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还是慕名赶到圣诞老人村去玩了下，结果就是一个卖纪念品的地方，除了比较有意义的就是到了北极圈以内了，大家都在北极圈的线上跳过去跳过来的，而且见到了圣诞老人，圣诞老人体形超级大的，而且还能用中文忽悠

I liked this musium - science, some local history and much on the arctic circle and the life, wildlife, geography & astronomy. Modern and great experience

My visit made me appreciate the arctic environment better and how the indigenous people integrate with it. It showed me what special skills are required to live and even thrive and developing a culture in such a harsh climate.

Excellent trip. All thermal clothing supplied. You drive your own vehicle. The Ice Hotel and guide were outstanding.

The whole Arktikum has different rooms to visit. You will learn about the history of Sami people but also from various scientific research such as northern lights. There are also various room that are well made for families, thus offering the opportunity to everybody to learn about Lapland!

Museum and Arctic Science Centre - I visited on a Sunday and there weren't too many people there. The exhibitions are well curated, nicely set out with enough information for you to gain a good insight into the history and culture of the Arctic, Finland and the Saami. I liked how the exhibitions were seamless in that they were all inter-related and presented a very holistic picture of history, people, culture, nature. I found the gift shop quite pricey and limited selection.

It's a museum where you get an insight in the history and culture of the region . Very well documented and organised , it gives information about the surrounding nature , the burning of Rovaniemi during WW II , the Sami culture . Certainly worth a visit .

The best part of the museum was the mini-planetarium with the northern lights animation featuring the firefox legend, which was well done. There were some interesting old films of the region,an ice cave and some pretty Sami costumes, but the rest was your run-of-the-mill stuffed mooses and bird calls; good if you're killing time before a flight. Overpriced though.

The design of Arktikum is nice. Basically, Arktikum shows displays of the history of Indigenous people, aurora and climatic changes. These displays gave my friends and I a booster knowledge. At the end of Arktikum building, it is facing a lake. We were told that we might see aurora from that direction if we were lucky. But we were not lucky at all. Arktikum is a "good to visit" but not a must.

Is a small musuem but gives a comprehensive explanation on the history of Lapland area as well as the Sami population.

if you haven't read abt the Arctic, Lapland history and the Northern Lights then Arktikum can give you the background. Also worth a visit if you've done all the other outdoor excursions.

I didn't want to miss this, and was worried I ended up going quite late so couldn't even manage two hours here. I actually didn't quite spend an hour. It was a nice museum but quite 'dry' displays (ok, to me they were boring), so you move round quickly enough. The more interactive part for kids about the arctic was ok but there wasn't much to read/do so I zoomed through that. Not sure I learnt much. Maybe this is aimed at a different audience. A nice building with pretty ice sculptures out the front, though. Oh and the cafe was shut, it's only open weekdays.

Love the indoor theatre. Very relaxing just walking around looking at different things on display. Some things need updating and fixing. It didn't seem to flow the different exhibitions

I am not keen to visit museums and only decided to go here as our visit was already paid for. We were visiting with small children and they found the museum very interesting. We looked through all sections and it took several hours to complete the tour. I was very positively surprised about the museum and we learnt a lot!

We saw such positive TA reviews (and endorsements by locals) that we thought we should go to the arktikum. What a mistake. Sure, if you are really into museums that have a few Sami nicknacks you *might* like it, but there wasn't anything really interesting. A handful of stuffed animals, a few light up displays about the arctic, some costumes, and that's about it! True - the museum was well put together (a bit cold) - but I would rather have saved my 12 euros and had lunch.