City profile · Finland · Europe
Rovaniemi
Lapland · Finland
City population
65,670
#17
in Finland
#1
in Lapland
#8,770
worldwide
66.499, 25.689 · 705 km from Helsinki
About Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi is a city in Lapland, Finland with a population of 65,670. It is the 17th largest of the 78 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Finland, and the 8,770th largest worldwide. It lies 705 km from Helsinki.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Lapland
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
66.499, 25.689
Record updated
18 November 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 78 in FinlandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.