How to get to Lapland in winter 2025-2026

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.

SASCopenhagen (CPH)Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
SunExpressIzmir (ADB)Jan 2026 – Feb 2026
LufthansaFrankfurt (FRA)Nov 2025 – Mar 2026
NorwegianHelsinki (HEL)
Munich (MUC)
London Gatwick (LGW)
Barcelona (BCN)
Year-round.
Dec 2025 – Mar 2026
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FinnairHelsinki (HEL)
Tromso (TOS)
Daily, year-round.
Oct 2025 – Mar 2026
RyanairParis (BVA)
London Stansted (STN)
Dublin (DUB)
Brussels Charleroi (CRL)
Liverpool (LPL)
Oct 2025 – Mar 2026
Dates coming soon.
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KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesAmsterdam (AMS)Nov 2025 – Mar 2026
IberiaMadrid (MAD)Dec 2025 – Mar 2026
Turkish AirlinesIstanbul (IST)Dec 2025 – Mar 2026
Air FranceParis (CDG)Dec 2025 – Mar 2026
EurowingsDusseldorf (DUS)
Berlin (BER)
Hamburg (HAM)
Stuttgart (STR)
Nov 2025 – Mar 2026
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Austrian AirlinesVienna (VIE)Nov 2025 – Mar 2026
VuelingBarcelona (BCN)Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
TransaviaParis (ORY)Dec 2025 – Mar 2026
EdelweissZurich (ZRH)Dec 2025 – Mar 2026
EasyjetParis (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)
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Chart will be updated as new connections are published. Changes may occur, for flight information and booking please use the services of the airline.
Photo: VisitRovaniemi

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!

Photo: VisitRovaniemi