Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Rovaniemi (Lapland), Finland

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

• Festival

  Arctic Lapland Rally

  20 jan – 5 feb · meestalRaceweekendDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (25 aug – 10 apr (meestal)), Christmas peak at Santa Claus Village (25 nov – 7 jan), Husky, reindeer and snowmobile season (10 dec – 5 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Arctic Lapland Rally, Winter/ski break in Finland

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Arctic Lapland Rally (20 jan – 5 feb (meestal)), Aurora season (25 aug – 10 apr (meestal)), Husky, reindeer and snowmobile season (10 dec – 5 apr (meestal))

Druk — Winter/ski break in Finland, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (25 aug – 10 apr (meestal)), Husky, reindeer and snowmobile season (10 dec – 5 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (25 aug – 10 apr (meestal)), Husky, reindeer and snowmobile season (10 dec – 5 apr (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Finland, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Summer holidays in Finland, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Jutajaiset folklore festival

  20–30 jun · meestalGroot 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. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer holidays in Finland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Simerock, Rovaniemi Old Market Days

• Festival

  Simerock

  7–8 augMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Rovaniemi Old Market Days

  14–16 augGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Aurora season

  25 aug – 10 apr · meestal

  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.

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Ruska

  5–30 sep · meestalHerfstkleuren

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (25 aug – 10 apr (meestal))

Druk — Autumn break in Finland, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (25 aug – 10 apr (meestal))

Druk — Christmas peak at Santa Claus Village, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Christmas peak at Santa Claus Village

  25 nov – 7 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (25 aug – 10 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas peak at Santa Claus Village, Christmas holidays in Finland

• Seizoen

  Husky, reindeer and snowmobile season

  10 dec – 5 apr · meestalIJsseizoenBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (25 aug – 10 apr (meestal)), Christmas peak at Santa Claus Village (25 nov – 7 jan)