Rovaniemi · Sports & events
SPORT & SEASON
Summer football on plastic, a floodlit ski hill in town, and rally cars on ice in January.
Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä
The city's football club plays the Finnish leagues from May to October on an artificial pitch — the season is compressed by snow at both ends.
Ounasvaara ski hill
A ski hill with jumps, downhill runs and around a hundred kilometres of cross-country trails, floodlit and free to ski, open roughly November to April.
Arctic Lapland Rally
A winter rally on ice and snow roads based in Rovaniemi each January, with service parks in town and spectator stages out in the forest.
Rovaniemi winter ultra
A February endurance race across the Arctic on foot, ski or fat bike over distances up to several hundred kilometres. Free to watch the start.