Hi! I'm not in Rovaniemi anymore, so I am not sure how things are atm, but I'll pin your comment, hopefully someone can answer you :) Much good luck, and have fun!

It is better in Finland and Norway to have a debit or credit card

1) Ok 2) probably some since it's disneyland of finland 3) No I wouldn't try that.

Thank you, glad you liked it :)) hope you have a wonderful stay in Finland!

Once on the train it was very pleasant!😊 loved watching the scenes change!

@@NorwegianRoamer absolutely mindblowing scenes from window.

Thank you! 😊✨

Glad it was helpful! :D

Thank you! 😊

Thank you so much, glad you like it!

Thank you so much! :))

Hi! The doors to the cabins are open, and the card key was hanging on the wall in the cabin. I believe they have a list of when/ at what stop you arrive to your cabin, they came as soon as the train left to check my ticket. The train don’t cross any borders so that was the only time they checked. I was quite tired so I slept through the night therefore I’m not sure how often they check the halls. I’m sure they patrol every once in a while or when new passengers arrive throughout the night. Hope it helped!

Yes, I tried to see if I could move the upper bed, but it was really heavy. Maybe if you ask a conductor they have a technique on how to move it out of the way

I’m not 100% sure but I believe you pay a price and if you travel with someone you can split it between you :))

And they do have breakfast menu and porridge..

That is a great tip, I guess it is a little like this in Norway as well. I had a great experience later in Rovaniemi later where an older women asked me something in Finnish and three people translated when I asked what she said. I must try the porridge next time!

Hi, thank you! 😊

@@NorwegianRoamer 🙂

When you order a room you book the whole cabin for yourself :))

Hi, thank you! I would order as early as possible. I took the train while the country was closed and only necessary travel was accepted, so there weren’t any travelers aboard and therefore I could order a week ahead. The winter season is the peak season, and the travel industry in Lapland are preparing to get a lot of travelers, so I’ll imagine that the train will get booked fast. It's also cheaper when order ahead of time. Hope you have a fun time in Finland!

@@NorwegianRoamer thanks!

I just happened to see your comment and thought I'd answer as I am a Finnish rail fan. As she mentioned, there are very many people traveling in winter time and especially in December as many people from Southern Finland want to spend their Christmas holidays in the north. If you are going to travel on the night trains, I would recommend booking the ticket as soon as possible. Especially the sleeping berths are in high demand and some departures around Christmas are already sold out. If you are going to book any tickets on daytime trains, there are tickets available only until 11 December. For the rest of December, tickets will be opened for sale today (in just one hour, so they are probably already available when you see my answer). It's always cheaper to book when there are many tickets still available, so if you go book today or in the upcoming days, you will probably find significantly cheaper tickets than usually.

@@galaniitoluoddafradonaldno825 thanks, we are also considering driving a rental the 10 hrs from Helsinki to Rovaniemi. What are your thoughts on doing that?

@@thenomadicexperience That 10 h does not include the breaks. During the Winter time the actual travel time is even longer, because of the lower speed limits.

Haha I usually do the same when traveling by public transportation in Norway! Yeah that was fascinating!😂

@@NorwegianRoamer you are natural beauti. im glad you moved here

@@NorwegianRoamer what is your name? :)

@@NorwegianRoamer USA just doesn't have trains like this, alas. Even the best Amtrak line just offers a big private cabin, a sink inside it, and that's about it. Maybe some adjustable AC. I meant to ask, is the shower timed, or can you take a good long shower if you want to? Some trains like this in Japan apparently limit the shower time to maybe 6 minutes, then you have to end the shower and push the self-cleaning cycle button and step out.

Yes I heard about this as well, it is really cool! From my understanding not all the trains to Rovaniemi are able to take vehicles, and there are only a few specific station where you can load and unload your vehicle from the train. It is possible to drive to Northern Finland as well :))

I can’t say that I remember any smoking room, but some of the stops are longer. You will have time to take a smoke at those stops. If I remember correctly the Vr app shows when the train have leaves from the different stations, or you can ask the conductor.

@@NorwegianRoamer thx for this important notification🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

At the time I was informed that there were few that spoke Swedish, and the many didn’t like it, so I didn’t want to be rude. but I had a pleasant surprise in Jyväskylä where a lot of people understood Norwegian/Swedish which was really fun. I guess it don’t hurt to at least try 😊

@@NorwegianRoamer It's not rude to ask. I mean, it's a lot ruder for someone to get upset by that kind of innocent question, if you ask me. If Swedish/Norwegian isn't possible, just switch to English. Not a problem for anyone. Om du rör dig på orter där vägskyltarna är på två språk, då bor det garanterat folk som talar svenska i trakten.

Lapland. In Latin Lapponia.

Hi! It depends on a what class you want to travel, I would recommend checking out vr.fi, there you can plot in the destination and class. I went for an internship in Rovaniemi, and rented an student apartment, and didn’t really stay at any hotels, just camping. If you are going in the winter I think the igloo once looks amazing, especially if you get to see the aurora. If you have children the Santa village have a hotel, but you have to book long in advance. Good luck!