Travelogues Rovaniemi

The next day brings us to Oulanka National Park and on a hike on the famous Bear Trail. We were supposed to see a waterfall as the highlight – but thanks to the park guide's...

I believe in Santa Claus!

Santa Claus Village

The border crossing into Finland, we could hardly pronounce or understand the road signs. For example, the sign that warns of speed cameras: Automaattinen liikennevalvonta. The...

The morning started as expected on the train. A glance out of the window revealed autumnal forests while we enjoyed cocoa with our sleepy hushed pastries filled with berry jam...

After our trip through the national park on the Russian border, we continued southbound. The next major city is called Rovaniemi and is located exactly on the Arctic Circle and...

It was Sunday morning at seven o'clock and we were ready to depart. We wanted to leave before the next storm hit. So we were chasing the storm after the other storm. The...

On the first night we drove from Jyväskylä to the North. After not getting much sleep, we arrived in Kemi in the morning to visit the Snowcastle. They had planned a lot for it...

Now we are here again! In the late afternoon our plane lands in Rovaniemi - the Santa Claus city. A lot has changed since our stay in January: it's light until almost 6 p.m.,...

Visit to the church village, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site

After a shared brunch, the paths of the three German travel groups separated again. We gained Ben as another passenger, who hitchhiked to the North Cape. The goal of today's...

Stage 56: Rytilahti - Olkkajärvi: After a refreshing bath in Askanselä, a very beautiful route to Olkkajärvi - a place just before Rovaniemi, the official home city of Santa...

All day rain, occasionally dry in the evening From today we are back "in the south" - we have crossed the Arctic Circle again a few kilometers before Rovaniemi, the "gateway to...

Stage 57: Olkkajärvi - Juotasniemi: along the Kemijoki on the yellow 81, via Rovaniemi (unfortunately, we only see it occasionally for a short time, as there is a forest in...