Rovaniemi Santa Claus Village Husky Reindeer Farm Arctic Museum
Overview
Available languages
7 hours
Mobile ticket
Highlights of Rovaniemi Day Tour A
Explore the Lapland's capital town, Rovaniemi, and experience life in the Arctic! Your exquisite day will start with an easy 15 minutes hike for the beautiful scenery of Rovaniemi city. Climbing to the hilltop of Ounasvaara, the highest point in Rovaniemi, you will be in the middle of the dreamy Finnish forest.
Ride on a sleigh in the local reindeer and husky farms. Meet Santa Claus in his village and get your Arctic adventurer certificate for crossing the Arctic Circle.
Finally, you will learn everything about arctic in the Arktikum museum, where you will see the exhibition of arctic animals, indigenous people Sami, and local history from the ice age to the present.
*Departure time may vary. Please check the email the local provider sends for the exact pick-up time.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Departure time may vary depending on the seasons and availability, please double-check with the local partner
At least 2 people are required for this tour to take place on weekdays and Saturdays
At least 4 people are required for this tour to take place on Sundays and public holidays
Children under 12 year old must be accompanied by adults paying the full price
Please be ready and wait in your hotel lobby 10 minutes prior to your scheduled pickup time
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Ounasvaara Winter Trail
Your exquisite day will start with an easy 15 minutes hike for the beautiful scenery of Rovaniemi city. Climbing to the hilltop of Ounasvaara, the highest point in Rovaniemi, you will be in the middle of the dreamy Finnish forest. After the hike, you will visit the husky and reindeer farm. Feel the excitement of the speedy sleigh ride with energetic huskies, and relax on a comfy sleigh as your reindeer takes you into the nature.
Santa Claus Village
Visit the Santa Claus Village and get a certificate for crossing the Arctic Circle line, spend your time in the fairy-tale village full of shops with arctic products, and of course, meet the Santa Claus himself! Inside the village is an official Santa Claus post office, where the elves will help you sending a message to your loved ones with the special stamp.
What‘s Included
Guide in English (other languages available on request: French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese)
Buffet lunch
Meet Santa Claus
View from Ounasvaara Hill
Sightseeing Santa Claus Village
Tour in Arktikum museum - not available on Dec 24 and Mondays (except for December)
Certificate for Crossing the Arctic Circle
Reindeer and Husky sleigh ride experience
Please kindly take note that we do not provide pick up and drop off for this tour.
Meeting point is our office in city center (Maakuntakatu 29-31, in front of Rosso restaurant).
We will bring you back there after the tour. Many thanks for your kind understanding.
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Rovaniemi Santa Claus Village Husky Reindeer Farm Arctic Museum
Reviews
84 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
NOTHING RECOMMENDABLE
934ac,,Apr 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00They canceled the tour with a few hours notice and also intend to keep the money. An embarrassment of company.
AMAZING!!!
linoe873,,Apr 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Complete tour that takes away almost the whole day, absolutely not to be missed!! In just one day you go sledding with dogs, reindeer, go to the village of Santa Claus, lunch in a restaurant, photos with Santa Claus, visit the hill of Rovaniemi and finally Artikum Museum complete with certificate passage Arctic Circle and License to drive reindeer! AMAZING!!
Rovaniemi Half Day Tour.
Morsetravelling1,,Feb 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00From the welcome in the office and booking this trip was effortless. Our guide Thalis was right on time and our trip was underway, a small party of 7. First stop was the Husky ride, everything was explained and we got time to spend time with the dogs afterwards for pictures. Next was the reindeer ride and the same can be said for that. Onto the Santa Village which again was all explained very well by Thalis, we had lunch and finished at the museum. Overall an excellent day out and well worth it. Big round of applause for our guide who was experienced and attentive to all.
Expensive. Not Worth It. Unprofessional.
CHRISTOPHER M,,Jan 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00I arrived late. It said 08.45. But it turned out to start at 08.20, notification only via email. It did not match what was written on the tour schedule. Okay, that was my fault. I immediately went to catch up as soon as possible by taxi. It said the main agenda was within 3 hours. When we got there, they said the event was over. But we paid, and we could still join the event. Funny, too stiff. Very unprofessional. Sorry, that's how I felt. And 1 more thing, this tour is very expensive, not worth it
Disappointed
SooChengS,,Jan 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00It was disappointing. The group we travelled with was too large and we ended up waiting around. This was worse when the waiting was in super cold weather. The guide was new and was not able to engage with the group. She lacked also the knowledge.
Could take it or leave it, expensive attraction that didn’t hit the mark by far.
carlb550,,Jan 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00The peak season bus loads of day visitors daily filled all attractions by 11am and left us as with limited options to enjoy the attractions. We were house guests of the Santa Claus igloos and as paying house guests you would expect any kind of “insider passes” or “guest priority bookings”. Basically if you didn’t book the day before you didn’t get on any rides. Santa experience is rushed and commercialised, he said “hello” then “I hope you enjoy your stay in Finland” to every guest we paid $55EURO for 3 digital downloads. Also if you are planning a trip, you should pre-book your rides and events, and make sure you budget for $50 EURO each for long queues and short rides. Basically allow $500 euro for a full day to experience all attractions. Then there is the 15-20 gift shops you would do well if you are able to avoid. The least memorable was the “information” stand were the girls were there to sell “Arctic circle certificates” and basically couldn’t help me when I asked which food venues had kids menus, they tried to upsell me to the “ice world experience as it has a bar”. 🤷♂️ anyway if you are after a pretty old and tacky amusement park basing its revenue of Santa himself… you found it.
Excursions in Rovaniemi
francescopW6610YA,,Jan 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a fantastic experience with guides Gigi and Max at Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi. They were professional, friendly and passionate, making the hike unforgettable. Highly recommended! 🎅
Total waste of time
akash k,,Dec 29, 2024
- Review from Viator
1.00It's a total waste of full day. It's much better to go to Santa Claus village yourself and buy individual tickets for each activity and save time overall . Also Santa Claus village is only for those taking their kids along for the experience
Santa Claus village with Crissy
GeorgesMt,,Dec 8, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We did the Santa Claus village tour with CRISSY. She was an excellent guide picking us up from our accommodation after sending a reminder re pick up. She was very sensitive to the needs of the group and engaged with all of us. The wait to meet Santa was reasonable - c 40 minutes. Lunch was delicious and we even had time to explore on our own
Spectacular day around ROVANIEMI
Simone11221,,Dec 5, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00On December 27th we did the full day excursion to Rovaniemi. The tour consisted of the Huskies towed ride, visit to the Reindeer Farm, Santa Claus Village and the Rovaniemi Museum. Our guide Giovanna was excellent in accompanying us throughout the tour, involving the whole group and giving us their availability for any eventuality. The only criticism of the excursion: we would have liked to spend a little more time with the Huskies after the tour towed by them (about 2')
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