A big museum with expositions about Lapland. From the definition of the arctic area through the nature to the culture in Lapland you can enjoy lots of information together with interactive exhibits. You should reserve over 2 hours for the visit.

its a compulsory visit in town, were you can get to know more about the lifestyle of artic people and enjoy the fantastic view of the river.

The museum is located in a narrow long building. Several doors open in different exhibitions. Unfortunately is the orientation very difficult, we were not even sure if we had seen all exhibitions. The exhibition lacked on guidance. We had the impression to jump from history...More

Arktikum is the best place in Rovaniemi to know about the city, Lapland and the Sámi people. There is half of the exposition in the Arctic areas by the University of Lapland. Highly recommended together with Korundi and Pilke.

It was a great experience to stop there at the polar circle. A modern state-of-the Art Museum that Shows History and specifics of the area and Lapland

The museum covers the history of the Lapland culture and the Sami people and it also looks at the issues facing the 5 nations who share the Arctic circle region. It was very interesting with well set up displays; lots of educational facts & information....More

The museum covers the last 100 years since Finlands independence, the Sami culture and environmental issues of our day. All of the displays are easy to access and encourage interaction. It is well organized and worth 2-3 hours.

The museum itself is ok but the tickets are a bit expensive. It costs much higher than many other museums i have visited. You could lie down to see the northern light. I just think the screen could be bigger to improve the effect. The...More

This place offers lot of information about Finnlands history, numerous facettes of the Arctis,like nature, history geologocal aspects, ecological problems, economical importance (including all backdraws), beauty of colors, phenomena like midnight sun, arctic lioghts and so on. Allow three hours at least, you will not...More

Went here with kids (10, 8, 5) and had a really informative good time. Lots to see, not too much to read. Kids had a nice time doing a small quiz and an especially good time pretending to be lemmings in a tunnel under some...More