Andrew, Alex, the kids and myself hopped on a train from Helsinki and travelled to Rovaniemi. We had a sleeper car and the train also takes the car so it worked out perfectly.
Rovaniemi is the area's capital city and it was cute. Of course we are in northern Finland so the amount of stores and tourist hotspots was limited. Luckily we had our hiking shoes and we did an amazing amount of trails and hikes. Beautiful!
We stayed at a gorgeous little cottage in the Santa Claus Holiday Village. It was right by Santa Claus' Village, where you can visit Santa year-round. It's also right at the border of the Arctic Circle, so it was extremely exciting to not only see Santa Claus, but also cross the Arctic Circle!
We went on a nature hike on the Oonasvaara nature trail, and visited the Arctic Science Center. Alex and I tested the waters going white water rafting, which has always been a dream of mine to do, while Andrew went hiking with the kids. And of course we visited Santa.
It was a fabulous way to start our Lapland trip!!!!!
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