Rovaniemi travel guide

Top 10 sights in Rovaniemi

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   Santa Claus Village

   Santa Claus Village (Finnish: Joulupukin Pajakylä; Northern Sami: Juovlamánnu gilicode: sme promoted to code: se ) is an amusement park in Rovaniemi, a city in the Lapland region of Finland. It was opened in 1980.

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   Santa Park

   SantaPark is a Christmas theme park and visitor attraction in Rovaniemi in the Lapland region of Finland. SantaPark was opened 28 November 1998.

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   Arktikum Science Museum

   Arktikum is a museum and science centre in Rovaniemi, Finland, which opened in 1992.

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   Lordi's Square

   Lordi's Square (Finnish: Lordin aukio, known as the Sampo Square until 2006) is a square in central Rovaniemi, Finland. Next to the square are located a shopping centre called Sampokeskus and a small boulevard.

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   Rovaniemi Church

   The Rovaniemi Mother Church (Finnish: Rovaniemen kirkko) is a church located in the city center of Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland. The 850-seat church, designed by architect Bertel Liljequist, was completed in 1950.

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   Rovaniemi Art Museum

   An art museum in Rovaniemi, Finland, housed in a converted post-bus depot and devoted to contemporary art.

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   Regional Museum of Lapland

   A museum in the Arktikum building in central Rovaniemi, Finland, devoted to the nature of Lapland and the everyday life of its people.

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   Rovaniemi Norvajärvi German military cemetery

   The German Military Cemetery (Finnish: Saksalaisten sotilaiden hautausmaa, German: Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof) of Rovaniemi is located on lake Norvajärvi, in Finnish Lapland.

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   Forestry Museum of Lapland

   A museum at Pöykkölä in Rovaniemi, Finland, on the shore of Lake Salmijärvi, devoted to the old forestry of Lapland — logging and floating timber downriver.

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    Rovaniemi Local Heritage Museum

    A local heritage museum at Pöykkölä in Rovaniemi, Finland, on the bank of the Kemijoki. Founded in 1957, it shows how people here once lived.

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   Pilke House

   The Pilke House is a combined office building and science centre in Rovaniemi, Finland. It was built in 2011 and is notable for its low carbon footprint and the use of sustainable wood products in its design.

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