Find cheap flights to Rovaniemi

You’ll have most success finding flights to Rovaniemi, Finland, from London, Manchester and Edinburgh. You can also fly there from Glasgow and Birmingham, but these flights are far more sparse. From London, you can fly to Rovaniemi in a time range of roughly 5h to 11h 45min, depending on the time of day and the airline with which you book. Flights from Manchester will take between 5h 30min and 14h, with the quicker flights leaving midmorning. If you’re in Scotland, you can catch flights from Edinburgh throughout the day too, taking from about 9h 30min to around 17h 45min. As you can see, there’s a wide range of choice, so remember to look on momondo for cost-effective Rovaniemi flight deals.

Unfortunately, you can’t currently fly directly to Rovaniemi from any UK cities, but you’ll still find relatively short trips. You can fly from London out of either Heathrow Airport (LHR) or London Stansted Airport (STN), with the quicker flights taking about 5h 20min. It’s a one-stop flight that lands at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL) on the way to Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), Rovaniemi, flying on British Airways. You’ll find similarly short flights from Manchester Airport (MAN), operated by Lufthansa. These also stop at Helsinki and take around 5h 25min. For shorter flight times from Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport (EDI), book with Air France. You’ll make two stops, the first at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), and the second in Helsinki. Your total flying time will be about 9h 35min.

Finland is a member country of the Schengen area, which means that you won’t need a visa to visit Rovaniemi – just your passport will suffice. You can stay for up to 90 days in any continuous period of 180 days, and the clock starts ticking from when you enter the country. You can also leave and return as many times as you like, until you reach that 90-day limit. You should also be aware that any visits you make to other Schengen area countries will add towards your 90-day limit, once the count has started.

The absolute highlight of a visit to Rovaniemi is to take a ride on the Santa Claus Express, as the city is the official home of Father Christmas. It’s an unforgettable trip through the far northern Lapland region of Finland. There’s also Santa Claus Village, which is every bit as magical as you’d imagine. You can even visit Mrs Claus in her cottage and taste her home-made gingerbread. Take a reindeer sled ride at Raitola Reindeer and Husky Farm, or drive a little way north of the city to see the SnowVillage, with every structure made of ice. To get to know the local cultural heritage, visit the Korundi House of Culture, which doubles as the Rovaniemi Art Museum and the home of the Chamber Orchestra of Lapland. And you certainly shouldn’t miss relaxing in a traditional, hand-built, wooden sauna before plunging into a freezing river. There are few Finnish experiences more authentic than that.

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