Rovaniemi Sightseeing & Santa Village Guided Tour

Rovaniemi Sightseeing & Santa Village Guided Tour

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See Capital of Finnish Lapland - Rovaniemi and meet Santa Claus

Overview

Discover Rovaniemi's local culture & meet Santa Claus in his office. Send unique postcards from the Elves' Post Office & get your Arctic Circle certificate. Comprehensive 4-hour tour.

Highlights

✔️ Meet Santa Claus

✔️ No special skills required

✔️ Small group experience

✔️ The tour is family friendly

Availability

Year round

Duration

~ 4 hours

DepartureS

~ 09:30

Pickup & Drop off

Yes

Minimum age

3 years

Price from

120.00

 EUR

ABOUT THIS TOUR

Rovaniemi City & Santa Claus Village Guided Tour (4h): Explore Lapland's Capital & Meet Santa

Explore Lapland's Capital & Meet Santa. This Rovaniemi Sightseeing & Santa Village Guided Tour offers a comprehensive 4-hour experience designed to immerse you in the local culture of Rovaniemi, the Capital of Finnish Lapland, combined with a magical visit to Santa Claus Village. It's an excellent opportunity to discover the charming city and meet Santa Claus himself.

What to Expect on Your Rovaniemi Discovery Tour:

Your tour begins with a convenient hotel pick-up in Rovaniemi. Travel in a comfortable vehicle for your guided exploration of the city and its most famous attraction.

Part 1: Rovaniemi City Sightseeing

  • Guided Exploration: Embark on a guided sightseeing tour of Rovaniemi. Discover key landmarks, learn about the city's history, and gain insights into local Lappish culture and daily life. This segment provides a valuable overview of the Capital of Finnish Lapland.

Part 2: Visit to Santa Claus Village

  • Meet Santa Claus: The tour includes a highlight visit to Santa Claus Village, where you will Step into Santa’s official Arctic office and meet the man in red himself – a moment to remember for all ages. This provides a personal opportunity for interaction and photos. Professional photos with Santa are available for an additional fee.
  • Elves' Post Office: Explore the unique Elves' Post Office, which is an official part of Finland's national postal service. Here, you can send mail to friends and family with a special Arctic Circle Postmark, a unique souvenir not available elsewhere.
  • Arctic Circle Crossing Ceremony: The Arctic Circle runs directly through Santa's Village. You will receive an official Arctic Circle crossing certificate as a memorable reminder of this special geographical achievement.
  • Souvenir Shopping: There will be time to explore the various shops in Santa Claus Village for unique Lapland souvenirs and gifts. Santa Claus Village offers a wide array of shops with local crafts, souvenirs, and Finnish design items.

The tour allows for an excellent immersion in both Rovaniemi's local culture and the unique atmosphere of Santa's official hometown.

Key Features of This Rovaniemi Tour:

  • Dual Experience: Combines guided Rovaniemi city sightseeing with a visit to Santa Claus Village.
  • Meet Santa Claus: Direct opportunity to meet Santa Claus in his Arctic Circle office.
  • Arctic Circle Crossing: Cross the Arctic Circle and receive a commemorative certificate.
  • Elves' Post Office: Send unique letter or postcard with a special Arctic Circle postmark.
  • Cultural Immersion: Learn about Rovaniemi's local culture and Lapland life.
  • Convenient Transfers: Pick-up and drop-off from listed hotels in Rovaniemi and Santa Village area are included.
  • Year-Round Availability: Experience the magic of Santa Claus Village any time of the year.

Practical Information for Your Rovaniemi Discovery:

  • Duration: Approximately 4 hours (total program duration).
  • Location: Rovaniemi and Santa Claus Village, Lapland, Finland
  • Availability: Operates year-round.
  • Departure Time: 09:00
  • Included: Comfortable transportation, professional English-speaking guide, guided city sightseeing, visit to Santa Claus Village, meeting with Santa Claus, visit to Elves' Post Office, Arctic Circle crossing ceremony & certificate.

Discover the heart of Lapland. Book your Rovaniemi City & Santa Claus Village Guided Tour today!

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Included

✔️ Arctic Circle crossing certificate

✔️ A visit to Elve's Post Office

✔️ Guaranteed meeting with Santa Claus

✔️ Guided Santa Village tour

✔️ Rovaniemi sightseeing tour

✔️ Professional English speaking guide

✔️ Hotel pickup & drop off

What to bring

⚡ Seasonal outdoor clothing

⚡ Camera and drinking water

Not included

❌ Meals

❌ Photo with Santa

Please Note

  • All tours listed are for a minimum of 2 persons paying a full (adult) price, unless mentioned otherwise
  • The tour operates in all weather conditions
  • Tours include a pick up & drop off transfer from your accommodation in the area of central Rovaniemi. Time for meeting point and place will be confirmed upon the reservation.
  • Missing the pick-up does not entitle you to a refund of the price paid for the services. You are responsible to be ready for pick up at the assigned pick up point from the start of the pick up time in order to not miss our guides when they arrive to pick you up
  • Nordic Adventures reserves the right to make alterations to the programs, price, duration or form of transportation without prior warning. This is also applied  to changes in programs due to weather conditions

Cancellation terms 

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  • More than 3 days notice – 90% refund. 10% is non-refundable, as this represents our direct cost of booking and preparing your tour.
  • Less than 3 days or no show notice – no refund.

Frequently asked questions 

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Please be on time! Our tours follow a strict schedule, and if you miss the hotel pick-up, you will not be able to join later. Arriving separately by taxi or private car is usually not possible, as it may disrupt the program and group safety. Plan ahead — we appreciate your understanding.

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Yes! You’ll have time to explore the many gift shops in Santa Claus Village. The area offers one of the best selections of local souvenirs in Rovaniemi - including Marttiini knives, Marimekko, Iittala, Pentik, and handmade crafts from Lapland.

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Dress warmly! You’ll be outdoors for much of the tour. We recommend wearing thermal underwear, a fleece or wool mid-layer, a winter jacket and pants, a warm hat, gloves or mittens, and insulated boots. Temperatures can be cold, especially in December and January.

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Absolutely! A highlight of the tour is a visit to Santa Claus’ official office in Santa’s Village. You’ll have the chance to meet Santa himself and take personal photos. Professional photos are available for purchase directly at the office.

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No, lunch is not included in this tour. However, Santa Claus Village has several cafés and restaurants where you can grab a meal or a snack. There will be time to visit them during your time in Santa's village.

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February 21, 2020

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very patient, allowing us to take many pictures. very informative regarding the tour and allowing free adventure time while we did snow-tubing.

Four friends trip!

January 15, 2020

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I would recommend this tour as it will save you a bit of time (rather than doing it DIY, one by one). It is do-able the three activities in one day in santa village becauseeverything is walking distance in there, but if you want to know more infos and trivias, and save time on searching the places where to do activities, and queuing to buy the tickets then i would recommend you to book this one. It includes everything and the guide will answet yout questions. Thanks to our guide Alex, we manage to do everything we want to do in 1 day. We didnt have to line to buy tickets in that cold weather. The trivias and his shop recommendations are interesting and useful!

Fantastic

January 14, 2020

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We had a brilliant day out with a very informative guide. Collected from our apartment and taken to feed the reindeer, we had a sleigh ride followed by a hot drink. Moved on to visit the Huskies,they were wonderful to see, the ride was brilliant. Met Santa and had lots of information throughout from our guide :)

LOVED IT!

January 12, 2020

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The tour itself was soo worth it. We got to ride in a husky carriage (I advise 5km distance), had a tour in the husky farm, got to pet beautiful huskies, sent letters from Santa’s Post Office, see Santa himself, rode in a reindeer carriage, and had an adventure on snowmobile, and entered the ARCTIC!!! Everything from 10:30 till 16:00. I wish we could spend more time in Santa’s Village but everything closed at 17:00.
Alex was a very very helpful and polite person. He was kind enough to arrange additional things that we wanted to add to the tour today! He was very understanding too. Also, he told us about the live video-cam that was installed right where you enter Arctic Circle. He helped us bu taking a lot of our pictures too!!

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