Location and arrival
Ranua is a municipality located in the southern part of the province of Lapland, in the upper and middle reaches of the Simo river, south of Rovaniemi.
Ranua has about 3,600 inhabitants and is known for its cloudberry market and wildlife park.
Distances:
80 km from Rovaniemi
160 km from Oulu
255 km from Kajaani
145 km from Kuusamo
118 km from Kemi
760 km from Helsinki


Flight connections
Finnair and Norwegian fly from Helsinki to Rovaniemi several times a week. The nearest scheduled flights are to Rovaniemi, Kemi or Oulu. On Finavia’s website, you can see more detailed information about flights to Rovaniemi, Oulu and Kemi.
There are also plenty of direct flights to Rovaniemi for winter 2023-2024:
EasyJet
Edinburgh starting from the 3rd of December
London Luton starting from the 9th of December
Paris starting from the 9th of December
Amsterdam starting from the 14th of December
Naples starting from te 16th of December
Bristol starting from the 17th of November
Manchester starting from the 18th of November
Ryanair
London Stansted starting from the 29th of October
Dublin starting from the 29th of October
Brussels Charleroi starting from the 30th of October
Liverpool starting from the 4th of November
Air France
Paris Charles de Gaulle starting from the 25th of November
KLM
Amsterdam starting from the 25th of November
Iberia
Madrid starting from the 2nd of December
Austrian airlines
Vienna starting from the 2nd of December
Turkish airlines
Istanbul starting from the 3rd of December
Eurowings
Düsseldorf starting from the 3rd of December
Berlin Brandenburg starting from the 13th of January
Vueling
Barcelona starting from the 2nd of December
Finavia Rovaniemi

Train connections
The closest railway station is at Rovaniemi. From Rovaniemi, you can continue to Ranua by bus. From VR’s website you can check the details for the scheduled trains.
VR
Bus connections
There are daily bus connections to Ranua from Oulu and Rovaniemi. See detailed information on Matkahuolto’s website.
Travel service
Taxis
Taxi station phone number: 016 355 1105
The service is available on weekedays between 8am and 5pm. If you need a taxi service
in the evening or during the weekend, call to the taxi station and make a prebooking.
Taxi phone numbers