Arktikum is a museum and science centre in Rovaniemi, Finland, which opened in 1992. The building is also a popular culture destination and venue for meetings and conferences and has a cafe and library to serve the customers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Korkalovaara and Ounasrinne.

Korkalovaara

Suburb

Photo: Xepheid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Korkalovaara is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of Ratantaus.

Ounasrinne

Suburb

Photo: Lijonama80, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ounasrinne is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Ratantaus.

Ratantaus

Type: Suburb
Categories: part of city or town or population center and locality
Location: Rovaniemi, Rovaniemi, South-east Lapland, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

66.50365° or 66° 30′ 13″ north

Longitude

25.71613° or 25° 42′ 58″ east

Elevation

84 metres (276 feet)

Open location code

9GR7GP38+FF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 847901529

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

13471501

Wikidata ID

Q103979059

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In Other Languages

“Ratantaus” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Ratantaus”

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