Arctic Circle Capital: Santa's Official Hometown, Northern Lights & Husky Sleds
📍 Rovaniemi, Finland📅 3-day itinerary
The only city in the world built on the exact Arctic Circle latitude — rebuilt from total German destruction by Alvar Aalto in the shape of a reindeer seen from above — where 600,000 visitors per year cross the red line into the Arctic zone, ride 10-husky sleds through frozen forests, sleep in glass igloos waiting for the aurora, and eat reindeer sauté with lingonberries.
Crossing the Arctic Circle Red Line Where the Sun Never Sets in June and Never Rises in December & The World's Best Arctic Culture Museum Buried in a Snow Berm with a Glass River Tunnel
10 Huskies Running at 30 km/h Through a Silent Frozen Forest & Ribbons of Green Aurora Borealis Visible Through a Frost-Free Glass Roof While Lying in Bed at -30°C Outside
A Motorised Ice Drill Making a 60 cm Hole in a Frozen River in 30 Seconds & A Pine Log That Burns for 4 Hours from the Inside While the Sun Stays Above the Horizon at Midnight