuDistance: 550 metres. One of the two shopping centers in town. This is where you will find the nearest pharmacy.
Groceries
Sale Lapinmaa Rovaniemi
11 KoskikatuDistance: 450 metres. 24/7 grocery store.
Distance: 200 meters. This is the closest grocery store. Use the shortcut through the neighborhood (Google maps will not show it to you).
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K-Market Rovakatu
3 RovakatuDistance: 200 meters. This is the closest grocery store. Use the shortcut through the neighborhood (Google maps will not show it to you).
Activities
Distance: 700 meters. Award winning safari house and the biggest one in Lapland. They will take you safely into the wilderness and back. Check out their snowmobile, husky and reindeer safaris. Own fleet of Lynx snowmobiles, manufactured in Rovaniemi.
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Lapland Safaris - Rovaniemi
1 KoskikatuDistance: 700 meters. Award winning safari house and the biggest one in Lapland. They will take you safely into the wilderness and back. Check out their snowmobile, husky and reindeer safaris. Own fleet of Lynx snowmobiles, manufactured in Rovaniemi.
Distance: 300 meters. The Angry Birds Theme Park is always open free of charge. Here you will find playground equipment designed by the Rovaniemi-based company Lappset in collaboration with Rovio's Angry Birds (another Finnish innovation).
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Angry Birds Park
4 ValtakatuDistance: 300 meters. The Angry Birds Theme Park is always open free of charge. Here you will find playground equipment designed by the Rovaniemi-based company Lappset in collaboration with Rovio's Angry Birds (another Finnish innovation).
Ounasvaara Ski Resort is just 5 kms from the town centre. Ounasvaara’s slopes are suitable for both beginners and professionals. Here you can also find year round hiking and biking trails, campfire places and sight tower, all within a short walk from the town centre.
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Ounasvaara Ski Oy
14 TaunontieOunasvaara Ski Resort is just 5 kms from the town centre. Ounasvaara’s slopes are suitable for both beginners and professionals. Here you can also find year round hiking and biking trails, campfire places and sight tower, all within a short walk from the town centre.
Wild Nordic is one of the most experienced travel agencies in Lapland and one of the biggest with their own fleet of Lynx snowmobiles, manufactured in Rovaniemi. They are offering a wide range of excursions around the year.
Wild Nordic Finland/Villi Pohjola
10 JoulumaantieWild Nordic is one of the most experienced travel agencies in Lapland and one of the biggest with their own fleet of Lynx snowmobiles, manufactured in Rovaniemi. They are offering a wide range of excursions around the year.
Safartica is a renowned local travel agency with a wide range of excursions and own fleet of snowmobiles.
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Safartica
9 KoskikatuSafartica is a renowned local travel agency with a wide range of excursions and own fleet of snowmobiles.
Fatbike is a great means of exploring Rovaniemi. Roll Outdoors arrange guided fatbike safaris as well as bike rental. They have also electric bikes. Friendly service and central location.
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Roll Outdoors, Rovaniemi
2 PekankatuFatbike is a great means of exploring Rovaniemi. Roll Outdoors arrange guided fatbike safaris as well as bike rental. They have also electric bikes. Friendly service and central location.
See the forest like you've never seen it before - at the Science Centre Pilke
Are you attracted to northern forests? If so, your place is Pilke in Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland near the Arctic Circle. The science centre's exhibitions will allow you to explore current forest issues, while the Pilke Shop offers forest products that appeal to all of the senses.
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Centro scientifico Pilke
6 OunasjoentieSee the forest like you've never seen it before - at the Science Centre Pilke
Are you attracted to northern forests? If so, your place is Pilke in Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland near the Arctic Circle. The science centre's exhibitions will allow you to explore current forest issues, while the Pilke Shop offers forest products that appeal to all of the senses.
Ranua Zoo is located 1 hour drive from Rovaniemi. This is a great place to see Arctic wildlife.
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Zoo di Ranua
29 RovaniementieRanua Zoo is located 1 hour drive from Rovaniemi. This is a great place to see Arctic wildlife.
Nähtävyydet
Distance: 500 metres. If you are interested in Scandinavian architecture, the Rovaniemi City Library is a must-see. The beautiful building, designed by architect Alvar Aalto, was completed in 1965. Aalto (1898-1976) enjoyed an exceptionally rich and varied career as an architect and designer, both at home in Finland and abroad.
The City Library is one of the three buildings in the Rovaniemi Administrative and Cultural Centre, all of which were designed by Aalto. The other two buildings are the Town Hall and the Lappia House (theater, concert hall and event centre). Aalto has also designed the original Rovaniemi town plan.
Opening hours:
Mon - Thu 9.00 am - 8.00 pm
Fri 9.00 am - 6.00 pm
Sat 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
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Rovaniemi City Library
6 Jorma Eton tieDistance: 500 metres. If you are interested in Scandinavian architecture, the Rovaniemi City Library is a must-see. The beautiful building, designed by architect Alvar Aalto, was completed in 1965. Aalto (1898-1976) enjoyed an exceptionally rich and varied career as an architect and designer, both at home in Finland and abroad.
The City Library is one of the three buildings in the Rovaniemi Administrative and Cultural Centre, all of which were designed by Aalto. The other two buildings are the Town Hall and the Lappia House (theater, concert hall and event centre). Aalto has also designed the original Rovaniemi town plan.
Opening hours:
Mon - Thu 9.00 am - 8.00 pm
Fri 9.00 am - 6.00 pm
Sat 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Distance: 1300 m. Arktikum is a science center and museum that lets you experience northern nature, culture, and history up close. Here you will discover Finnish Lapland, its fascinating nature, and the people and customs of those living north of the Arctic Circle. Here you will also find a shop with high-quality Lappish handicrafts, design products, jewellery and books
Opening hours
1.1.–11.1. Daily at 10:00–18:00
12.1.–31.5. Tue–Sun at 10:00–18:00
1.6.–31.8. Daily at 10:00–18:00
1.9.–30.11. Tue–Sun at 10:00–18:00
1.12.–31.12. Daily at 10:00–18:00
Christmas Eve 24.12. closed
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Arktikum
4 PohjoisrantaDistance: 1300 m. Arktikum is a science center and museum that lets you experience northern nature, culture, and history up close. Here you will discover Finnish Lapland, its fascinating nature, and the people and customs of those living north of the Arctic Circle. Here you will also find a shop with high-quality Lappish handicrafts, design products, jewellery and books
Opening hours
1.1.–11.1. Daily at 10:00–18:00
12.1.–31.5. Tue–Sun at 10:00–18:00
1.6.–31.8. Daily at 10:00–18:00
1.9.–30.11. Tue–Sun at 10:00–18:00
1.12.–31.12. Daily at 10:00–18:00
Christmas Eve 24.12. closed
Distance: 450 metres. The Evangelican Lutheran Church of Rovaniemi was built after the second World War to the same location where the previous, demolished church was located. Pay attention to the minimalist, plain interior that let's the dramatic fresco, designed by Lennart Segerstråle, to really stand out.
The church yard with its soldier's grave is one of the most beautiful places in Rovaniemi.
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Rovaniemi Church
1 YliopistonkatuDistance: 450 metres. The Evangelican Lutheran Church of Rovaniemi was built after the second World War to the same location where the previous, demolished church was located. Pay attention to the minimalist, plain interior that let's the dramatic fresco, designed by Lennart Segerstråle, to really stand out.
The church yard with its soldier's grave is one of the most beautiful places in Rovaniemi.
Distance: 8 km. Your stay in Rovaniemi is not complete without meeting the Grand Old Man. Yes, this place is quite commercial but on the other hand here you can send postcards from Santa's Official Post Office, cross the Arctic Circle, do shopping and, most importantly, get your private moment with Santa. Meeting Santa is free of charge and you can buy your photo taken with him. Transfers: https://www.santaclausbus.fi/en/frontpage/
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Villaggio di Babbo Natale
Distance: 8 km. Your stay in Rovaniemi is not complete without meeting the Grand Old Man. Yes, this place is quite commercial but on the other hand here you can send postcards from Santa's Official Post Office, cross the Arctic Circle, do shopping and, most importantly, get your private moment with Santa. Meeting Santa is free of charge and you can buy your photo taken with him. Transfers: https://www.santaclausbus.fi/en/frontpage/
Keskuskenttä is a multi-purpose stadium. It is used for football, and sport classes of nearby schools and daycare centres. During winter there is a skiing track for young skiers. The main stand has been awarded with the Finlandia Prize for Architecture.
Rovaniemi's Football Stadium
RuokasenkatuKeskuskenttä is a multi-purpose stadium. It is used for football, and sport classes of nearby schools and daycare centres. During winter there is a skiing track for young skiers. The main stand has been awarded with the Finlandia Prize for Architecture.
The building now housing the Korundi House of Culture was originally an old post bus depot dating back to 1933. The modifications and expansion completed in 2009 and 2010 were designed by architect Juhani Pallasmaa. He also had a hand in the design of the Rovaniemi Art Museum, which has been in the old depot since 1986. Korundi opened on the 25th of May 2011.
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Casa della Cultura Korundi
4 LapinkävijäntieThe building now housing the Korundi House of Culture was originally an old post bus depot dating back to 1933. The modifications and expansion completed in 2009 and 2010 were designed by architect Juhani Pallasmaa. He also had a hand in the design of the Rovaniemi Art Museum, which has been in the old depot since 1986. Korundi opened on the 25th of May 2011.
Pharmacy
Located in the Sampokeskus Shopping Center, this is the closest pharmacy in town.
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Sampo Pharmacy
28 RovakatuLocated in the Sampokeskus Shopping Center, this is the closest pharmacy in town.
Bars
My favorite place for a good pint, laid-back atmosphere and sports on TV (football, hockey, F1). Great staff can help you find a drink that fits your mood.
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Oliver's Corner Irish Pub
9 KoskikatuMy favorite place for a good pint, laid-back atmosphere and sports on TV (football, hockey, F1). Great staff can help you find a drink that fits your mood.
The nearest bar, popular among the locals. This is a tiny, friendly cafe & bar where you can really experience the local vibes. My favorite place for a spontaneus "just one drink".
Kansankadun MustaKissa Kuppila
2 KansankatuThe nearest bar, popular among the locals. This is a tiny, friendly cafe & bar where you can really experience the local vibes. My favorite place for a spontaneus "just one drink".
The local brewery pub and serve their own beer. There is also a brewery shop. Located in the industrial area, it is a bit far away, but worth a visit for a real beer enthusiast.
Lapland's Brewery
14 B TeollisuustieThe local brewery pub and serve their own beer. There is also a brewery shop. Located in the industrial area, it is a bit far away, but worth a visit for a real beer enthusiast.