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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.
| 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) Milan Bergamo (BGY) Shannon (SNN) Birmingham (BHX) Bristol (BRS) Manchester (MAN) | Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 All year round. Oct 2025 – Mar 2026 Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 Nov 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) | Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 Jan 2026 – Mar 2026 Dec 2025 – 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) Milan (MXP) Geneva (GVA) Belfast London Southend (SEN) | 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 Dec 2025 – Feb 2026 Dec 2025 – Feb 2026 December 2025 Dec 2025 – Jan 2026 |
| LOT | Warsaw (WAW) | Nov 2025 – Feb 2026 |
Flying to Lapland: Direct flights to Ivalo (IVL)
From Ivalo airport you can catch a bus, book a taxi or rent a car and get to Saariselkä in about 30 minutes.
| British Airways | London Gatwick (LGW) | Dec 2025 – Feb 2026 |
| Vueling | Paris Orly (ORY) | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| Transavia | Paris Orly (ORY) | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt (FRA) | Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| Eurowings | Dusseldorf (DUS) | Nov 2025 – Apr 2026 |
| Austrian Airlines | Vienna (VIE) | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| Edelweiss | Zurich (ZRH) | Dec 2025 – Apr 2026 |
Flying to Lapland: Direct flights to Kittilä (KTT)
From Kittilä you can get to Levi (15min drive) or to Kilpisjärvi (3,5-4 hour drive)
| Discover Airlines | Frankfurt (FRA) | Oct 2025 – Apr 2026 |
| Lufthansa | Munchen (MUC) | Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| EasyJet | Manchester (MAN) Milan Malpensa (MXP) London Gatwick (LGW) | Nov 2025 – Apr 2026 Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | Amsterdam (AMS) | Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| Eurowings | Dusseldorf (DUS) Berlin (BER) | Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 Jan 2026 – Mar 2026 |
| Transavia | Paris Orly (ORY) | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| Edelweiss | Zurich (ZRH) | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| Air France | Paris (CDG) | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| AirBaltic | Riga (RIX) | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| Austrian Airlines | Vienna (VIE) | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| SAS | Copenhagen (CPH) | Jan 2026 – Mar 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!
