Free tour

The Original Rovaniemi Free Walking Tour

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Rovaniemi

Duration: 2 hours

Languages: English

Guru: Green Cap

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Registered on 27 April 2018

We are focused to produce the best Helsinki City Tours, including Free Walking Tours. Our local tour guides are knowledgeable, experienced and informative, assuring that experiencing one of our Helsinki city tours will leave you with an understanding of Finland’s rich heritage, history, culture and geography.

Free booking and cancellation

Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Our Rovaniemi Free Walking Tour reveals the secrets of this hub of exploration. As an old settlement with a long history, Rovaniemi is considered as the Capital of Lapland, one of the last great frontiers. Hear stories of the city and the expansive Lapland including topics on the Sami people, reindeer, colorful night skies and and the man in red. Experience the keys to true tranquility under the majesty of the Aurora and the comforting blanket of fresh snow. The tour is tip-based and your free to decide how much value it provided for you.

The tour takes you to the most important point's of the cities history and culture with plenty of curious facts and anecdotes. Along the tour you will also get many practical hints on making the most of your visit to Rovaniemi and Lapland.
Why has Rovaniemi been an important settlement from the stone ages?
Why there are only handful of old buildings in the city?
What is the most important river in Finland?
Who are the Sami people and how to you recognize them?
How can you see the Northern lights?
Where to eat well in Rovaniemi?

These are more questions will be answered on the tour. Come along, see you soon!

Highlights:
Lordi's Square
Artic Light Hotel
The Courthouse
Kemijoki river
Angry Birds Theater Park
Mother Lapland Statue
Rovaniemi City Library and Theatre
Rovaniemi Soccer Stadium
Korundi Art Museum
Revontuli Shopping Centre
Arktikum Heritage Centre

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Maakuntakatu 29-31, 96200 Rovaniemi, Finland

I will be in then middle of the plaza by the tall, pointy clock tower with a green umbrella and a nametag.

Outside visit

Lordi's Square

The main plaza of Rovaniemi. The starting place of the tour is next to the high clock tower in the middle of the square. Your guide will have a green umbrella and a nametag.

Free entry

Sampokeskus

The main shopping mall in the heart of Rovaniemi

Outside visit

Arctic Light Hotel

This luxury hotel is renovated into the former city hall of Rovaniemi

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).