Rovaniemi city Finland is an international, developing town of business, administration and education, located at the meeting of Lapland’s mighty rivers Kemijoki and Ounasjoki. Rovaniemi is in complete harmony with the surrounding countryside but the urban infrastructure creates opportunities for development and also provides versatile educational and cultural facilities. The city remembers its past but is not afraid to look into the future. Rovaniemi city Finland provides with ample opportunities for people who live here and equal facilities to the visitors.

The word Rovaniemi has often been considered to be of Lappish origin, as "roavve" in Saami denotes a forested ridge or hill or the site of an old forest fire. In the dialects of southern Lapland, however, "rova" means a heap of stones, a rock or group of rocks in a stretch of rapids, or even a sauna stove. It is the largest city by area in the Northern Hemisphere and one of the largest in the world.