Hva som skjer i Rovaniemi (Lapland), Finland gjennom året

Toppsesong — Arctic Lapland Rally, Christmas peak at Santa Claus Village

• Festival

  Arctic Lapland Rally

  20. jan – 5. feb · vanligvisMotorsporthelgMye folk

  Snow-and-ice stages on the forest roads out of town in late January, run since the 1960s and used by the world's rally drivers as winter practice. Spectator points are marked and cold. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (25. aug – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Christmas peak at Santa Claus Village (25. nov – 7. jan), Husky, reindeer and snowmobile season (10. des – 5. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Arctic Lapland Rally, Winter/ski break i Finland

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Arctic Lapland Rally (20. jan – 5. feb (vanligvis)), Aurora season (25. aug – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Husky, reindeer and snowmobile season (10. des – 5. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Winter/ski break i Finland, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (25. aug – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Husky, reindeer and snowmobile season (10. des – 5. apr (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 6 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (25. aug – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Husky, reindeer and snowmobile season (10. des – 5. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer holidays i Finland, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Travelt — Summer holidays i Finland, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Jutajaiset folklore festival

  20.–30. jun · vanligvisStor festival

  A Lappish folklore and dance festival around midsummer, when the town does not get dark at all. It is the one week in summer Rovaniemi is about something other than Santa. Kilde ↗

Travelt — Summer holidays i Finland, skoleferie i 7 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Toppsesong — Simerock, Rovaniemi Old Market Days

• Festival

  Simerock

  7.–8. augMusikkfestivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  Lapland's biggest rock and pop festival, a weekend on the Ounaspaviljonki grounds by the Kemijoki that pulls Finland's touring headline acts and fills the town's hotels. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Rovaniemi Old Market Days

  14.–16. augStor festivalMye folk

  A three-day volunteer-run heritage street carnival in the town centre with old-style crafts, market stalls and buskers; proceeds go each year to a different local charity. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Aurora season

  25. aug – 10. apr · vanligvis

  Sitting on the Arctic Circle, the lights are a regular event rather than a rare one from late August to April. The town's own glow means driving fifteen minutes out.

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Natur

  Ruska

  5.–30. sep · vanligvisHøstfarger

  The birch forest along the Kemijoki turns through September and the walking trails at Ounasvaara are at their best. It is over within a fortnight and the first snow follows it.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (25. aug – 10. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Autumn break i Finland, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (25. aug – 10. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Christmas peak at Santa Claus Village, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Christmas peak at Santa Claus Village

  25. nov – 7. janJul og nyttårMye folkBestill tidlig

  Charter flights land daily, the village runs at capacity and cabins are booked a year ahead. Santa leaves on his round on 23 December, which is the day to be there or to avoid. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (25. aug – 10. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Christmas peak at Santa Claus Village, Christmas holidays i Finland

• Sesong

  Husky, reindeer and snowmobile season

  10. des – 5. apr · vanligvisIssesongBestill tidlig

  The safaris need a frozen base, so the season runs roughly from mid-December to early April rather than the whole cold half of the year. Late season has the same snow and four more hours of light. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (25. aug – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Christmas peak at Santa Claus Village (25. nov – 7. jan)