Rovaniemi, Finland
Pohjoisranta 4
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If you have nothing planned to do in Rovaniemi, it may be a place for you to spend some time. Does not contain much though. The neighbouring Pilke 'science' museum is just a play ground for the kids, nothing 'science' in it. (The culture pass is a tourist trap ....if you are not keen on the art museum)
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Place to visit! Beautiful building itself with a great view and with a very interesting and informative exhibition.
Interesting place! Good to go if you want to know more about Arctic and Finnish culture. Only one bothering thing is that fishes are left in a small aquarium! They have no place to swim! Please remove them or extend their aquarium!
Interesting exhibitions. They show clearly life and challenges in the north. This time there was also a concert. I recommend also to visit garden surrounding the building
Great place, a must visit for anyone visiting Rovaniemi. It's very interesting and gives a good insight into the history and life at the polar regions.
One of divine place so silence .even so energetic must visited in lifetime. Thanks for making my experience asome
Wonderful place, cool things to see, amazing exhibitions. Also a lot of nice things to see for children.
An absolute must when visiting Rovaniemi. You will need something to do during the day when waiting see the Northern lights and Arkituim is number 1. First of all, I would recommend NOT buying the culture pass, the Pilke Museum next door is optional unless you really like wood and the Contemporary Art / Orchestra place might not be your 'cup of tea' but that's your call. Now about Arktikum... ....The building Arkituim is housed in is a piece of art itself, with it's long narrow curved glass corridor. It is said on a clear night you can see the Northern lights from there, but during our trip (mid Jan 2020) it was cloudy and snowing. When we visited there was an exhibition on the left hand side of the main corridor about the changes in the Arctic region over the last 60 years from a conservation perspective. This was fascinating and it's centrepiece was the lay down room to watch a video projection of the Northern Lights. On the right of the corridor was an exhibit covering the people, history and animals of Lap Land and Rovaniemi. This was very well made and the section on WWII and the winter war storyline was inspiring to see the plight of the Finn's against the Russians and equally heart breaking to see the devastating bombing of Rovaniemi. Overall, I really enjoyed Arktikum and it's portrayal of Finnish Lapland. And let's face it, Finland is a pretty boring place at the best of times (unless you like the same tree 12 million times in a row or hanging out at petrol stations playing poker machines), but Lap Land is an amazing place and should be visited at least once in your life with Arkituim high on your list of things to do whilst there.
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