This was my second time in SCV, the first one was the classic winter trip soon after Xmas a few years ago, so at the second time I preferred off-season. Given the Xmas-focus, it isn't the same feeling in the spring but Santa isn't overran by tourist hoards and one can get into his office for "audition" literally without waiting. So a trip off-season is always has a point.

had a wonderful time with our twin granddaughters very magical. got round most of it in the time allocated. only thing that was a bit cattlemarket was the warehouse to collect and change into snowsuits and boots. sizes very random i told them i was a 16 and i was given a size 67 was absolutely huge so had to wait to get another and change again.

A fun group of shops, restaurants and post office. A photo with Santa costs Euro40 minimum. Christmas souvenirs available. Can post mail to leave immediately or wait for posting around Xmas. Food outlets very few and basic.

Now this is what Lapland is about! All the magic. Lots to do Mrs Claus was so good. Kids said that was there favourite. Elf restaurant was really nice. Couldn't get over that the fast food place closed at like 6pm. Husky farm was great. Activities are expensive but worth it. The only one was snowman world, its small and the big slide wasn't even opened so only one small out door slide and a small ice skating rink. The different rooms are cool to look at though. This was over priced for what it offered to be honest. The reindeer ride was so peaceful and surreal. We had such a nice guy and his son guiding us. Just a magical place. Kids wrote there Santa list and posted them in the boxes provided. Crossing the artic circle was so good and the live camera is great. We rang family and got them to log on and look at us waving at them. Great! It can be cold standing round so good thermal socks and boots and clothes. Just a great place. Forget Santa Park. Not a patch! Don't waste your money there.

If you visit Rovaniemi and don't visit Santa then why did you even come? This is pretty much the main sight in the area and there are various things to do once you arrive. The highlights for me, aside from meeting Santa, was getting to go for a walk in the woods with a reindeer, visiting the husky park and having a ride in a sleigh. One thing I should point out is that this place will be very busy around Christmas time, as you might expect, I went in late November and it was not too bad, the queue to visit Santa was not excessive and it moved fairly quickly. Another thing of note was that while visiting Santa is free, they do charge if you want a photo/video of the experience and that, coupled with the price of the other attractions on site and as well, food and souvenirs, it could end up being an expensive day, that said, I did buy the photo and I did pay to get the gift from Santa and I spent an whole day there, so while it dinted my bank balance somewhat, the experience was something I'll remember for the rest of my life.

It would be almost criminal to be driving through and staying in Rovaniemi and not make the short trip out to the Santa Claus Village. Situated right on the Arctic Circle it is heavily commercialized with a photo with Santa costing Euro 35, and even in summer there was still a considerable queue to meet Santa. Nonetheless it was good to visit. It would have a lot more allure in winter I imagine with the lights twinkling everywhere and a blanket of snow.

We were off-season, so no crowds. I was told it sometimes took 7 hours in line to get a Santa photo. We waited about 7 seconds. The shops are interesting, and putting one foot on each side of the Arctic Circle for a photo is fun.

A great day out for me and my husband. Highly enjoyable for 2 adults in their early 30's with no children. We ate at the 3 elves restaurant which was a lovely atmosphere as well as good food. Great to see the village during daylight and darkness. We spent the hours between 1.45ish to 6pm there. Transport was very easy to and from. Walking around was fun, as well as visiting Santa, posting a postcard to loved ones, seeing reindeer and husky's.

Beautifull place!! The decoration, all the activities offered, all the retsaurantes are very good, specially Nova, glass and santa salmon place. The hole village is a dream for kids and adults. It is quite pricy however everything in the area is. Get the souvenirs there as in the Rovaniemi city centre theres barelly any place with anything nice

Thank for the most magical time. We didn’t even have time to visit it all in our full two days. I hope you take really good care of those reindeers pushing people on sleigh 7h a day! There is no shop here, you have to go to the garage across the road. They also serve cheap food and cheap beers. For wine or anything else you have to travel 2km. You will absolutely spend a fortune we did aprox £350 a day for 3 of us, the memories will be worth it.