Travelling from Helsinki to Lapland
By airplane
Finnair flights from Helsinki to Enontekiö, Ivalo, Kemi, Kittilä, Kuusamo, Oulu and Rovaniemi. Finnair is Santa`s official airline. See
http://www.finnair.com. There are daily connections year round from Helsinki to Lapland. Flight times from Helsinki to destinations in Lapland:
Ivalo (near Hotel & Igloo Village Kakslauttanen) 1 h 35 min
Kemi/Tornio 1 h 10 min
Kittilä 1 h 45 min
Rovaniemi 1 h 20 min
Check also possible quick getaways!
By bus
By train
Train connections Helsinki - Kolari (995 kilometers, about 13 hours) and Helsinki- Rovaniemi (900 kilometers, about 9-10 hours, night trains are slower) several times a day. All night trains have sleeper cabins with beds. On the way from Helsinki to Lapland you will see beautiful Finnish landscape. Trains are the cheapest way to travel to Lapland. It is also possible to take your car with you to and from Lapland on the so called "car train". For more details and timetables see
http://www.vr.fi/heo/eng/lapin_matkat/lapin_matkat.htm and
http://www.vr.fi/heo/eng/index.html . You can also buy tickets online.
Tours
The railway station of Helsinki: