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.
SAS | Copenhagen (CPH) | Dec 2025 – Jan 2026 |
SunExpress | Izmir (ADB) | Jan 2026 – Feb 2026 |
Lufthansa | Frankfurt (FRA) | Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 |
Norwegian | Helsinki (HEL) Munich (MUC) London Gatwick (LGW) Barcelona (BCN) | Year-round. Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 Dec 2025 – Feb 2026 |
Finnair | Helsinki (HEL) Tromso (TOS) | Daily, year-round. Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 |
Ryanair | Paris (BVA) London Stansted (STN) Dublin (DUB) Brussels Charleroi (CRL) Liverpool (LPL) | Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 Dates coming soon. Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 |
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | Amsterdam (AMS) | Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 |
Iberia | Madrid (MAD) | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 |
Turkish Airlines | Istanbul (IST) | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 |
Air France | Paris (CDG) | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 |
Eurowings | Dusseldorf (DUS) Berlin (BER) Hamburg (HAM) Stuttgart (STR) | Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 Jan 2026 – Mar 2026 Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 Jan 2026 – Mar 2026 |
Austrian Airlines | Vienna (VIE) | Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 |
Vueling | Barcelona (BCN) | Nov 2025 – Jan 2026 |
Transavia | Paris (ORY) | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 |
Edelweiss | Zurich (ZRH) | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 |
Easyjet | Paris (CDG) Amsterdam (AMS) Naples (NAP) Birmingham (BHX) Berlin (BER) Bordeaux (BOD) Lyon (LYS) Nice (NCE) London Gatwick (LGW) Manchester (MAN) Bristol (BRS) Edinburgh (EDI) London Luton (LTN) | Nov 2025 – Feb 2026 Dec 2025 – Jan 2026 Dec 2025 – Jan 2025 Nov 2025 – Jan 2026 Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 Nov 2025 – Feb 2025 Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 Nov 2025 – Jan 2026 Nov 2025 – Jan 2026 Nov 2025 – Jan 2026 Nov 2025 – Jan 2026 |

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.
Welcome to Lapland!
