Rovaniemi Entertainment

Entertainment in Rovaniemi

  1. A

    Irish Times

    A convivial Irish bar with a distinctly Finnish flavour, this is a fine choice for an animated night of pubbing. It has an excellent heated terrace at the back, and regular live music and karaoke, while the downstairs bar has pool tables. There’s a snug, friendly feel about the whole set-up. There’s a cover charge at weekends, when it’s at its best.

    reviewed

  2. Zoomit

    Large, light, modern ZoomIt is a popular, buzzy central bar and cafe, a good place for a drink or coffee while you scope out Rovaniemi. Right in the heart of town, its terrace is the spot to be on a sunny afternoon and its spacious interior gives room to stretch out with a book if it’s raining.

    reviewed

  3. B

    Roy Club

    This friendly bar has a sedate, comfortable top half with relaxing vine stencils, cosy seating, a very cheap happy hour until 1am nightly, and well-attended Monday karaoke. There’s also a downstairs nightclub that gets cheerily boisterous with students and goes late.

    reviewed

  4. Hard & Heavy

    The band Lordi cashed in on their Eurovision success by opening a ‘horror-rocktaurant’. The food’s pretty dire, but it’s worth visiting the downstairs bar for its extravagant bat-and-belfry decor and heavy tunes on the sound system.

    reviewed

  5. C

    Nite Life

    For Finnish-style dancing (tango and humppa) try this place, located in the Hotel Rantasipi Pohjanhovi. There's a dancefloor and also a nightclub section.

    reviewed

  6. D

    Oluthuone

    In summer, it's hard to resist sitting out under the midnight sun in the open beer terrace of this place set up on the pedestrian part of Koskikatu.

    reviewed

  7. E

    Cinema

    Inside the Sampokeskus shopping centre you'll find a cinema, usually offering recent American releases subtitled in Swedish and Finnish.

    reviewed

  8. F

    Pub Ylityö

    A tiny, eccentric pub with no seats, Pub Ylityö was voted one of the world's best bars by Newsweek in 1996.

    reviewed

  9. Maxim

    Rovaniemi’s twin-screen cinema is in the Sampokeskus shopping centre.

    reviewed

  10. G

    Doris Nightclub

    This is a popular choice, open late most nights.

    reviewed

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