Rovaniemi fi / Kansainvälinen sivusto / English

Lapland and Rovaniemi applauded by a renowned AV-website

Lapland and Rovaniemi receive praise from a reputable AV pre-production website 'The Location Guide' as location for shooting commercial and movie productions.

Rovaniemi aiming to become a city of environmental art

The City of Rovaniemi is aiming to become famous for environmental art. The annual environmental art competition organised by the Rovaniemi Board of Culture is one aspect of this effort. This year’s edition of the competition is currently underway. The locations are two roundabouts in Saarenkylä, one on Pulkamontie and the other on Ritarinne.

Customers very satisfied with Rovaniemi’s cultural attractions

The three-year Chain of Culture development project between cultural attractions in Helsinki, Mänttä, Turku and Rovaniemi has advanced cultural tourism in Rovaniemi in leaps and bounds. The project was concluded in late 2011. Customer satisfaction levels in Rovaniemi, measured as part of the project, increased considerably despite starting from a high level.

Experience the magic of Lapland at Korundi

Rovaniemi Art Museum in Korundi House of Culture is hosting an exhibition of the magic of Lapland from 10 February to 13 May 2012.

A pair of polar bears at Ranua Zoo give birth to the first surviving polar bear cub born in Finland

Zoo officials say the cub, which was born on Friday the 18th of November, is growing and developing well. The cub weighed approximately half a kilogramme at birth. Now, at three months of age, it has grown to about six kilogrammes.

Rovaniemi ranked among the world’s top Christmas destinations

Forbes, Reader’s Digest and Asia Tatler recently ranked Rovaniemi and the Arctic Circle near the top of their lists of the world’s best Christmas destinations.

A local bus ticket discount for students

The city of Rovaniemi has reduced the price of the City Ticket to support students of the area. The 30-day ticket is valid for 30 days from the date of purchase and it provides the right to unrestricted travel in the Rovaniemi center area and in the Saarenkylä area. The price of the ticket has lowered by 14 euros and is now only 26 euros.

Arctic Design Seminar

The Arctic Design –seminar brings together the leading researchers and entrepreneurs of the arctic area to discuss the intriguing challenges the arctic climate and location poses on design. The speakers will present their definition on Arctic Design on a specific viewpoint such as sustainability by Professor Michael Hardt and service design and wellbeing by Professor Satu Miettinen. We will also hear from Tuija Seipell what the million readers of The Cool Hunter expect from arctic design!

Angry Birds and Lappset to work together

Rovio Entertainment Oy, one of the world’s leading mobile game developers, and playground equipment manufacturer Lappset Group Oy have agreed on worldwide collaboration to launch Angry Birds activity parks. Under the agreement with Rovio, Lappset will manufacture play and activity equipment and ready-made activity parks inspired by the Angry Birds characters. The world’s first Angry Birds activity parks will be built next year in Rovaniemi and Espoo in Finland. The City of Espoo has signed a letter of intent for five activity parks.

Rovaniemi to host Winter Swimming World Championships 2014

The International Winter Swimming Association (IWSA) has granted the City of Rovaniemi and Ounasvaaran Latu ry the right to host the Winter Swimming World Championships in 2014. Important factors in the decision included the originality of the location, good traffic connections from all over the world and first and foremost the organiser’s experience in arranging major events.

The Pilke Science Centre

The exhibition of Pilke tells about sustainable use of northern forests and about the forests’ diverse yields, products and commodities transferring knowledge through investigation and doing. The Pilke Science Centre is a memorable and interactive place to visit for all people. In addition to independently conducted exhibition visit, Pilke also offers guided Pilke paths.

International magazines rate Rovaniemi highly as Christmas destination

Forbes, Reader's Digest and Tatler have ranked Rovaniemi within their top ten Christmas break destinations. Tatler ranked the Finnish city third, with the capital of the Finnish part of Lapland coming in fourth in the Reader's Digest ranking and sixth in the Forbes one.

Rovaniemi Marathon looks for growth in Russia

Rovaniemi Marathon looks for growth in Russia The Rovaniemi Marathon community is intensifying its marketing towards Russia. The community has signed a cooperation agreement with the energy company of Kola region, Energy SC Profkom Kola NPP.

New Korundi House of Culture Strengthens Rovaniemi’s Identity

Rovaniemi’s Korundi house of culture was opened to the public on Thursday 26 May 2011. The building’s doors were already opened to visits on Wednesday, when architect Juhani Pallasmaa and U.S. Ambassador to Finland Bruce J. Oreck joined others to commemorate the completion of the building.