Do you want to explore the town of Rovaniemi or the beautiful green forest trails surrounding Santa Claus Village? There’s no better way than by E-Fatbike! This service is provided by Santa Claus Holiday Village, located in the heart of Santa Claus Village

INCLUDES: E-Fatbike rental from 09:00 – 16:00, helmet, instructions on how to use the bike

DURATION: 09:00 – 16:00

PLEASE NOTE: our bikes are suitable for riders between 158 – 195 cm.

Bike pick up/drop off is at Santa Claus Holiday Village hotel reception.

Book online HERE.

Come and warm up in a traditional Finnish sauna in Rovaniemi, enjoying its gentle heat! The bravest can try ice swimming in the cold pool next to the sauna. As you ascend the wide steps to the pool, you can choose how deep to go—just dip your toes or immerse yourself up to your neck. After a refreshing swim, it’s wonderful to return to the warmth of the sauna. If you’re lucky, you might even witness the northern lights during your visit!

Sinetän Saunahuone is located in Rovaniemi’s country-side, only 30 km from Santa Claus Village. The sauna is private for you and your group or family. We provide everything you need for your sauna experience, also a swimming suit if you want but it’s not necessary.

In addition to the sauna, we also have a salt room, which is used to relieve respiratory symptoms or skin conditions. You can combine a visit to both the sauna and the salt room, with the experience lasting a total of 2,5 to 3 hours. Now that is luxury!

The sauna is available all year round:

The salt room is available all year round.

Polar Taste Restaurant of Käyrämön Keidas is an oasis located 60 km North from Santa Claus Village, on the way to Sodankylä along the E-4 road. Käyrämön Keidas has long operated as a traditional Nordic restaurant: among the offerings are, for example, delicious European à la carte dishes, Lapland reindeer stew, and tasty hamburgers with French fries. In addition our restaurant also features authentic Chinese cuisine. Restaurant has become one of Finland’s northernmost Chinese culinary experiences. We specialize in providing travel services and meals for groups. The restaurant has 144 seats and is happy to serve both groups of various sizes and individual customers.

Welcome to Musher’s Tavern, located in Husky Park at Santa Claus Village, where every visit promises a delightful fusion of husky-inspired charm and culinary excellence. Musher’s Tavern is not just a café but a haven for those seeking homemade savory and sweet delights, all wrapped in a charming husky theme.

During Husky Park’s opening hours, we operate as a café, offering a selection of delicious, homemade meals, including fresh lunch options. In the evening, we present an exclusive à la carte menu, available outside of the park’s opening hours. Please reserve your à la carte experience by email at least three days in advance.

Musher’s Tavern has its own entrance separate from the Husky Park entrance, so you’re welcome to visit us even if you don’t visit the Park.

The Haven of Riverside – Villa Sieripirtti is a log cottage and a separated Sauna cabin situated in the woodlands by the beautiful Kemijoki River. The villa is located 22 km southeast of Santa Claus Village.

There is space for 14 people to sleep. The log cottage has a big open space living and dining area, kitchen and four bedrooms which all have bunk beds, with the bottom bed sleeping two people. There are also two toilet/shower rooms. The Sauna cabin has a wood burning stove and spacious shower area with 3 showers and also pull-out sofa bed for two people. The sauna cabin has a kitchenette with a setting for two people and all the necessities to live.

In the garden, you will find an outdoor fire space where you can enjoy campfire treats surrounded by beautiful woodland nature. There is also a separate barbecue hut in the garden.

All About Salmon restaurant, located in Santa Claus Village, is restaurant full of different tastes from Lapland. Cooking the salmon on the open fire has long roots and traditions in Lapland. Our restaurant has been operating since 2023 next to Santa Claus Post Office.

Visiting in All About Salmon restaurant is not just filling your belly. It is an experience that you can feel with your sense of taste, your sense of smell, and by watching the salmon being cooked on the fire in the middle of the hut.

The secret of the menu is to select Lappish ingredients and some handpicked wild herbs to create unique pallet of different tastes. Every food and drink on the menu have roots and history in the food culture of Lapland. All of them have been carefully selected and recipes created to our restaurant. Some of them you can’t find anywhere else.

Reservations are available for groups of 10 or more. During the winter season we don’t have the table reservations available. 

Arctic Circle Information, located in Santa’s Gift House in the center of Santa Claus Village, provides information about Santa Claus Village, the Rovaniemi area and Lapland. Come to our Information Point or contact us by email or phone.

Our multilingual staff will help you to book your activities, and get your Arctic Circle Crossing Certificate.

Apartments in the heart of Rovaniemi

Santa’s Holiday Homes offers rental apartments with the best location in Rovaniemi city centre. We are located just 50-meters from Lordi’s Square with a 24/7 grocery store just outside. Our collection includes studio apartments, one bedroom apartments and two bedroom apartments. Studios are ideal for two adults or small families, two and three room apartments are the best option for families and larger groups. All of our apartments are fully furnished and they have a cozy warm atmosphere. They also include a kitchen, living area and a private bathroom with a shower.

Santa’s Holiday Homes also offers safari experiences for example northern lights tours in Rovaniemi area through our partner company Visit Lapland Tours.

Korundi House of Culture is a space for art and events near the Rovaniemi city centre, and only 8 km from Santa Claus Village. Korundi is home for Rovaniemi Art Museum and the Lapland Chamber Orchestra, offering a unique perspective of the creativity and culture in the North. 

Korundi is architecturally a unique building in Lapland; a mail truck depot that survived the Second World War and now conveys its message through art. Changing exhibitions and unique concerts always provide something new to experience.

Korundi not only nourishes the mind but also the body: Korundi Kitchen & Café is a refreshing and popular lunch café and a captivating meeting place. Also, vegans and vegetarians favorite spot in town. Korundi Shop offers a charming selection of northern design products. The high-quality local products make unique gifts and souvenirs.

Staying in Lapland for more than two days?  The Culture Pass is your ticket to adventure at Korundi House of Culture, Arktikum and Science Centre Pilke in Rovaniemi. The Culture Pass is valid for 7 days, and you can visit the 3 sights as many times as you want.

For more information, opening hours and tickets: https://korundi.fi/en

Arktikum is a museum and science centre and one of the must sees in Rovaniemi. Arktikum, located close to Rovaniemi’s city-center and 8 km from Santa Claus Village, lets you experience northern nature, culture, and history up close. Housing the University of Lapland’s Arctic Centre and the Regional Museum of Lapland, we provide a deeper understanding of the Arctic. Also, Arktikum is a place where the mystery of the Northern Lights is revealed with scientific facts, video and interactive elements. That and so much more about the life in the North is explained in our immersive exhibitions.

Alongside the exhibition visit, we recommend visiting the Arktikum Café and shop. You’ll get to savour the colourful northern harvest in our lunch buffet and soak in arctic design on your coffee break. Arktikum Shop offers high quality and most authentic gifts and souvenirs.

Staying in Lapland for more than two days?  The Culture Pass is your ticket to adventure at Arktikum, Korundi House of Culture and Science Centre Pilke in Rovaniemi. The Culture Pass is valid for 7 days, and you can visit the 3 sights as many times as you want.

For more information, opening hours and tickets: www.arktikum.fi/en