Editing Rovaniemi (section)

===Tourism===
[[File:Rovaniemi in Summer.jpg|thumb|right|Summer in Rovaniemi, which includes the [[Midnight sun]]]]
Because of the unspoiled nature of the area and numerous recreational opportunities, [[tourism]] is an important [[Industry (economics)|industry]] in Rovaniemi. The city has a number of hotels and restaurants located both in the centre and on the outskirts of the town, hosting over 481,000 visitors in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitrovaniemi.fi/sites/visitrovaniemi.fi/files/roi_press_eng_2014.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528074751/http://www.visitrovaniemi.fi/sites/visitrovaniemi.fi/files/roi_press_eng_2014.pdf |archive-date=2015-05-28 }}</ref> Tourism can be seen and heard in the city's streetscape, at the [[Arctic Circle]] and at [[Rovaniemi Airport]], one of Finland's busiest airports in terms of passenger numbers.<ref>[https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/rovaniemi/airport/about Facts about Rovaniemi Airport] – [[Finavia]]</ref> However, as a mild phenomenon, popularity of the city has also brought [[overtourism]], from which the locals suffer.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/world/asia/santa-finland-rovaniemi.html|title=Santa Lives in Rovaniemi, Finland. Some of His Neighbors Are Not Thrilled.|first=Jeffrey|last=Gettleman|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=15 April 2025|access-date=16 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="kuivas-yle"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/santa-village-locals-demand-controls-amid-tourism-boom-1999706|title=Santa Village Locals Demand Controls Amid Tourism Boom|first=Shamim|last=Chowdhury|work=[[Newsweek]]|date=12 December 2024|access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/12/12/no-room-at-the-inn-locals-say-holiday-rentals-are-overtaking-santa-claus-hometown|title=No room at the inn? Locals say holiday rentals are overtaking Santa Claus' hometown|work=[[Euronews]]|date=12 December 2024|access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/13/travel/overtourism-santa-claus-village-finnish-lapland/index.html|title=Overtourism has hit Santa's village, say Finnish locals|work=[[CNN Travel]]|date=13 December 2024|access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2024/12/14/lifestyle/santa-claus-hometown-overrun-with-tourists-locals-furious/|title=Santa Claus 'hometown' suddenly overrun with tourists — and locals are protesting in the streets: 'It's not anymore in control'|first=Brooke|last=Kato|work=[[New York Post]]|date=14 December 2024|access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref>

[[File:Jätkänkynttilä bridge 2022.jpg|thumb|centre|Jätkänkynttilä - [[Swedish torch]] Bridge]]

Rovaniemi is also considered by Finns to be the official home town of [[Santa Claus]].<ref name="nytimes"/><ref name="kuivas-yle"/><ref name="northpole">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-north-pole.com/history|title=History of Santa Claus|website=The-north-pole.com|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="village">[http://www.santaclausvillage.info/eng/main.htm Santa Claus' Village on the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi in Lapland in Finland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511171444/http://www.santaclausvillage.info/eng/main.htm |date=2008-05-11 }}</ref><ref name="office">{{cite web|url=http://www.santaclauslive.com/main.php?link=joulupukin_kammari&kieli=eng|title=Joulupukin Kammari – Santa Claus Office – Joulupkki, Lapland, Finland, Rovaniemi|website=Santaclauslive.com|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref> It is home to the [[Santa Claus Village]] at the Arctic Circle and [[Santa Park|SantaPark Arctic World]], which is located {{convert|8|km|0|abbr=on}} north of the centre.

Directly across the river from the town is the Ounasvaara ski centre.<ref>[https://ounasvaara.fi/en/ Ounasvaara Outdoor Resort] (in English)</ref> There have been recreational activities in the Ounasvaara area since 1927,<ref>[http://luonto.rovaniemi.fi/Suomeksi/Luontomatkailuyrittajat/Ounasvaara Ounasvaara - Luonto Rovaniemi] (in Finnish)</ref> when the first [[winter sports]] were also organized.<ref>[http://liikuntaymparistot.nba.fi/read/asp/r_alueraportti.aspx?alue_id=100897 HYVINVOINTI-SUOMEN LIIKUNTAYMPÄRISTÖT TEEMAHANKE 2011-2012: Ounasvaaran liikuntaympäristöt (Urheiluopisto erillinen alue), Rovaniemi] (in Finnish)</ref> The top of the Ounasvaara hill bears the site of some of the earliest known human settlements in the area.

A phenomenon also attracting numerous tourists is the [[Aurora Borealis]] or ''Northern Lights''.<ref>[https://www.visitrovaniemi.fi/when-to-see-the-northern-lights-in-rovaniemi-other-faqs/ When to See The Northern Lights in Rovaniemi + Other FAQ’s] – Visit Rovaniemi</ref> In Finnish [[Lapland, Finland|Lapland]], the number of auroral displays can be as high as 200 a year, whereas in southern Finland, the number is usually fewer than 20.