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Things to do in Rovaniemi (Lapland)
14 places12 stories2 routes
Sightlore has 14 places to explore in Rovaniemi (Lapland), and 12 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Rovaniemi (Lapland)'s must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Lappia Hall
Lappia Hall is a performing arts venue and conference centre in Rovaniemi, the capital city of the Finnish Lapland region, situated close to the Arctic Circle.
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Rovaniemi Local Heritage Museum
Museum at the Pöykkölä farm on the Kemijoki river showing life in a prosperous northern Finnish farmhouse around 1900.
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Regional Museum of Lapland
Regional museum of Lapland, founded in 1975 and operating near the centre of Rovaniemi since 1992.
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Rovaniemi Art Museum
Municipal art museum opened in 1986 in central Rovaniemi, housed in a former post-bus depot built in 1933.
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Rovaniemi Norvajärvi German military cemetery
The German Military Cemetery of Rovaniemi is located on lake Norvajärvi, in Finnish Lapland.
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Forestry Museum of Lapland
Open-air museum in the Pöykkölä district of Rovaniemi, where forestry buildings from across Lapland have been moved since the 1960s.
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Pilke House
The Pilke House is a combined office building and science centre in Rovaniemi, Finland. It was built in 2011 and is notable for its low carbon footprint and the use of sustainable wood products in its design.
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Santa Claus Village
Santa Claus Village is an amusement park in Rovaniemi, a city in the Lapland region of Finland.
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Rovaniemi Church
The Rovaniemi Mother Church is a church located in the city center of Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland.
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Jätkänkynttilä
320-metre bridge over the Kemijoki river in Rovaniemi, completed in 1989 as Finland's first cable-stayed road bridge.
Discovery routes in Rovaniemi (Lapland)
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Rovaniemi: the Aalto centre and Arktikum
From Rovaniemi Church to Lappia Hall and the Art Museum, Arktikum and the Regional Museum of Lapland, the Pilke science centre and the Jätkänkynttilä bridge.
Lapland: Santa Claus Village and around
From the Rovaniemi Local Heritage Museum and the Forestry Museum of Lapland to Ounasvaara hill, Santa Claus Village and the German military cemetery at Norvajärvi.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Lappia Hall
Lappia Hall is a performing arts venue and conference centre in Rovaniemi, the capital city of the Finnish Lapland region, situated close to the Arctic Circle.
Rovaniemi Norvajärvi German military cemetery
The German Military Cemetery of Rovaniemi is located on lake Norvajärvi, in Finnish Lapland.
Museums
Rovaniemi Art Museum
Municipal art museum opened in 1986 in central Rovaniemi, housed in a former post-bus depot built in 1933.
Arktikum Science Museum
Arktikum is a museum and science centre in Rovaniemi, Finland, which opened in 1992. The building is also a popular cultural destination and venue for meetings and conferences and has a cafe and library to serve the customers.
Regional Museum of Lapland
Regional museum of Lapland, founded in 1975 and operating near the centre of Rovaniemi since 1992.
Pilke House
The Pilke House is a combined office building and science centre in Rovaniemi, Finland. It was built in 2011 and is notable for its low carbon footprint and the use of sustainable wood products in its design.
Rovaniemi Local Heritage Museum
Museum at the Pöykkölä farm on the Kemijoki river showing life in a prosperous northern Finnish farmhouse around 1900.
Forestry Museum of Lapland
Open-air museum in the Pöykkölä district of Rovaniemi, where forestry buildings from across Lapland have been moved since the 1960s.
Places of worship
Rovaniemi Church
The Rovaniemi Mother Church is a church located in the city center of Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland.
Saint Andreas Church
Orthodox church in Rovaniemi dedicated to the Apostle Andrew, consecrated as a church in 1962.
Monuments
Jätkänkynttilä
320-metre bridge over the Kemijoki river in Rovaniemi, completed in 1989 as Finland's first cable-stayed road bridge.
Nature
Ounasvaara
Hill of about 204 metres rising right opposite central Rovaniemi on the bank of the Kemijoki river.
Auttiköngäs
16-metre rocky waterfall about 70 km east-south-east of central Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland.
Other
Santa Claus Village
Santa Claus Village is an amusement park in Rovaniemi, a city in the Lapland region of Finland.
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