Rovaniemi hotel and tour

Hi alll,

I am traveling to Rovaniemi the week before Christmas, it%26#39;s seems all the popular hotel are already fully booked, any advise to get accommodation in Rovaniemi? maybe I should walk-in?

Also, I am looking for some suggestion for Husky ride and snowmobile tour, any good experience?

I am trying to rent a car in Rovaniemi and return it in Helsinki, turned out the price is so expensive..still doing research on web.

Dk

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There is a sleeper train from Rovaniemi to Helsinki here is a link to the site. I have never been on it and cannot comment but it might be easier option than trying to drive.

https:/…hinnat.htm

Or perhaps look into flying Helsinki from Rovaniemi

Finnair (national airline) Have flown with Finnair always been excellent finnair.com/finnaircom/…

or

Blue 1 (budget Airline) Have not flown with Blue 1

http://www.blue1.fi/en/

Regarding accommodation suggest you email the local tourist office asap, best people to help you as they know their all the local accomodation.

Rovaniemi Tourist Information

Sampo shopping centre -

Lordi’s Square

Maakuntakatu 29-31

FIN-96200 Rovaniemi

Tel. +358-(0)16-346 270

Fax +358-(0)16-3424 650

travel.info@rovaniemi.fi

Tourist information will also be able to book and or/ put you in touch with companies that do excursions.

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Thanks for the info.

I just get a quote from Blue1, the ticket price is far more cheaper than I expect....around 100 euro. rather than spending usd 1000 renting the car, maybe I should just take the flight and spend more time on Helsinki.

I was planning to travel from Helsinki to St Petersburg, but the train is so expensive during christmas and the visa process is killing me, that%26#39;s why now I have few more days to plan for, maybe Estonia.

is that any ski resort around Rovaniemi? I want to spend one day skiing, one day to visit Santa, and another day on ice breaking cruise. I believe it would be easier for me to base in Rovaniemi, and rent a car there to travel around.

I know it%26#39;s my bad....I don%26#39;t have the mood to plan unless the trip is getting close =D

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Hi,

If you try www.safartica.com they do Huskey %26amp; snowmobile safaries and do accomadationstoo.

Also here is a web page with Hotels %26amp; B%26amp;B´s, allhotelsnet.com/europe/…

This might help you with a place to stay.

There is a ski resort in Rova. Go to www.rovaniemi.fi, there you will find all info on skiing.

As far a the Sampo, Icebreaker that is in Kemi, a good 2hours drive west of Rova.

Well hope this helps. but it is a bit late to book a place just before Christmas.

But good luck.

P.S. My cottage is available but its not in Rovaniemi.

Sam079

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Hello Duke

It’s quite difficult find accommodation in Rovaniemi for Christmas but hopefully girls in Rovaniemi Tourist Information find something for you. Ounasvaara is just suitable ski resort in Rovaniemi. Not big but one day there could be fun. Another nice place to visit is Arktikum. There are interested exhibitions of Lapp history and arctic area.

http://www.arktikum.fi/

Ice breaking cruses are little chancy yet. Now here is quite cold and if weather stays like this everything goes well. Sampo need around twenty centimeter strong ice before it can go out. Just let us keep our fingers crossed for that.

It’s not essential hire a car for Kemi trip. There is free bus transportation from Rovaniemi to Sampo and back. Contact Sampo Tours for more information.

www.sampotours.com/eng/yhteystiedot.html

Blue1 is descent airline. Not much difference to Finnair except pricing.

pera

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Thanks for the info.

I am checking with Sampo tour whether they provide free transportation between Rovaniemi and Kemi harbour.

Btw, i just did some price check on the express rail between Rovaniemi and Kemi. A return pass for me and my wife will cost almost 80 euro. if Sampo didn%26#39;t provide free bus, I would say it%26#39;s make more sense to just rent a car for a couples of day.

i don%26#39;t konw why manual transmission dominate the car rental market in north europe, it will cost more than double if i request automatic. i am really worry as i didn%26#39;t touch manual trans car for almost ten years.

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Hi Duke,

did you try www.budget.fi . I always drive automatic and I never paid more than a normall car with these.

Sam079

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yes, I tried budget.fi, all automatic car are out around the christmas period, maybe i should give them a call to confirm.

for those who still looking for accommodation in Rovaniemi, please try Scandic Rovaniemi now, it seems they released some room, i made my booking through the website already. be sure to use the 10% discount code on the website.

thanks for everyone help.

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just receive the email from Sampo tours, they cancelled the 12/21 - 12/23 cruise, i believe there is no crusie on 12/24,25 as well.

now my plan is totally changed, if i decide to wait until 12/26, all my hotel and flight booking have to be changed as well, really a big headache for me!

i heard that they cancelled the first few cruises last year as well becase of warm weather, anyone know normally when will be the first sampo tour start?

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