Rovaniemi
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Sep 20, 2026
Thomas P. SeagerHOST
Lilly the Foundation gave National Geographic Magazine $57 million.
Thomas P. SeagerHOST
And what has Nat Geo ever done for Lilly? Once upon a time there was a man who lived in Poland and he decided just for fun he wanted to move to Rovaniemi, Finland in the dead of winter to live in an igloo on a frozen river for 50 days.
Thomas P. SeagerHOST
Now, I've been to Rovaniemi, Finland, and it's not that fun, but this guy had a scientific interest.
Thomas P. SeagerHOST
So he reported to the University of Krakow, and they measured all of his blood markers before he embarked on this adventure at the Arctic Circle in the cold.
Thomas P. SeagerHOST
For the next 50 days, he walked around and he hiked and he got his exercise to keep him warm.
Tim BirdGUEST
If you go right up to Lapland, there are places there where there is quite nice accommodation in fairly remote places.
Tim BirdGUEST
Technically, you would not include Rovaniemi in proper Lapland if you're a purist.
Tim BirdGUEST
But it is the southernmost conurbation of Lapland and it's on the Arctic Circle.
Tim BirdGUEST
And that's where all the Santa Claus, most of the Santa Claus stuff goes on as well.
Shakira KaweesiGUEST
So what we did is because, I mean, I knew I was going to be there for, for the conference, then we obviously went there for, like, uh, extended the trip.
Shakira KaweesiGUEST
And then what we did was we booked to stay in a city called, uh, it's a little town actually called Rovaniemi.
Shakira KaweesiGUEST
And Rovaniemi is known to most, uh, Christian people because it, they, it has a village called Santa Claus Village.
Shakira KaweesiGUEST
And believe it or not, there's a Santa Claus post office and people write their letters to the North Pole and so on.
Shakira KaweesiGUEST
You know, you might have heard of these things.
speaker_0HOST
Mm
Shakira KaweesiGUEST
... uh, because like you're saying, it's, it's a very extreme region.
Shakira KaweesiGUEST
So the area that we went to in Rovaniemi and the time that we went, there was no snow, but there were reindeer.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
Super interesting.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
[gentle music] Nick, next up, let's talk about why some of the EU's biggest names are all descending on Rovaniemi in Finland today.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
That's Santa's house apparently.
Nick VinocurGUEST
I know.
Mads FrederiksenGUEST
I think from the European perspective, they are looking more short-term and saying, "Okay, 50% of the Arctic is in Russia.
Mads FrederiksenGUEST
How can we protect the European Arctic?" So I don't think this meeting in Rovaniemi right now is not about the Northern Sea Route.
Mads FrederiksenGUEST
It's just about building up infrastructure locally-
Neave BarkerHOST
Mm
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Mads FrederiksenGUEST
We have seen Jonas Gahr Store, the Norwegian prime minister, going to, to Canada to speak about the Arctic.
Mads FrederiksenGUEST
We are seeing some of the largest military exercises taking place in Greenland with nations from around the world.
Mads FrederiksenGUEST
And also, I think it's interesting to notice that at the European Arctic Summit taking place in Rovaniemi, we have seen, for example, the German chancellor going there.
Neave BarkerHOST
Hmm.
Georgina GodwinHOST
All that right here on The Briefing with me, Georgina Godwin.
Georgina GodwinHOST
The European Arctic Summit wraps up in Rovaniemi today.
Georgina GodwinHOST
Melting ice is opening new shipping routes and access to resources while Russia and China expand their presence in the region.
Georgina GodwinHOST
The EU is preparing a new Arctic strategy with security taking centre stage.
Petri BertsovCORRESPONDENT
uh icebreaker capacity and of course finland is one of the key nations in the world to uh that can construct these icebreakers in fact finland has a has a large deal with the united states to to supply icebreakers to them as well and now uh prime minister is hoping that finland can also uh supply icebreakers to uh to um to the european union so yeah that's that's one thing and then then basically um Just sort of direct attention to this part of, you know, from a Finnish point of view, you know, we share 1,300 kilometers of land border with Russia.
Petri BertsovCORRESPONDENT
Most of it is actually in the Arctic.
Petri BertsovCORRESPONDENT
We have major sort of troop concentration in Lapland, both in Rovaniemi and in Sodankylä.
Petri BertsovCORRESPONDENT
There is a NATO base there and Finland will soon, I believe in the coming weeks, receive its first F-35s that will also be stationed in or in the vicinity of Rovaniemi.
speaker_1CORRESPONDENT
Sweden's election results remain unclear, but this morning's trend points to a win for the Social Democrats and their allies, with the latest projections giving them 176 of the 349 seats.
speaker_1CORRESPONDENT
EU leaders are meeting for an Arctic summit in Rovaniemi in Finland, focused on a new strategy for the region.
speaker_1CORRESPONDENT
And Marine Le Pen launched her French presidential campaign yesterday, seven months ahead of the election, under the slogan Priority for the French.
speaker_1CORRESPONDENT
For more on these stories and for the latest news and updates, head to rtltoday.lu. It's going to be a foggy, cloudy, occasionally sunny day in Luxembourg.
Gina BangHOST
Let's dive into the actual unique accommodations by starting in the Arctic, because I think this is where the collection makes its boldest first impression.
Gina BangHOST
In Rovaniemi, Finland, right at the edge of the Arctic Circle, there's the Arctic Treehouse Hotel, a boutique property tucked into a pine forest with floor-to-ceiling windows built for watching the northern lights.
Gina BangHOST
A bit further north in Senetta, the Arctic Snow Hotel and glass igloos lets you sleep in a room carved entirely from ice or a heated glass igloo.
Gina BangHOST
And in Saariselkä, Kakslautonin Arctic Resort rounds out Finland's trio, with its own famous glass igloos for stargazing straight from bed.
HHOST
You go to Tromsø for the convenience, the dramatic fjords and the dining.
PhilHOST
Alternative two is Rovaniemi in Finland.
PhilHOST
This is the ultimate family and first timer haven.
PhilHOST
The draw is undeniable.
PhilHOST
Husky rides are everywhere and it is noticeably cheaper day to day than Norway.
HHOST
But the geography is totally different.
HHOST
Rovaniemi is brilliant for structured, reliable daytime fun with kids.
HHOST
But the trade-off is the landscape and the latitude.
Ivar LundanesHOST
Yeah, and that's held in Påsio, really far north in Finland.
Ivar LundanesHOST
It's just a bit east of Rovaniemi.
Ivar LundanesHOST
I've not been looking at the maps of the terrain, but I assume that when it's that far up north, it's going to be quite nice and exotic.
Ivar LundanesHOST
There's always a lot of nice maps in this region of Finland, so I guess the runners should have quite high expectations of what challenges they will face there.
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