In practical
Whether in winter or summer, if you want to discover a cultural activity, you can visit museums in Rovaniemi, such as the Arktikum and the Pilke Science Center, located right in the center. A 7-minute drive from the centre, you’ll also find the Heritage Museum, open in summer and on request in winter.
You’ll find all the informations you need on this page.
The Arktikum
The Arktikum is a famous and exciting museum not to be missed in Rovaniemi !
It includes the Regional Museum of Lapland and the Arctic Center of the University of Lapland.
Nature, wildlife, culture and the history of the Arctic are all presented here.
The visit can take 2 to 3 hours, depending on your pace and whether you are accompanied by children. In one day, you can also visit the Arktikum and the Pilke Science Center, which is located right next door. What’s more, the Culture Pass allows you to visit 3 cultural sites – the Pilke Science Center, the Arktikum museum and the Korundi House of Culture – as many times as you like over a 7-day period.
Practical informations about the Arktikum
Map
Opening hours
- Opening of the exhibitions and the museum’s shop :
From Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-6pm (closed on Monday)
– From 01.12 to 31.12.2024 :
From Monday to Sunday, 10am-6pm
– Closed on Christmas Eve (24.12)
Subject to change without notice
Ticket sales close 30 minutes before the museum closes. - Opening of the coffee :
Monday, 10.30am-2pm
From monday to friday, 10.30am-5pm
Saturday and sunday, 12am-5pm - Opening of the lunch :
Monday, 10.30am-2pm
From Tuesday to Friday, 10.30am-3pm
Saturday, 12am-3pm - Exceptions :
– 30.11.2024
Coffee :
Exceptionally closed
Lunch :
Closed
– 01.12.2024 – 31.12.2024
Coffee :
Monday-Friday 10.30am–5pm
Saturday-sunday 12am–5pm
Lunch :
Monday-Friday 10.30am–3pm
Saturday 12am–3pm
– 06.12.2024
Coffee :
12am–5pm
Lunch :
10.30am-3pm
– 24.12.2024
Coffee :
Closed
Lunch :
Closed
– 25.12.2024 – 26.12.2024
Coffee :
12am–5pm
Lunch :
Closed
– 01.01.2025
Coffee :
12am–5pm
Lunch :
Closed
– 06.01.2025
Coffee :
Closed
Lunch :
Closed
– 31.03.2025 – 29.06.2025
Coffee :
Monday 10.30am–2pm
Tuesday-Friday 10.30am–4pm
Saturday-Sunday closed
Lunch :
Monday-Friday 10.30am-2pm
– 18.04.2025 – 21.04.2025
Coffee :
Closed
Lunch :
Closed
To verify the opening hours of the coffee in 2024
Prices 2024
– Entry tickets :
- Adult : €18
- Senior, student, unemployed : €11
- Child 7-15 years old : €5
- Child below 7 years old : free
- Entry for the temporary exhibitions : €6
– Entry tickets from the 01.01.2025 :
- Adult : €20
- Senior, student, unemployed : €15
- Child 7-15 years old : €5
- Child below 7 years old : free
- Entry for the temporary exhibitions : €6
– Family ticket :
The price includes an entry for 2 adults + 2 children 7-15 years old + 1 child below 7 years old
- €40
- From the 01.01.2025, the family ticket price will be at €45
– Group and tour operators tickets (to book in advance) :
You can contact the museum here : info@arktikum.fi
– Culture Pass (the pass is personal, valid for 7 days and allows you to visit 3 museums in Rovaniemi, the Pilke Science Center, the Arktikum Museum and the House of Culture Korundi, as many times as you like) :
- Adults : €25
- Seniors, students, unemployed : €20
- Child 7-15 years old : €10
- Child below 7 years old : free
- Family : €55 (2 adults + 2 children 7-15 years old OR 1 adult + 3 children 7-15 years old)
– Culture Pass from the 01.01.2025 :
- Adults : €30
- Seniors, students, unemployed : €20
- Children 7-15 years old : €10
- Child below 7 years old : free
- Family : €65
– Museum card (valid for 1 year and allows to visit 350 Finnish museums) :
- New card : €86
- Extending the validity of your card : €79
– Guided visits :
- Days of the week : €140/h/guide
- Sundays : €200/h/guide (from 2025, €240)
Prices include a one-hour guided tour with admission purchased separately. One guide can lead a group of up to 30 people.
Guided tours must be booked in advance by contacting the museum here : info@arktikum.fi
Tours will be confirmed subject to availability.
– Assistants :
- The personal assistant of a person with reduced mobility is entitled to free access
- Guide dogs are also welcome
– Audio guides :
A limited number of audio guides are available free of charge from the admissions office.
You can also connect your own headphones to the audio guides.
The audio guides are available in Finnish, English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.
Address / Parking
– Address :
Arktikum House
Pohjoisranta 4
96200 Rovaniemi / Finland
The Arktikum is located to the north of the E4 motorway, just outside Rovaniemi town center.
– If you come from the South :
As you approach Rovaniemi, on the E4 motorway heading North, get into the right-hand lane, pass two exits towards the town and pass under the Revontuli shopping center tunnel. Take the exit ramp on the right immediately after the tunnel and get into the left-hand lane towards Kittilä. Turn left and stay in the lane to continue following the signs to the Arktikum.
– If you come from the North :
As you approach Rovaniemi, on the E4 motorway heading South, take the first exit ramp towards the town center. Get into the right-hand lane on the exit slip road and follow the signs to the Arktikum.
– Free parking is available near the Arktikum, as well as spaces for the disabled. Buses should drop you off in front of the main entrance, and their parking spaces are indicated.
The different access to Arktikum – Google Maps
Contact
Phone : +358 16 322 3260
Email : info@arktikum.fi
If you’d like to find out more, read the more detailed article on the Arktikum on our blog :
The Pilke Science Center
Right next door to the Arktikum museum, you can visit the Pilke Science Center, one of the museums in Rovaniemi.
It’s a multi-sensory, interactive exhibition for all ages on the sustainable use of the Nordic forests.
Take your children with you, as there are plenty of wooden games for them to play.
Practical informations about the Pilke Science Center
Opening hours
Opening of the Pilke Science Center :
– Tuesday – Friday 9am-6pm
– Saturday -Sunday 10am-4pm
In December :
– Monday 9am-4pm
– Tuesday – Friday 9am-6pm
– Saturday – Sunday 10am-4pm
Opening of the information point and the shop :
– Monday 8am-4pm
– Tuesday – Friday 8am-6pm
– Saturday – Sunday 10am-4pm
Some exceptions for these opening hours :
6.12. Pilke is open at 10am-4pm
10.12. Science Center is open at 9am-3.30pm
24.12. Pilke House is closed on Christmas Eve
25.12. open at 10am-4pm
26.12. open at 10am-4pm
31.12. open at 9am-6pm
1.1.2025 open at 10am-4pm
6.1.2025 Pilke House is closed
Prices
– Admission tickets :
- Adults : €7
- Children aged 7-15 : €5
- Students : €5
- Seniors : €5
- Children under 7 : free
– Family tickets :
- 2 adults and 2 children : €20
- 1 adult and 3 children : €20
– Season ticket (personal card, valid for 12 months) :
- Adults : €30
- Students : €20
- Seniors : €20
- Children 7-15 years old : €20
– Group tickets (to book in advance) :
- 15-50 people : €6,50/person
- More than 51 people : €6/person
– Culture Pass (the pass is personal, valid for 7 days and allows you to visit 3 museums in Rovaniemi, the Pilke Science Center, the Arktikum museum and the House of Culture Korundi, as many times as you like) :
- Adults : €25
- Students, seniors, unemployed : €20
- Children 7-15 years old : €10
– Museum Card (valid for 1 year and allows you to visit 350 Finnish museums) :
- New card : €86
- Extending the validity of your card : €79
– Assistants :
- The personal assistant of a person with reduced mobility is entitled to free access.
Address / Parking
Address : Ounasjoentie 6, 96200 Rovaniemi, Finland
The Science Center is located in the Pilke building, a 10-minute walk from Rovaniemi town center, near the Arktikum museum.
– Free parking spaces are available near the Science Center :
- 8 parking spaces, including one for people with reduced mobility, in Ounasjoentie street (1 hour’s parking with a parking disc)
- 14 parking spaces after the Pilke building, in Ounasjoentie street
- car park next to the Pilke building
- car park below the Pilke building
– Access to the Pilke building for people with reduced mobility is planned.
Contact
Phone : +358 20 639 7820
Email : pilke@metsa.fi
If you’d like to find out more, read the more detailed article on the Pilke on our blog :
The Heritage Museum
The Rovaniemi Local History Museum, or Heritage Museum, is one of the few characteristic residential buildings in the region. The main building, the storage shed and two other sheds belonged to the Pöykkölä farm, which the local heritage association “Rovaniemen Totto” (Kotiseutuyhdistys Rovaniemen Totto ry.) bought in 1957. Since then, 13 wooden buildings have been transferred from the Rovaniemi region to the museum site. The museum opened to the public in 1959.
It illustrates life on a local farm and its buildings a hundred years ago. The collection consists of villagers’ objects from the 19th and 20th centuries. They are mainly related to traditional occupations such as fishing, cattle rearing, hunting and reindeer husbandry. The empire-style main building, dating from the 1840s, is in its original location and has been furnished in the traditional local style. Several collections are on display in the storage shed, including those illustrating traditional crafts and kitchen equipment. The ground floor of the shed also houses an interesting photographic exhibition on the history of Rovaniemi.
Every year, the museum is the venue for a variety of events.
Practical informations about the Heritage Museum
Opening hours
- Opening of the museum in summer :
– Open from 04.06 to 29.08
– Tuesday-Sunday, 9am-5pm
- Museum closed in winter :
– Closed from 01.09 to 31.05
– Possibility to visit it on demand
Prices
– Entry tickets
- Adults : €8 or admission with the Museum Card
- Children 7-16 years old : €5
- Child below 7 years old : free
Address
Address : Pöykköläntie 4, 96400 Rovaniemi, Finland
Situated at 3,5km from the town center of Rovaniemi.
Contact
Tel. : +358 50 325 2017
Email : kotiseutumuseo@totto.fi
Website : Heritage Museum
Our Arctic Attitude agency offers summer boat trips in Rovaniemi, which can also include a visit to the Heritage Museum :
Visit other museums in Rovaniemi
– Here you will find a list of all the museums in and around Rovaniemi :
The different museums in Rovaniemi
