The Patokoski Lean-to is around 42 km north of Rovaniemi along Kittiläntie on the bank of the Ounas River. The log-built lean-to features a campfire, a woodshed and an outhouse...

The Pekkala Lean-to is 53.8 km east of Rovaniemi by the Kemi River. The spacious log-built lean-to is on the bank of the Kemi River. It features a campfire site, woodshed and outhouse...

The Pietarinjärvi Lean-to is 63.8 km south-east of Rovaniemi on the western shore of Pietarinjärvi, or Peter’s Lake. The log-built lean-to is on a beautiful spit, featuring a campfire site with benches and firewood under the eaves of the lean-to, as well as an outhouse...

The Piittisjokisuu (Piittis Rivermouth) Lean-to is around 58 km south-east of Rovaniemi on the shore of the Juottaa Reservoir. The log-built lean-to features a campfire site, woodshed and outhouse. You can also find a boat ramp, dock and berths in the area...

The Pirttilampi lean-to (Kenttä lean-to) is 51.5 km north-west of Rovaniemi on the northern side of Marrasjärvi, or Marras Lake on the shore of the small pond Pirttilampi in a beautiful area by the mouth of the Kenttäjoki, or the Kenttä River. The lean-to features a campfire, woodshed, outhouse and waste bin...

The sawmill industry grew in Northern Finland in the latter half of the 19th century. The first steam sawmill of Rovaniemi, Pitkäniemi steam sawmill, was established in Sahanperä by River Ounasjoki in 1901. During the depression of the 1930s, the difficulties of the Pitkäniemi steam sawmill grew unbearable and it ended its operations in 1934...

The Pitkä-Perttaus Lean-to is 51.3 km north of Rovaniemi in a pine forest by Meltausjoki, or the Meltaus River. The log-built lean-to features a campfire site with firewood at both ends of the lean-to. There is also an outhouse nearby...

The Monument to the Heroes of the War of Independence is located in Rovaniemi's first cemetery and is the oldest statue in Rovaniemi. Statues commissioned from the artist, Porila, include Myhrberg's statue in Raahe and Mannerheim's statue in Tampere in 1939 and some 30 monuments to war heroes, including Rovaniemi as well as Kemi, Jämsä, Korpilahti, Orivesi, Ruokolahti, Tampere and Terijoki, among others...

The Porkkalampi Lean-to is 54.3 km south-east of Rovaniemi on the shore of the forest pond Porkkalampi along the Kaihuanvaara Hiking Trail/Kaihuanvaara Wilderness Trail. The lean-to features a campfire site, benches, a woodshed and outhouse...

The Porokari Lean-to is around 73 km north of Rovaniemi on the bank of the Ounas River in Porokari. The log-built lean-to features a campfire site, woodshed, outhouse, and a boat ramp nearby...

The monument to the Lapland Border Guard was designed by architect Kari Poskiparta. It is located on the site of the old Border Guard headquarters, which was demolished in the 1960s. The monument consists of the posts of the main gate of the old headquarters, with a masonry pedestal made of stones collected from Lake Inari. The brass plaques, one of which depicts the bear emblem of the Finnish Border Guard and the other containing text, are the handwork of the now retired captain and sculptor Urpo Kärri and plant worker Kalevi Kuokkanen...

Finland’s first postal vehicle line between Rovaniemi and Sodankylä was inaugurated in 1921. The postal vehicle depot was completed in 1931–1933. After the Second World War, the depot was expanded and housing was also provided to depot workers who had lost their homes. Bricks collected from the city’s ruins were used as construction material...

Primavera is Laila Pullinen's first public sculpture and was acquired shortly after her breakthrough exhibition in 1963 in Helsinki. The work is located in the inner yard of the Ainonkulma residential building. The sculpture's title refers to its inspiration, the famous painting Primavera by Italian Renaissance painter Botticelli from 1478. painting depicts a group dancing with three beautiful women...

The Puurosenranta Lean-to is 43.4 km east of Rovaniemi on the bank of the Kemi River. The log-built lean-to features a campfire site, woodshed and outhouse. There is also a boat ramp nearby...

The Aseveliketju monument to Swedish, Norwegian and Danish volunteers who fought in the Finnish Winter War in 1939–40 is located in Keskuskoulu park. The chain symbolises Nordic co-operation, especially during wartime. The purpose of the statue is to remind current and future generations of Nordic unity. Oscar Reutersvärd is a Swedish sculptor, painter, draughtsman and graphic artist...

East of Ranuantie is a sports field called Rommel's field. The field was built in 1943 by men from the bakery company 602 of the German Army and the adjacent Army transport corps as a recreation area. The field was given the grandiose name Sportsbahn Feldmarschall Rommel, or Field Marshal Rommel's sports field. The name was written on the top board of the main gate...

The Rovaniemi Civic Centre is, alongside Seinäjoki, the only completed urban center designed by Alvar Aalto in Finland. As early as 1961, the preliminary sketches for the library building included two other structures, which ultimately formed a seamlessly interconnected complex for administration and culture. The buildings are arranged in a fan-shaped layout on a park-like square known as Kansalaistori (Citizens' Square). The center's buildings open towards the city center...

The Saittajärvi Lapp hut is located at approx. 50.3 km from the city centre of Rovaniemi to north by Lake Saittajärvi. The log-built hut is situated on the shore of Lake Saittajärvi next to a road. The hut is spacious and has a fireplace and benches against walls...

The Saittapenkere Lean-to is 53.3 km north of Rovaniemi on the bank of Meltausjoki, on a spit covered by spruce trees. The lean-to features a campfire site and outhouse. Firewood is provided under the shelters at both ends of the lean-to...

The Salmijärvi lean-to is located along the Kolpeneentie road, about 2.3 km south-east from the city centre of Rovaniemi, on the shore of Lake Salmijärvi.  The log-built Salmijärvi lean-to is situated on the shore of the lake in an atmospheric spit with a lot of birches. The lean-to area is graveled. There is a campfire site, sleeping platform, benches and a waste bin at the lean-to...

The Säynäjäoja Lean-to is along the Wetland Trail in the Arctic Circle Hiking Area, 19.3 km north-east of Rovaniemi. The log-built lean-to is amidst bogs beside a duckboard trail. It features a campfire site, benches, woodshed and outhouse...

The second railway station became necessary, when the train connection to Kemijärvi was constructed. The photo shows people waiting for the train transporting President Pehr Evind Svinhufvud to arrive at the station...

This fresco in Rovaniemi Church depicts a cross-section of the hearts of every human as well as that of humanity, where the struggle between good and evil takes us either to the source of life to meet Christ or away from it, to walk our lives in our own direction. The backdrop to the human figures in the fresco is the rugged and majestic Lapland, from where the light of the world, Christ, emerges in his circle of light. The artist visited Switzerland, Germany and, of course, Lapland as part the design process of the fresco. After one trip, Segerstråle wrote: "Often the spark comes from the locality itself and the conditions from which the motifs of the piece are drawn." This local influence can be clearly seen in the landscapes, nature, people and situations depicted in the fresco...

Located in Herva park, the sculpture Maidolla elämisen alku was completed in 1984 and commissioned by the Lapland provincial agriculture institute. The artist, Ensio Seppänen, is one of Finland's best-known realist sculptors. He has created more than a hundred works exhibited in public places. His works can be mainly found in Northern Finland, Sweden and Norway...

A memorial erected in 1965 in memory of members of the Rovaniemi parish who died in Sweden as refugees of war is located in Rovaniemi's second cemetery...

We are now at the building used by the Geological Survey of Finland. Here, there used to be remains of steps of German buildings and ditches before the research institute's building was constructed. The area was a popular children's playground with plenty of wartime junk left behind. At the site of the research institute was a prison with walled cells used by the security agency Sicherheitsdienst for German prisoners...

The Sinetänpää Lean-to is 12,3 km west of Rovaniemi, along the Mäntyvaara – Pohtimolampi trail. The log-built lean-to is around 700 meters from the Sinettäjärvi, around 10 m from the trail. There is a campfire site and woodshed on the lean-to...

The Sinettä lean-to is 19.2 km north-west of Rovaniemi in Sinettä on the bank of the Ounas River. The lean-to features a campfire site and woodshed. There is a boat ramp at the end of Sinetänlaaksontie...