Rovaniemi Sights

  1. Arktikum

    With its beautifully designed glass tunnel stretching out to the Ounasjoki, Arktikum is one of Finland's best museums, albeit with a hefty admission fee. Exhibition spaces include superb static and interactive displays focusing on Arctic flora and fauna, as well as on the peoples of Arctic Europe, Asia and North America.

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  2. Lappia-talo

    Rovaniemi's concert hall is one of several buildings in town designed by architect Alvar Aalto (others include the adjacent library and town hall). The hall is used by the Rovaniemi Theatre Company, Lapland Music School and Chamber Orchestra of Lapland, among others.

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  3. Marttiini Knife Factory

    This former factory of Finland's most famous knife manufacturer is open to visitors. It has a small knife and photo exhibition, and a shop where you can buy knives cheaper than elsewhere. It's across the road from the Arktikum

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  4. Rovaniemi Art Museum

    This museum has changing temporary exhibitions of contemporary Finnish art. Admission is free on Saturdays.

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  5. Rovaniemi Church

    Completed in 1950, this church replaces the one destroyed during WWII. The impressively large fresco behind the altar depicts a Christ figure emerging from Lappish scenery. A work of Lennart Segerstråle, it has two sides, one populated by the faithful, the other by brawling drunkards and ravening wolves.

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