HIGHLIGHTS

Top 10 must sees in Arktikum. 

 
KINDLY NOTE: The science centre exhibition (Highlights 1–5) at Arktikum is being renewed from April 1st to December 5th, 2024.

The Arctic in a nutshell

 

Did you know the Arctic extends to three continents?

Cold room

 

Feel the Arctic freeze and the magic of blue ice.

Polar bears

 

The symbolic animal of climate change is in danger.

Northern Lights theatre

 

Lay down, look up and enjoy the show in comfort.

Global warming

 

The Arctic is the fastest warming region on the planet.

Rovaniemi historical scale models

 

Lapland’s capital was almost completely destroyed in World War 2.

The elk

 

Meet the largest animal roaming Finland’s nature.

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Sámi culture

 

The only officially recognized indigenous people in the European Union.

Market Bustle

 

The first market in Rovaniemi was held in 1881.

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Petsamo

 

A look into a part of Lapland ceded to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1944.

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