Are you looking for a unique and unforgettable summer adventure? Our arctic adventures includes unforgettable moments to make your holiday the best possible!
OUR summer ACTIVITIES
take a look at all available summer activities
Santa! • All ages! • Visits your cabin! • For families!
In Santa Claus Holiday Village, you can visit Santa Claus in his office. However, if you want to avoid queuing and enjoy a private meeting, why not invite him to your room? You can ask Santa Claus a variety of questions that occupy your mind, or simply listen to what Santa Claus wishes to tell you and your family. When Santa Claus visits your cabin you can take as many photographs as you wish. You can also request Santa Claus to distribute personal gifts when he comes to visit.
This activity is distributed by Santa Claus Holiday Village on behalf of Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris.Only for the residents of hotel Santa Claus Holiday Village. If you want Santa Claus distributes the gifts, please deliver them to the Christmas House store before 15:00 on the day of the meeting.
Guided cycling trip! • Traditional Finnish Sauna! • Natural swimming in the river!
3 hours
During this activity, you will enjoy some traditional Finnish summer past times - cycling, sauna and river swimming.
From here, we will follow a mixture of cycling paths and forest trails, through the local nature and town to reach our summer sauna destination. The cycling will take approximately 1 hour and the distance is 15-20 km. Once we reach the summer sauna, you have free time to spend how you wish. You can enjoy a wood-heated sauna, swimming in the river and taking food/drinks on the river terrace, all in the same location.
Located right on the river bank, the sauna is perfectly situated to enjoy a summer evening. The sauna is a public sauna, so you will be sharing with others. The wood-fuelled fire burns, heating the sauna rocks. Just outside the sauna, you will find a floating dock on the river, where you can take a dip in the water to cool down.
When you are finished in the sauna, you can enjoy sitting on the riverside terrace bar, where you can order food and drinks, whilst relaxing in the summer sun.
Food and drinks are not included with the price of this activity. These can be purchased separately.
There is no age limit — you can choose the bike according to your height.
This activity is distributed by Santa Claus Holiday Village on behalf of Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris.
01.06 - 17.07 Monday- Saturday at 17:00
Pick up / Drop off from Santa Claus Holiday Village or Rovaniemi city center (outside Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus) or Santasport Rovaniemi
Daytime bike ride rental! • Exploration!
3 hours
Do you want to explore the town of Rovaniemi or the beautiful green forest trails surrounding Santa Claus Village? What better way than by Fatbike! Fatbikes offer wide tyres to help absorb the bumps of the forest trails, whilst still being easy to ride and manoeuvre.
The bike is reserved for you for 3 hours, giving you plenty of time to explore the local area. Will you head to the city centre, or wind your way along the forest trails? With your own Fatbike, you get the freedom to choose your own route, speed and destination.
Just behind Santa Claus Holiday Village, you will find Santa's Backyard Bike Trails - a set of 4 forest bike trails, of easy difficulty, designed for everyone who enjoys smooth and relaxed trails. If you head to the city centre, you can enjoy a leisurely ride along the scenic river paths, between the new and old bridges, crossing over the powerful Kemijoki river. On a warm summer's day, you might even wish to stop at the city beach - a beautiful, sandy river beach, located between the bridges.
Bike pick up/drop is at Santa Claus Holiday Village hotel reception. Please show your booking confirmation to staff at the safari desk, or the hotel reception desk.
This activity is distributed by Santa Claus Holiday Village on behalf of Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris.
Monday - Saturday from 09:00 - 12:00 or 13:00 - 16:00
Best spots to find berries and mushrooms! • Eat the berries you pick!
3 hours
This authentic outdoor experience invites you to slow down, breathe in the pure northern air, and connect with the land like locals have for generations.
Depending on the season and weather, the forests generously offer a variety of treasures. You may find juicy wild berries such as bilberries, lingonberries, and cloudberries, while the forest floor reveals an abundance of edible mushrooms waiting to be discovered. You may taste or take home your findings.
Led by a knowledgeable local guide, you’ll learn how to recognise safe and edible species, understand sustainable foraging practices, and hear fascinating stories about life in Lapland. This is not just a walk in the forest — it’s a hands-on cultural experience rooted in the traditions of Finland.
You’ll also get to taste the berries you picked — the guide will help you make a drink with them.
Nature sets the menu — what you find depends on the season, weather, and natural conditions. Every tour is unique, offering a new surprise each time you visit.
Perfect for nature lovers, food enthusiasts, and curious explorers, this experience is a true taste of Lapland’s wild side.
This activity is distributed by Santa Claus Holiday Village on behalf of Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris.
13.07 - 30.9 Monday - Saturday at 09:30, 13:00 and 16:30
Pick up / Drop off from Santa Claus Holiday Village or Rovaniemi city center (outside Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus) or Santasport Rovaniemi
Private fishing spot! • Eat what you catch!
3 hours
We will take you to our best fishing spot, located in our private forest area. Here you will find a calm and beautiful lake, home to many native Finnish fish species. You may find for example pike, perch or lake trout.
Our experienced guide will show the the basics of the most traditional and simple fishing method - using a pole and line with a worm for bait! You will need to keep an eager eye on your float to see if it bobs under the water. If you see the float disappear, then strike the rod and bring the fish in!
Overlooking the fishing lake, with a waterfront view, you will find a traditional laavu shelter. Here the guide will start a fire, ready for the BBQ snacks.
If you are lucky enough to land a fish yourself, then you will learn how to fillet the fish and prepare it to be grilled on the open fire.
Please notify us in advance if you have any dietary requirements or do not eat fish.
This activity is distributed by Santa Claus Holiday Village on behalf of Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris.
11.05 - 31.10 Monday - Saturday at 09:30, 13:00 and 16:30
Pick up / Drop off from Santa Claus Holiday Village or Rovaniemi city center (outside Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus) or Santasport Rovaniemi
See a natural waterfall! • Enjoy Finnish nature!
5 hours
We welcome you to join us for a wonderful summer day trip to Auttiköngäs Canyon – one of Lapland’s most breathtaking natural treasures!
This activity is suitable for children aged 7 and up.
We will head from Rovaniemi to Auttiköngäs Waterfall, where you’ll experience the power and beauty of Arctic nature surrounded by lush summer forest. Auttiköngäs is part of an ancient fracture valley, shaped thousands of years ago by natural forces. In late summer, the trails are dotted with Arctic berries, and in early autumn, the canyon bursts into vivid colours during the fall foliage season.
The length of the hiking trail is approximately 3-4km.
We will provide the lunch and a drink of berry juice - so just bring any extra snacks that you would like. We recommend bringing your own water bottle.
This activity is distributed by Santa Claus Holiday Village on behalf of Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris. We have a tourism cooperation agreement with Metsähallitus (Finnish Forest Administration) and operate in accordance with the principles of sustainable tourism set by Metsähallitus.
This activity is distributed by Santa Claus Holiday Village on behalf of Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris.
Monday - Saturday at 09:30
Pick up / Drop off from Santa Claus Holiday Village or Rovaniemi city center (outside Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus) or Santasport Rovaniemi
For the whole family! • Includes pick up from city center!
6 hours including transportations
The Ranua Zoo, approximately one hour drive from Santa Claus Holiday Village, is a popular destination for our international guests and local families.
You migth see the only polar bear living in Finland, along with 50 other Arctic animal species, such as wolf, wolverine, lynx and arctic fox. The animals live in an authentic natural environment, in the middle of northern nature.
You will also find a restaurant, a café, and a shop to buy souvenirs.
This tour is suitable for people of all ages and families with children.
This activity is distributed by Santa Claus Holiday Village on behalf of Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris.
Monday - Saturday at 9:30
Pick up / Drop off from Santa Claus Holiday Village or Rovaniemi city center (outside Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus) or Santasport Rovaniemi
See the midnight sun! • Float on a forest lake!
3 hours
We will take you to our private forest location, approximately 20 minutes to drive from Rovaniemi city. The guide will help you to get suited up. Don't worry, the suit is water tight, so you will stay nice and dry inside!
Once you're ready to go, you will enter the calm forest lake and begin to float. Enjoy the relaxing and surreal feeling as you lay effortlessly on the still water, gazing at the wonder of the nightless night above you. The floating time is approximately 45 minutes.
After this, you will have time to continue your relaxation, by sitting by a cosy fire, overlooking the lake. You can grill some BBQ snacks and marshmallows on the open flames, with berry juice in hand and watch the world go by for a while.
As you experience the midnight sun, the guide can help you to take photos with your own camera.
There is no age restriction for this activity, however participants must be at least 150cm tall.
This activity is distributed by Santa Claus Holiday Village on behalf of Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris.
01.06 - 08.08 Monday - Saturday at 22.00
Pick up / Drop off from Santa Claus Holiday Village or Rovaniemi city center (outside Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus) or Santasport Rovaniemi
Relaxing activity! • Float on a forest lake!
3 hours
Forget about your worries as you float peacefully on a tranquil forest lake! We will take you to our private forest location, approximately 20 minutes to drive from Rovaniemi city. The guide will help you to get suited up. Don't worry, the suit is water tight, so you will stay nice and dry inside!
Once you're ready to go, you will enter the calm forest lake and begin to float. Enjoy the relaxing and surreal feeling as you lay effortlessly on the still water, listening to the peaceful sounds of the surrounding forest and looking up into the sky. The floating time is approximately 45 minutes.
When it's time to leave the water, the guide will help you to get out and remove your floating suit. After this, you will have time to continue your relaxation, by sitting by a cosy fire, overlooking the lake. You can grill some BBQ snacks and marshmallows on the open flames, with berry juice in hand and watch the world go by for a while.
The guide can help to take photos using your own devices.
There is no age restriction for this activity, however participants must be at least 150cm tall.
This activity is distributed by Santa Claus Holiday Village on behalf of Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris.
01.06 - 30.09 Monday - Saturday at 09:30, 13:00 and 16:30
Pick up / Drop off from Santa Claus Holiday Village or Rovaniemi city center (outside Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus) or Santasport Rovaniemi
Enjoy traditional Finnish summertime games ! • Multiple fun activities!
3 hours
Finnish summertime is a magical time of year, with luscious green forests, pristine lakes and a selection of forest delicacies growing wild, such as blueberries, lingonberries and cloudberries.
During this fun-packed family activity, we will take you to our private location in the forest - here you can enjoy a host of different games, played by Finnish families each summer - these include magnetic darts, beach volleyball, frisbee golf and Mölkky.
After the fun of the summer games, you will have chance to sit by the open fire and enjoy some BBQ snacks. Grill a sausage until it's golden brown and toast some marshmallows until they're melted just enough to make s'mores!
Join us to make some unforgettable summer memories with your family!
This activity is distributed by Santa Claus Holiday Village on behalf of Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris.
01.06 - 08.08 Monday - Saturday at 09:30, 13:30 and 16:30
Pick up / Drop off from Santa Claus Holiday Village or Rovaniemi city center (outside Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus) or Santasport Rovaniemi
Northern lights! • Magical experience! • Visit our beautiful forest location!
3 hours
Once darkness falls, we will take you to an excellent place to see the Northern Lights. If you’re lucky, you will be able to watch an impressive color dance in the northern sky. As the Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon, we cannot guarantee they will appear. Regardless, the nighttime tours are always memorable, and a guided tour is a safe way to explore the night sky of Lapland. Please note, this safari ends very late, so for young children, it can be difficult to stay awake so late.
This activity is distributed by Santa Claus Holiday Village on behalf of Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris.
20.8.2026 - 15.11.2026 every day 21:00
16.11.2026 - 14.2.2027 every day 20:00
15.2.2027 - 31.3.2027 every day 21:00
Pick up from Santa Claus Holiday Village or Rovaniemi City Center (outside Santa's Hotel Santa Claus) or Santasport Rovaniemi.
6 hours
Each night, we carefully check where the best chances for seeing the auroras are and head out together away from the city lights. Depending on the conditions, we may need to drive further to find clear skies. At the viewing location, our experienced guide will share fascinating stories about the myths and legends of the Northern Lights, as well as the scientific explanation of this natural wonder.
You’ll also receive valuable tips on how to capture the auroras with your camera or smartphone. To help you, we provide tripods compatible with most cameras and mobile devices.While waiting for the auroras, you can relax around an open fire and enjoy BBQ snacks.
If you’re lucky and the lights appear, our guide will be there to help you take the perfect photos of your once-in-a-lifetime moment under the arctic sky.
Please note: The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon, and sightings cannot be guaranteed.
This activity is distributed by Santa Claus Holiday Village on behalf of Santa Claus Holiday Village Safaris.
20.8.2026 - 15.11.2026 every day 20:00 16.11.2026 - 14.2.2027 every day 19:00 15.2.2027 - 31.3.2027 every day 20:00
Pick up / Drop off from Santa Claus Holiday Village or Rovaniemi city center (outside Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus) or Santasport Rovaniemi
Hut rental! • Barbeque! • For the whole family!
2 hours
In Finland, kota huts are a traditional wooden structure, with a fireplace at the center, enjoyed by many during both summer and winter time.
Now you can experience the charm of this cosy kota, taking in the sounds, smell and warmth of the open fire, relaxing and enjoying quality time with friends, family and loved ones, as you share stories and grill snacks together.
The kota hut is located in the grounds of Santa Claus Holiday Village and is only a short walk from the hotel reception.
The booking includes 2 hours rental of the kota hut, firewood and fire lighting equipment. You will also find metal sticks / skewers for grilling snacks inside the hut.
Grill snacks and drinks can be purchased from our Christmas House shop, which is just opposite the hotel reception.
Maximum group is 15 people.
Monday - Saturday at 12:00 - 14:00 or 18:00 - 20:00 until end of October.