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How to get to Lapland? Direct flights to Lapland airports and connecting flights from Helsinki operate daily. Trains and buses offer you options for more environment friendly travel without flying.
Flying to Lapland: Direct flights to Rovaniemi (RVN)
From Rovaniemi Airport you can catch a bus or a taxi either to Santa Claus Village or Rovaniemi downtown.
Eurowings | Düsseldorf (DUS) Berlin Brandenburg (BER) | Dec 2024 – Mar 2025 Jan 2025 – Mar 2025 |
Iberia | Madrid Adolfo Suarez-Barajas (MAD) | Nov 2024 – Mar 2025 |
Ryanair | Dublin (DUB) Brussels Charleroi (CRL) Milan Bergamo (BGY) London Stansted (STN) Liverpool (LPL) | Oct 2024 – Mar 2025 Oct 2024 – Mar 2025 Nov 2024 – Mar 2025 Dates coming soon. Dates coming soon. |
EasyJet | Manchester (MAN) Milan (MXP) Bristol (BRS) London Gatwick (LGW) Amsterdam (AMS) Edinburgh (EDI) London Luton (LTN) Naples (NAP) Paris | Nov 2024 – Jan 2025 Nov 2024 – Jan 2025 Nov 2024 – Jan 2025 Dec 2024 – Mar 2025 Dec 2024 – Jan 2025 Dec 2024 – Jan 2025 Dec 2024 – Jan 2025 Dec 2024 – Jan 2025 Dec 2024 – Jan 2025 |
AirFrance | Paris (CDG) | Nov 2024 – Mar 2025 |
Turkish Airlines | Istanbul (IST) | Dec 2024 – Mar 2025 |
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | Amsterdam (AMS) | Nov 2024 – Mar 2025 |
Finnair | Helsinki (HEL) Tromso | All year round Oct 2024 – Mar 2025 |
Norwegian | Helsinki (HEL) | All year round |
Play | Reykjavik (KEF) | Dec 2024 |
Austrian Airlines | Vienna (VIE) | Dates coming soon. |
Vueling | Barcelona (BCN) | Dates coming soon. |
Transavia | Paris (ORY) | Dates coming soon. |
Flying to Lapland: direct flights to Kittilä
Ski resort and fell area Levi is located only about 15 minute drive from Kittilä Airport. You can reach Kittilä Airport directly from Helsinki-Vantaa with Finnair. Kittilä Airport is located about 2 hour drive away from Rovaniemi, 2,5 hours from Saariselkä and 3 hours from Kilpisjärvi.
Eurowings | Manchester (MAN) Düsseldorf (DUS) | Nov 2024 – Jan 2025 Nov 2024 – Mar 2025 |
EasyJet | London | Nov 2024 – Dec 2024 |
AirFrance | Paris (CDG) | Dec 2024 – Mar 2025 |
Discover Airlines | Munich (MUC) Frankfurt (FRA) | Nov 2024 – Mar 2025 Dec 2025 – Mar 2025 |
Lufthansa | Munich (MUC) | Nov 2024 – Mar 2025 |
AirBaltic | Riga (RIX) | Dec 2024 – Mar 2025 |
Austrian Airlines | Vienna | Dec 2024 – Mar 2025 |
Travel by ground
Trains from Helsinki to Rovaniemi depart multiple times a day. The Northernmost train station can be found in Kemijärvi, but for the easiest connections around Lapland Rovaniemi offers you a great layover place. In Rovaniemi you can stay at Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus, Santa’s Hotel Rudolf or Santa’s Igloos Arctic Circle.
Domestic buses take you to Lapland from all over Finland. You can also reach Finnish Lapland by bus from Norway and Sweden. You can reach all of our destinations by bus.
See different buses from here:
For experienced drivers a rental car can also be an option. If you feel wary of driving in dark, snowy and icy conditions, we recommend weighing your options carefully.