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Rovaniemi Airport

Airport in Rovaniemi, Finland

Airport in Rovaniemi, Finland

FieldValue
nameRovaniemi Airport
nativenameRovaniemen lentoasema
imageRVN airport logo-01.svg
image-width250
image2Rovaniemi lentokenttä ilmakuva.jpg
image2-width250
IATARVN
ICAOEFRO
pushpin_mapFinland
pushpin_labelRVN
pushpin_map_captionLocation within Finland
typePublic / military
operatorFinavia
city-servedRovaniemi, Finland
location
elevation-f642
elevation-m196
coordinates
websitefinavia.fi
metric-rwyy
r1-number03/21
r1-length-m3,002
r1-length-f9,849
r1-surfaceAsphalt
stat-year2024
stat1-headerPassengers
stat1-data948,151
stat2-headerPassenger change 23-24
stat2-data+29.0%
stat3-headerAircraft movements
stat3-data7,712
footnotesSource: AIP Finland

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Rovaniemi Airport () is an international airport in Rovaniemi, Finland, about 10 km north of Rovaniemi city centre. The Arctic Circle crosses the runway close to its northern end. It is the second busiest airport in Finland after Helsinki-Vantaa, as measured by the numbers of passengers and landings.

History

The airport was built in 1940 with two grass-surfaced runways. During the Continuation War, it served as an airbase and supply center for the German Luftwaffe.

Facilities

Rovaniemi Airport is one of three airports in Finland that have jet bridges (the other two are Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and Oulu Airport). The airport is managed by Finavia. It is connected to Rovaniemi city centre by an airport taxi, and there are also multiple bus connections around Lapland, including to major winter sports centers.

Rovaniemi Airport is the second-busiest airport in Finland after Helsinki airport. Santa Claus Village and Santa Park are within 2 -. The airport is about 8 - away from Rovaniemi city centre, so that many restaurants and hotels are nearby. The busiest time for the airport is in the Christmas season, when many people go on Santa Flights. In April 2025, Finavia announced plans to expand the airport by approximately €3 million because of the constantly growing tourism to Lapland; the expansion work was completed in October of the same year.

In addition to civil traffic, the runway is also used by F-18 fighter interceptors of Lapin lennosto (Lapland Air Command). The Rovaniemen vartiolentue (air unit of the Frontier guard of Lapland) is also located nearby.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Rovaniemi Airport:

| Air France | Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle | Austrian Airlines | Seasonal: Vienna | easyJet | Seasonal: Amsterdam, Belfast–International, Berlin, Birmingham, Bordeaux, Bristol, Edinburgh, Geneva, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, London–Southend, Lyon, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Naples, Nice, Paris–Charles de Gaulle | Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zurich | Eurowings | Seasonal: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart | Finnair | Helsinki, Tromsø | Iberia | Seasonal: Madrid | Israir Airlines | Seasonal: Tel Aviv | Jet2.com | Seasonal charter: London–Gatwick, Manchester | KLM | Seasonal: Amsterdam | LOT Polish Airlines | Seasonal: Warsaw–Chopin | Lufthansa | Seasonal: Frankfurt | Luxair | Seasonal: Luxembourg | Neos| Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino | Norwegian Air Shuttle | Helsinki Seasonal: Barcelona London–Gatwick, Munich | Ryanair | Bergamo Seasonal: Beauvais, Birmingham, Bristol, Charleroi, Dublin, Liverpool, London–Stansted, Manchester, Shannon | Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal: Copenhagen | SunExpress | Seasonal: İzmir | Transavia | Seasonal: Paris–Orly | TUI Airways | Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, London–Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne | Turkish Airlines | Seasonal: Istanbul | Vueling | Seasonal: Barcelona

Statistics

In 2017, the airport served about 580,000 passengers. The main season of charter traffic from Great Britain and many other European countries lasts from the end of November until the middle of January annually. Russians used to arrive in January because they celebrate Christmas later.

YearDomestic
passengers%changeInternational
passengers% changeTotal passengers% change1998286,548041,1040327,65201999294,1102.652,31627.3346,4265.72000288,343-2.055,7906.6344,133-0.72001280,407-2.871,63728.4352,0442.32002257,043-8.383,06115.9340,104-3.42003277,8598.187,0394.8364,8987.32004289,1454.1105,40521.1394,5508.12005295,2052.189,317-15.3384,522-2.52006330,91012.1101,37213.5432,28212.42007348,2755.2101,6610.3449,9364.12008308,870-11.391,697-9.8400,567-11.02009245,963-20.463,642-30.6309,605-22.72010246,4640.263,244-0.6309,7080.02011329,99033.966,8355.7396,82528.12012345,7634.858,129-13.0403,8921.82013363,6705.263,6979.6427,3675.82014376,1833.468,3787.3444,5614.02015404,7127.673,6357.7478,3477.62016397,799-1.790,05822.3487,8572.02017455,58914.5123,88137.6579,47018.82018512,03312.4132,1116.6644,14411.22019540,4675.6120,657-8.7661,1242.62020219,259-59.448,863-59.5268,122-59.42021198,119-9.656,77116.2254,890-4.92022401,694102.8159,040180.1560,734120.02023454,77513.2280,30376.2735,07831.12024527,77316.0420,41850.0948,15129.02025516,184-2.2603,83844.31,120,02218.4

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