Life would’ve been different if I’d been born a shopkeeper!

“I must be crazy giving stuff away at these prices!” shouts the market trader as he sells anything and everything you could wish for. Those markets are worth writing a song about.

In the early 1900s, the main reason for visiting Rovaniemi was to trade at the market but the town soon had a lot more amusements to offer. The legendary markets of Rovaniemi have been immortalized in numerous stories, songs and movies. Tales about the loggers and gold-diggers gave added spice.

Stories: Ajatus Oy

Arctic voyage to the top of the world

The exhibitions by the Provincial Museum of Lapland and the Arctic Centre lead you on a journey into the past and examine life today from the northern dimension. Human life in tune with nature, surrounded by the almost perpetual winter, snow and ice has given rise to many fates. The stories of the peoples of the Arctic regions, their means for survival and the rich cultural heritage they have created is safely stored in the Arktikum’s halls for all to see.

Time stands still in the Arktikum – and before you know it, it’s flown by.

Arctic Centre internetpages

The Provincial Museum of Lapland internetpages