Rovaniemi Airport, RVN

Rovaniemi Airport is located in Finland about 10 kilometers from the center of Rovaniemi in Lapland and is also known as the official Santa Claus Airport because it is located near Santa Claus Village and Santa Park. The airport's passenger traffic is particularly intense during the winter season.

Rovaniemi Airport was built in 1940 and is administered by Finavia which manages 20 airports in Finland, guaranteeing Nordic connections from Finland to the world. The reference carrier of the airport, in addition to being the Finnish airline, is Finnair which celebrated its centenary in 2023.

Rovaniemi Airport. Photo: Copyright © Sisterscom.com / erix2005 / Depositphotos.

INFORMATION

Management company: Finavia
Address: 96930 Rovaniemi, Finland
Telephone: +358(0)207086506
Website: www.finavia.fi

TECHNICAL DATA

IATA code: RVN
ICAO code: EFRO
National code: FI

Text by Alisè Vitri

Avion Tourism Magazine

Flights departing and arriving from Rovaniemi

Flight to and from Rovaniemi

Transportation to / from Rovaniemi airport

Buses and trains

There are bus connections between the airport and Rovaniemi city centre, hotels, Santa Park, tourist and ski resorts. Some resorts in the region arrange transportation to and from the airport for their clients.

Public transport to and from the Rovaniemi bus station and railway station is operated by VR (trains) and Matkahuolto (buses).

Local bus between Rovaniemi city center and the airport (seasonal)
Kutilan Liikenne operates between the airport and the Pyhä-Luosto ski resort.
Connections between Rovaniemi - Kemijärvi and Kemijärvi - Suomutunturi Fell.
Shuttle bus service from Rovaniemi airport to Kuusamo (seasonal).

Car

From Rovaniemi Airport to Rovaniemi city center it takes about 8 minutes by car, traveling about 8.3 km via E75.

Car rental

At the airport there are several car rental companies such as Avis, Budget, Europcar, AddCar, Hertz, Sixt, Scandia rent, Finn-rent, Green motion, Alamo, Enterprise, National.

Taxi

Taxis are available at the taxi stand in front of the airport during the arrival times specified by the airlines. There are three taxi platforms in front of the Rovaniemi airport terminal: Taxi platform 1 / Menevä; Taxi platform 2 / Menevä; Taxi Platform 3 / all other taxi companies.