The Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is a historic site in Rovaniemi, South-east Lapland, Finnish Lapland. The Arctic Circle is situated nearby to Santa Claus‘ Main Post Office, as well as near the theme park Santa Claus Village.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Claus Village and Santa Claus‘ Main Post Office.
Santa Claus Village
Theme park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Claus Village is an amusement park in Rovaniemi, a city in the Lapland region of Finland. It was opened in 1985.
Santa Claus‘ Main Post Office
Post office
Photo: Ulla, Public domain.
Santa Claus' Main Post Office is a tourist destination in Santa Claus Village in the Arctic Circle, about 8 km north of Rovaniemi. It is the only official Santa Claus´ Post Office and part of the Finnish postal services.
Rovaniemi Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Siipikarja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rovaniemi Airport is an international airport in Rovaniemi, Finland, about 10 kilometres north of Rovaniemi city centre. The Arctic Circle crosses the runway close to its northern end.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ounasrinne and Korkalovaara.
Ounasrinne
Suburb
Photo: Lijonama80, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ounasrinne is a suburb, which is situated 7 km south of The Arctic Circle.
Korkalovaara
Suburb
Photo: Xepheid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Korkalovaara is a suburb, which is situated 9 km west of The Arctic Circle.
The Arctic Circle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Rovaniemi, Rovaniemi, South-east Lapland, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
66.54356° or 66° 32′ 37″ northLongitude
25.84649° or 25° 50′ 47″ eastElevation
160 metres (525 feet)Open location code
9GR7GRVW+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 237111586OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
13464917
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In Other Languages
“The Arctic Circle” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Napapiiri”
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