Where to Stay in Rovaniemi for an Ice Fishing Trip
Where to stay in Rovaniemi for ice fishing: the city centre for pickups, Ounasvaara for families and cabins, or Apukka Resort with ice fishing on site, with the catch of each.
For an ice fishing trip, stay in the centre of Rovaniemi. Safartica’s snowmobile and ice fishing day ends back in the centre, Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park transfers guests from the centre, and StayLapland and Uncle’s Fish collect from accommodation within 10 km of it. Pick Ounasvaara hill instead for a family room or a chalet of your own, and Apukka Resort if you want the ice fishing to start at the resort. The trip this site books first is Safartica’s day, from US$186.44 per adult on November dates, US$219.34 in December and US$208.32 from January to March (checked November 2026).
First visit, no car: the city centre
Why here: The centre is where Safartica’s day ends and where Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park’s transfer runs from, and it is inside the 10 km that StayLapland and Uncle’s Fish cover for pickups. Arctic Safari Guides’ 2.5-hour trip meets at Scandic Pohjanhovi, and Lapland Camp Luxury Choice’s at Arctic City Hotel.
Where: Scandic Pohjanhovi stands “in the heart of Rovaniemi, right by the Kemijoki River”, by its own site, with a pool, a restaurant and bar, pet-friendly rooms and family rooms for up to five.
The catch: Wild about Lapland’s Viator trips do not collect in the centre: guests staying there walk to its office at Rovakatu 24, as on its Ice Fishing Tour. And the river by the centre is not where the trips go: “It is not safe to go onto the river ice in the central area of Rovaniemi. Between Jätkänkynttilä and the railway bridge, the ice conditions are dangerous throughout the winter”, the City of Rovaniemi said in a notice of 6 February 2026.
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Families: a hotel on Ounasvaara hill
Why here: Ounasvaara is a hill “a short distance away from Rovaniemi city center”, with nature and ski trails, downhill slopes and Santasport’s sports and wellness facilities close by, in Visit Rovaniemi’s description. Its hotel and chalets are on the pickup list of both of Wild about Lapland’s ice fishing trips.
Where: Lapland Hotels Sky Ounasvaara lists spacious family rooms, rooms with their own sauna and, in some rooms, a view of the forest, by its own site.
The catch: It is outside the centre, so check that your trip’s pickup list or area includes the hotel before you book.
Rovaniemi cabins: a chalet of your own
Why here: A cabin gives you a kitchen and often a sauna. Visit Rovaniemi puts it this way: “Cottages are comfortable and often more affordable way for big groups to stay in Lapland, including homely services such as kitchen and sauna.”
Where: Ounasvaara Lakituvat, chalets “on top of hill Ounasvaara near to the Arctic Circle”, surrounded by nature, with culture and shopping “within a walking distance” and, Visit Rovaniemi adds, now and then a pack of reindeer in the yard. The chalets are on Wild about Lapland’s pickup lists.
The catch: You cook for yourself, and as on the hill hotel, check the pickup before you book a trip.
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Ice fishing at the resort: Apukka
Why here: Apukka Resort Oy runs its Ice Fishing like a Finn at Apukka Resort itself, 4 hours with winter clothing, from US$104.71 per adult (checked November 2026), and the resort has a private wilderness area for its activities right next to it (its own site, November 2026).
Where: Apukka Resort is a glass igloo hotel on the Arctic Circle, with Aurora Cabins (glass igloos), suites and a villa (its own site, November 2026).
The catch: It is out of town. Apukka’s own transfer from its pick-up points takes 35 minutes, and its ice fishing runs only when the ice is confirmed thick enough. Other operators’ trips mean a transfer: check their pickup areas first.
Staying near Santa Claus Village
Santa Claus Village is 8.6 km by road from the centre. Santa Claus Holiday Village and Santa’s Igloos Arctic Circle are on Wild about Lapland’s pickup lists, and Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park has an office in the village. Check any other trip’s pickup area before you book.
Rovaniemi: Snowmobile and Ice Fishing Adventure with Lunch
Safartica: 21 pickup locations (22 in December), a snowmobile along frozen rivers, ice fishing and a soup lunch by the fire, ending in the centre.
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Wild about Lapland: 3 hours, pickup from a list of 15 places including Ounasvaara's hotel and chalets; winter clothing and boots, a campfire snack.
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Then Book the Day on the Ice
Safartica's snowmobile and ice fishing day collects from 21 pickup locations in Rovaniemi and ends back in the centre.
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