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General information https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/General-information
- ...trade, administration and education has taken form. Rovaniemi has always been a gateway to Lapland, and it served as the administrative centre of the Province of Lapland since 1938. Rovaniemi... ...Rovaniemi in 2006. Thanks to its location, Rovaniemi has grown naturally into the capital of Lapland with a pulse of its own that is suitably calming yet rousing – it is the beating heart of Lapland...
Activities https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Activities
- Adventures and experience galore! The Capital City of Lapland Rovaniemi is a unique destination both with respect to location and services. Located where Lapland begins, you can cross the Arctic Circle, meet Santa Claus, enjoy the brightness of the summer...
Murmansk https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Murmansk
- ...has an international airport. The town has two universities: the Murmansk State Technical University and the Murmansk State University of Pedagogy. The city also has numerous educational... ...education. Both universities and other higher education establishments are in partnership with the University of Lapland and the Polytechnic of Rovaniemi. The most significant cultural offerings of Murmansk...
Mayor https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Mayor
- Rovaniemi is the Capital of Lapland. The city is located at the Arctic Circle. Sometimes it is called "The second capital of Finland... ...is a service centre of education, commerce and administration. We have the northernmost university in EU, with four faculties. And there is a higher professional education institution called...
Media https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/ui/topmenu/Media
- ...ELTV experience Lapland TV issuu.com/roikaupunki... ...webcams Picture collections of Provincial Museum of Lapland Santa Claus Videos...
History https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/History
- ...most important transport routes at the time, Rovaniemi began to adopt the role of the "gateway to Lapland". There has probably been continuous settlement in the Rovaniemi area since the Stone Age... ...denotes a forested ridge or hill or the site of an old forest fire. In the dialects of southern Lapland, however, " rova " means a heap of stones, a rock or group of rocks in a stretch of rapids, or...
Vallan varrella https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Activities/River-Walk/Vallan-varrella
- ...designed the memorial monument dedicated to the 6th Division, with the majority of men natives of Lapland, fighting on many fronts in the Continuation War of 1941–1944. During the Lapland War, from the... ...represents Rovaniemi rising from the ashes. The symbolism is perfect for Rovaniemi: during the Lapland War, 90% of the buildings that stood where the town centre is today were destroyed; only about...
Kiruna https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Kiruna
- ...Contrastingly, Kiruna has a lack of competent research personnel, and it does not have its own university, or other institute of higher education. The space research facility of the University of Uumaja... ...its type in the world. Kiruna offers many of the same activities and recreational possibilities as Lapland and Rovaniemi. In addition, they arrange adventure trips into mines and “scientific” activities...
St. Johann in Tirol https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/St-Johann-in-Tirol
- ...of Rovaniemi has also has delegations at the Jaggas festivities in July. Rovaniemi has an active Lapland – Tirol Club, which has been an important partner for the Municipality in its friendship town activities. The Lapland – Tirol Club has, for instance, actively participated in arranging the Tirol Weeks in Rovaniemi...
Arctic Policies https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Arctic-Policies
- Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference This international Arctic conference has been organized in Rovaniemi biannually since 2013 by the City of Rovaniemi and the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland. Read more: Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit
Immigrant life in Rovaniemi https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/News/Immigrant-life-in-Rovaniemi
- ...beautiful and calm; the darkness is relaxing and of course we love to drive sled, and I think Lapland is the best choice for sledding dogs!” City Rovaniemi-Finland Times Report... ...of marathon by fat-bike, by ski and on foot. In 2014, he also organized the Lapland extreme challenge 900 kilometers in Finnish Lapland in winter. He has worked in Antarctica for...
Cinema https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Cultural-Services/Cinema
- ...and filmmakers assemble to discuss annual themes. Educational activities for filmmakers from Lapland are organized in connection with the festival, as well as workshops for different target-groups;... ...into festival events all over town. Film screenings for school children are arranged elsewhere in Lapland as well
Joki https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Activities/River-Walk/Joki
- ...once one the best salmon rivers in Europe. Fishing salmon, nowadays the provincial fish species of Lapland, was strictly regulated. In the past, local maidservants and farm hands wanted it to be specified... ...The Ounaskoski Bridge was built in 1930. The Germans blew it up during the Lapland War in October 1944. The new 323-m-long railway and road bridge (nowadays also known as the Old...
Inapolku https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Activities/River-Walk/Inapolku
- ...Rovaniemi had obtained market town rights in 1929. Salokangas directed the reconstruction of Lapland between 1945 and 1948. There are 17 buildings designed by him in the city, easy to spot due to... ...colours of the roofs of the three blocks, the architect aspired to represent the four colours of Lapland, with the fourth colour being the green of the pine forest...
Jätkät Lossinranta Markkinat https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Activities/River-Walk/Jatkat-Lossinranta-Markkinat
- ...spruce, characterise the scenery and have been important to the people and the forest industry in Lapland; the lumberjack earned his living from them. During the busiest years, 10,000 men travelled... ...Kallio’s son, worked abroad a lot, and many celebrities modelled for him. The students of the University of Lapland wash and cap the Lumberjack on May Day Eve. By doing so, they combine the traditions of...
Summer Events https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/News/Events/Summer-Events
- ...14.7. 13.-15.7. 20.-22.7 Rovaniemi Marathon Ancient Market of Auttiköngas Lapland Trophy 2007 21.7. Mad aboutSanta Claus, an event on Lordi’s square...
Basic education https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Education/Basic-education
- ...teaches children skills in self-expression and capabilities needed for vocational, polytechnic and university education in the chosen art form. Rovaniemi School of Visual Arts 180 Students The Dance Art Institute 400 Students Lapland College of Music 500 Students
Harbin https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/About-Us/Twin-Cities/Harbin
- ...European influence. Harbin has many universities and research facilities. The most prestigious university is the Harbin Institute of Technology, which specialises in research into high technology...
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- 8 seasons Four seasons did not suffice for Laplanders and the Sami people in the olden days. Instead, they structured time into eight periods
Library https://international.rovaniemi.fi/en/Services/Cultural-Services/Library
- ...music and movies as well as newspapers and magazines pertaining to various branches of knowledge. Lapland collection is large and in many languages.Sami library collection is also comprehensive. You can...

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