The best reindeer farm in Rovaniemi
Illustration photo: a reindeer crossing open snow at the edge of a forest.
The short answer
Choose the farm by what you want from the reindeer, because the price mostly buys what surrounds them. For the cheapest proper stop with a short ride, book the hour-long visit near Santa Claus Village and get yourself there. With children and nothing to arrange, book the small-group half-day that includes pickup, warm clothing and the longest sleigh ride of the four. To meet a family that has herded for generations, book a farm that says so. Outside winter, only some farms open at all, so check the season before anything else.
How the operators compare
Prices are the operators' own published starting prices as of the date this guide was updated, and they change through the season.
| Snowtrail: Electric Reindeer | Beyond Arctic | Raitola | Santa Claus Reindeer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult price | €139 | €185 | €45 — the cheapest adult ticket | €125 |
| Child price | Not stated | €148, under-4s free | €33, under-4s free — the cheapest child ticket | €85, infants free |
| Length | 4 h | 3 h | About 1 h | About 1.5 h at the farm |
| Reindeer ride | None | 2 km | 500 m | About 500 m |
| Pickup | Within 10 km of centre | Included | None | Three named points |
| Winter clothing | Included | Clothing and boots | Not listed | Not included |
| Open outside winter | Not stated | Separate summer visit | Not stated | May to October |
| Run by a herding family | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Yes, for generations |
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Snowtrail: Electric Reindeer
- Adult price
- €139
- Child price
- Not stated
- Length
- 4 h
- Reindeer ride
- None
- Pickup
- Within 10 km of centre
- Winter clothing
- Included
- Open outside winter
- Not stated
- Run by a herding family
- Not stated
Our own supplier, and not a farm visit first: the reindeer come at the end of a four-hour tour built around driving an electric sled. It includes pickup and clothing, but no reindeer ride, no published child price and no summer season.
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Beyond Arctic
- Adult price
- €185
- Child price
- €148, under-4s free
- Length
- 3 h
- Reindeer ride
- 2 km
- Pickup
- Included
- Winter clothing
- Clothing and boots
- Open outside winter
- Separate summer visit
- Run by a herding family
- Not stated
The most complete winter visit and the dearest: pickup, warm clothing and boots, feeding and the longest sleigh ride of the four, in a small group, with no age limit. Its own page gives two different maximum group sizes.
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Raitola
- Adult price
- €45 — the cheapest adult ticket
- Child price
- €33, under-4s free — the cheapest child ticket
- Length
- About 1 h
- Reindeer ride
- 500 m
- Pickup
- None
- Winter clothing
- Not listed
- Open outside winter
- Not stated
- Run by a herding family
- Not stated
The cheapest by a distance and the shortest, a quick stop about five kilometres from Santa Claus Village. You make your own way there, and winter clothing is not in the list for this visit.
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Santa Claus Reindeer
- Adult price
- €125
- Child price
- €85, infants free
- Length
- About 1.5 h at the farm
- Reindeer ride
- About 500 m
- Pickup
- Three named points
- Winter clothing
- Not included
- Open outside winter
- May to October
- Run by a herding family
- Yes, for generations
A family that has kept reindeer since the nineteenth century, feeding the herd yourself, and the only visit in the table that also runs from May to October. Overalls are not included.
Highlighted figures are the best in that row: the cheapest adult ticket and the cheapest child ticket. The reindeer ride carries no mark because the longest here is two kilometres, and whether that matters depends on what you came for. Length, pickup and clothing describe different visits rather than better and worse ones.
Where these figures come from
- Snowtrail: Electric Reindeer snowtrailsafaris.com read 16 Sept 2026
- Beyond Arctic beyondarctic.com read 16 Sept 2026
- Raitola raitola.fi read 16 Sept 2026
- Santa Claus Reindeer santaclausreindeer.fi read 16 Sept 2026
- Snowtrail: Electric Reindeer: Our own supplier, and not a farm visit first: the reindeer come at the end of a four-hour tour built around driving an electric sled. It includes pickup and clothing, but no reindeer ride, no published child price and no summer season.
- Beyond Arctic: The most complete winter visit and the dearest: pickup, warm clothing and boots, feeding and the longest sleigh ride of the four, in a small group, with no age limit. Its own page gives two different maximum group sizes.
- Raitola: The cheapest by a distance and the shortest, a quick stop about five kilometres from Santa Claus Village. You make your own way there, and winter clothing is not in the list for this visit.
- Santa Claus Reindeer: A family that has kept reindeer since the nineteenth century, feeding the herd yourself, and the only visit in the table that also runs from May to October. Overalls are not included.
The farms around Rovaniemi differ far more in what surrounds the reindeer than in the reindeer themselves. The canonical reindeer farm guide explains the difference between visiting the animals and riding behind one. This page assumes you have settled that and names the farm for each kind of visitor.
Every figure in the table comes from the operator’s own site.
If you want the cheapest proper visit
Raitola. An hour at the farm with a short ride and a hot drink costs a fraction of anything else here, and the farm is about five kilometres from Santa Claus Village, so it fits into a day already spent there. Arrange your own transport and your own warm clothes, since neither is part of this visit.
If a longer ride is what you want, Raitola also sells an hour-long reindeer safari with winter clothing included, at roughly three times the price of the short visit.
If you are bringing children and want nothing to arrange
Beyond Arctic. Pickup, clothing and boots are included, the group is small, there is no age limit and children under four come free. It has the longest sleigh ride of the four and you feed the reindeer afterwards. It is also the dearest ticket, which is the price of having every part of the morning handled.
If you want to meet people who herd reindeer
Santa Claus Reindeer, whose family has kept reindeer since the nineteenth century and whose visit has you feeding and photographing the herd yourself. SieriPoro, fifteen kilometres from town, says its family has herded since at least 1800, but its price appears only inside a booking form, so it is not in the table.
If you are visiting outside winter
Check the season before anything else, because most winter visits simply stop. Santa Claus Reindeer runs from May to October at a lower summer price. Beyond Arctic has a separate summer and autumn visit where you meet a herding family of at least five generations. Konttaniemi, a family-owned farm seven kilometres from town, is the cheapest autumn visit found, though you arrive by car or taxi and need at least two adults.
Where Snowtrail loses
Snowtrail supplies this site, and on a page about farms it should not be mistaken for one. Its tour is built around driving an electric sled, and the reindeer are the last part of the afternoon. There is no reindeer ride, no published child price and nothing about summer. It is dearer than every farm visit here except Beyond Arctic.
Book it when the electric sled is the draw and the reindeer are a welcome extra, with pickup and clothing already included. If the reindeer are the reason for the trip, one of the farms above is the better choice.
Questions people ask
How do the cancellation terms compare?
They differ more than the prices. Raitola keeps 30 euros if you cancel more than 72 hours ahead and the whole price after that. Santa Claus Reindeer refunds in full more than seven days out, keeps half between seven and three days and all of it inside three. Beyond Arctic refunds in full seven days ahead. Snowtrail's tour page promises free cancellation up to 24 hours, but its general terms charge half from seven days out, so ask which applies. Book the strict ones only once your dates are fixed.
Can one person, or a couple, book on their own?
Not everywhere. Beyond Arctic runs its farm visit for a minimum of two people, Konttaniemi and SieriPoro need at least two adults, and Porovaara needs three paying guests before the visit runs. Raitola, Santa Claus Reindeer and Snowtrail publish no minimum. A solo traveller should start with the farms that set no floor, or ask the others whether a booking will be combined with another group rather than cancelled.
Can we bring a baby?
Several farms price for it. Beyond Arctic says its winter visit has no age limit and charges nothing for children under four, Raitola lets under-fours come free, and Santa Claus Reindeer does not charge for infants. None of them describes how a baby is carried on the sleigh, and Raitola notes that its sleds are built for two adults. Ask how a baby rides, and whether there is a warm room to retreat to, before the day, because a short ride is still time outdoors in deep cold.
