Ivalo Getting there & around

Getting there & away

There are daily flights from Helsinki to Ivalo, and regular air services from many other Finnish towns. The airport is 12km south of Ivalo; a connecting bus to the centre meets each arriving flight.

Daily buses from Rovaniemi all stop in Ivalo. Car-rental companies with offices at Ivalo airport (and in town) include Avis, Budget, Hertz and Europcar. Rates are the same as elsewhere in Finland.

A road runs east from Ivalo to the Russian city of Murmansk, 303 kilometres away. Three weekly buses travel the distance. The border is crossed at Raja-Jooseppi, 53km from Ivalo. This is also a possible starting point for treks into the Saariselkä wilderness. For Raja-Jooseppi, catch the Murmansk bus, which leaves Ivalo at 3.30pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (€9, 50 minutes).