Did you know that there are direct flights to Rovaniemi from places other than Helsinki ? I’ll admit, there aren’t that many, but knowing the cities, airlines and flight days may help you save a few pennies.
Just 4 miles south of the Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi is the perfect place to start your Lapland adventure. From seeing the northern lights to meeting huskies and reindeer, Lapland is a bucket list destination. It also happens to be the hometown of Santa Claus!
Which airlines fly direct to Rovaniemi?
- Finnair (there are multiple flights a day from Helsinki)
- Norwegian (flights from Helsinki)
- Turkish airlines (see Turkish flights below)
- Easyjet (see Easyjet flights below)
- Luxair (package deals from Luxembourg)
- Israir airlines (multiple flights from Tel Aviv – website not in English)
Turkish flights from Istanbul
- Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday
- Time: 0950 (IST time) to 1330 (RVN time)
- Duration: 4 hours 40 minutes
- Prices (return flight): £379.38 +
- Website: https://www.turkishairlines.com/
Easyjet flights from London Gatwick
- Days: Sunday, Wednesday
- Time: 0630 (LGW time) to 1205 (RVN time) & 1225 (LGW time) to 1800 (RVN time)
- Duration: 3 hours 35 minutes
- Prices (return flight): £87.98 +
- Website: https://www.easyjet.com/en
Finnair flights from Helsinki
With multiple flights a day, for as little as £69 return, Rovaniemi is well connected to the rest of the world via Helsinki. Over 60 airlines fly to Helsinki, the capital of Finland. These include major airlines such as Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airlines, Emirates, United Airlines, American Airlines Malaysia Airlines and British Airways.
We wrote a detailed 4-day itinerary, including how much we spent in Lapland, here. We started our trip in Rovaniemi, where we hired a car to drive to our northern lights hut with a glass roof! The next 4 days were spent chasing the Nothern Lights in Lapland, Finland – this is definitely one of our favourite weekend trips.
Let’s get booking! 😀
Happy travels,
Amana