Arctic TreeHouse Hotel

ARCTIC TREEHOUSE HOTEL IN BRIEF

Scandinavian design hotel near Rovaniemi, Finland.
- 32 Arctic Treehouse suites (cubic chalets with one panoramic glass-window side).
- 5 spacious Arctic Glass Houses with private sauna.
Hotel is located at Arctic Circle, next to SantaPark and 2 km away from Santa Claus village (Christmas theme park in Finnish Lapland).

Address: Tarvantie 3, 96930 Arctic Circle Lapland, Finland

Room rates: €290 - €450

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Location: 5/5 Arctic TreeHouse Hotel is located on site of SantaPark and 2 km from Santa Claus Village. Rovaniemi Airport - 2 km. Rovaniemi city and train station - 8 km.

Recreational facilities: 5/5 Theme park. Restaurant on site. Snowman World Winter Zone 2 km. Ice Restaurant 2 km. Hotel offers guided tour packages and tailor-made itineraries.

Comfort level: 5/5 Stylish Scandinavian design hotel. Panoramic window with view of the sky and forest.

Style: 5/5 Modern and Luxury small hotel in unique environment.

Value for money: 5/5 Price from 290€/night.

ROVANIEMI EVENTS

Snowmobile Fair 2019

Sat-Sun 2.-3.11. Snowmobile Fair 2019. Lappi Areena.

Date: 2 November 2019 - 3 November 2019

Address: Lappi Areena., 96100 Rovaniemi, Finland

The Grand Opening of the Christmas Season 2019. Santa Claus Village, Arctic Circle

Sun 10.11. at 16 The Grand Opening of the Christmas Season 2019. Santa Claus Village, Arctic Circle.

The Grand Opening of the Christmas Season is an annual and traditional, merry event that starts the Christmas season in Rovaniemi. The event begins at 4 pm at the central square of Santa Claus Village. In Rovaniemi, Christmas is every day, but the opening ceremony reminds us of the Christmas’ message of goodwill, sharing and caring – all of the three main characters that Santa Claus stands for. To cherish the event’s message, the elves and local artists put on a festive concert that culminates in Santa Claus’ speech – what he got in store for us this year?

Grand Opening brings together Rovaniemi citizens and tourists to celebrate all things Christmas. It’s known for being a warm-hearted and welcoming event, that’s also a reason to visiting Rovaniemi for many. The evening is rounded off with dancing to Christmassy disco tunes.

The event is free of charge. The celebration is organized by Visit Rovaniemi.

Date: 10 November 2019

Address: Santa Claus Village, 96930 Rovaniemi, Finland

Santa is on his way, Santa Claus Village.

Mon 23.12.2019 at 19.00 Santa is on his way, Santa Claus Village.

Santa starts his annual mission from Santa Claus Village, where the elves put on a festive show to send him off and wish him the best of luck on his adventure. Right before hopping in his reindeer-pulled sleigh, Santa Claus gives a speech and sends Christmas cheer to the people of the world.

Date: 23 December 2019

Address: Santa Claus Village, 96930 Rovaniemi, Finland

New Year Party in Arctic SnowHotel by Safartica

Tue 31.12. at 22 New Year Party in Arctic SnowHotel by Safartica

The evening includes many fun activities and surprises for all ages, such as snow disco, ice bar, mini snowmobiles for children, elf school, the Shaman telling your fortune and of course visiting the spectacular hotel made of snow and decorated with beautiful ice sculptures. The highlight of the evening are naturally the spectacular fireworks!

Date: 31 December 2019

Address: SnowHotel, 96930 Rovaniemi, Finland

ARCTIC TREEHOUSE HOTEL ITINERARY ADVICE: WHAT, WHERE & WHEN

1. How to get to Arctic Treehouse Hotel?

TO FINLAND:

Take direct flight to Rovaniemi airport, Finland.

No direct flights from your city? No problem!

Check flights to Helsinki-Vantaa airport, Finland. Helsinki is the capital of Finland and it has air connections with almost all countries.

Helsinki airport is located 20 kilometres from the city centre and has easy transport connection with the city. It gives great possibility to visit Helsinki between flights and spend time there visiting main sightseeing and do shopping.

FROM HELSINKI TO ROVANIEMI:

Rovaniemi and Finnish Lapland is easily reachable from Helsinki by air, train or car. There are daily flights from Helsinki to Rovaniemi and seasonal direct flight connection with some European cities.

Helsinki - Rovaniemi by air: Daily flights by Norwegian and Finnair, 4 flights per day.
Flight time - 1h20m.
Price from 35€.
Distance from the Airport to Arctic Treehouse Hotel: 3,5 km (easy transfers by taxi).

Helsinki - Rovaniemi by train: Daily trains by VR from Helsinki to Rovaniemi.
Duration - 8-12h. 9 trains every day. Day and night trains to choose from.
Price from 68€.
Distance from Railway station to Arctic Treehouse Hotel: 9 km. Santa’s Express Bus №8 leaves from the Rovaniemi railway station to Santa Claus village every hour / every day.

2. When to go?

Arctic Treehouse Hotel open all-year-round. Summer time is great to enjoy Midnight sun. Autumn is perfect for colours and berries as soon as forest is around the hotel. The best time for trip to Lapland is from end of November till mid April to get as much as possible from the trip, activities and scenery. During this time there will be snow, and many winter activities and Northern Lights if lucky.

Note:
* December and January is time for Polar Night in Lapland when sun does not rise above the horizon. It is not dark all the time. There will be some kind of blue shining during a day and sun will be very very low, almost at the horizon line. In Rovaniemi area sun rises for a couple of hours during the day time in December.

* Christmas and New Year time is very popular season in Lapland and especially at Rovaniemi area. So if you plan your holidays for the same period, be prepared to see a lot of people at main attraction sites, book activities in advance to get available spots and pay more for accommodation as it is a high season.

3. Rovaniemi weather in winter

Average temperature in Rovaniemi during winter is about -15 degrees Celsius. But some days it might be around -30. Snow coverage in March is about 1m depth.

Typical daytime temperatures in the winter:

December: -20 to -10 degrees Celsius
January: -30 to -15 degrees Celsius
February: -20 to -15 degrees Celsius
March: -15 to -5 degrees Celsius

There is quite dry air and wind is not very often, so even severe frost is not so terrible.

Some Rovaniemi activity companies provide winter multi-layer clothes for rent which can be used during holidays as daily overall.

4. Short Lapland break – 3 days trip itinerary example

1 day in Helsinki.

What to see in Helsinki in 1 day?

Here you can start your northern adventure and dive into the Finnish traditions and culture.

Helsinki is tiny. Most of the main sights in Helsinki are in a compact central area, easily walk-able from train station where trains and buses drop off from the airport. Visiting it just for few hours gives the feeling of Finland and allow to cover main Helsinki’s attractions.

See: Helsinki inspiration ideas >

See: 7 special hotels in Helsinki >

2 days in Rovaniemi, Lapland.

Take a local flight from Helsinki to Rovaniemi.

Spend 1 day at Santa Claus village. There are a lot of things to do and see in one place: Santa village and visiting Santa, activities at Santa Park, Husky farm, Ice bar and Authentic food experience.

Next day - choose from activities such as dog-sledding or reindeer safari, snowmobile riding, evening Northern lights safari, showshoeing, or visiting Arcticum museum in Rovaniemi.

See: Santa's home town Rovaniemi >

See: Top 5 hotels. Rovaniemi >

Welcome to Finnish Lapland!

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