- Elevation
- 117 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Rovaniemi
- Airports
- RVN Rovaniemi Airport24 km
- KEM Kemi-Tornio Airport99 km
About Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi is a district. Location: Lapland Region, Finland.
Lapland is the largest and northernmost region of Finland. The 21 municipalities in the region cooperate in a Regional Council. Lapland borders the Finnish region of North Ostrobothnia in the south. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia and the Norrbotten County in Sweden, Finnmark County and the Troms County in Norway, and Murmansk Oblast and the Republic of Karelia in Russia. The topography of Lapland varies from vast mires and forests in the south to fells in the north.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 11,712 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Rovaniemi
- Itä-Lappi
- Pohjois-Lappi
- Torniolaakso
- Kemi-Tornio
- Oulunkaari
Climate of Rovaniemi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 49 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -16°)
- Wettest month
- July (71 mm)
- Driest month
- April (31 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -8° | -8° | -2° | 3° | 11° | 17° | 20° | 16° | 10° | 3° | -3° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -16° | -15° | -10° | -5° | 2° | 8° | 11° | 8° | 3° | -2° | -9° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 38 | 58 | 71 | 69 | 56 | 57 | 49 | 42 |
How to get to Rovaniemi
The nearest airport is Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), 24 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 398 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) Rovaniemi 24 kmnorthwest
- Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) Kemi / Tornio 99 kmsouthwest
- Kuusamo Airport (KAO) Kuusamo 146 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 398 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rovaniemi
Within 100 km: 1 natural site, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Kotisaari Island 22 kmNW
- Vanttausjärvi Lake 22 kmNE
- Raudanjoki River 19 kmN
- Ounasjoki River 23 kmNW
25–60 km5 places
- Ranuanjärvi Lake 55 kmS
- Enijärvi Lake 58 kmNE
- Simojärvi Lake 57 kmSE
- Rovajärvi Lake 46 kmNE
60–100 km13 places
- Ylimmäinen Luujärvi Lake 77 kmSW
- Sompujärvi Lake 67 kmSW
- Oijärvi Lake 84 kmS
- Simojoki River 100 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Rovaniemi
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Raudanjoki River, Lapland Region19 km N
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Vanttausjärvi Lake, Lapland Region22 km NE
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Ounasjoki River, Lapland Region23 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources