Rovaniemi

The city

Rovaniemi is a city and municipality of Finland with 60 653 inhabitants.  It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province. this city is in Lapland. This city is famous and very touristic because there is the santa claus village which located inthe Artic circle. 

  

My friends and I wanted to visit Lapland. It is one of the main tourist destination in Finland. So we organized a weekend in Rovaniemi.
I went there with 3 others french people by train and we rented a pretty appartment in the center of Rovianiemi by Airbnb. 

Santa claus village and the Artic circle

The village

The Artic circle

During our stay, we had the opportunity to discover the activites offered around the city.
During the week-end, we visited the city of Rovaniemi and we went one day by bus to the santa claus village. This vilage is only about santa and chrismats vibes and it's located next to the Artic circle. In the village, we did a tour of reindeer in a sleigh. This afternoon was very cool and it was a very nice discover. I recommend this village. 



References :Célie Pignier and the city's museum
 

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