Kid-friendly places in Rovaniemi

Riverside hotel with a 20-metre indoor pool and family rooms that sleep five, many looking out over the Kemijoki.

Cottages with their own sauna and kitchenette right in Santa Claus Village, steps from Santa's office and the Arctic Circle line.

Science centre and museum under a long glass tunnel, with Arctic nature, Sámi culture and a room that explains the northern lights.

Central hotel with family rooms and a Mexican restaurant downstairs, a short walk from the river.

Santa's office on the Arctic Circle, where kids meet him in person, with reindeer, husky rides and the post office that stamps his mail.