The town is situated at the junction of the Kemijoki and Ounasjoki rivers, just a few kilometres south of the Arctic Circle. Rovaniemi is the centre of a popular winter sports region and the place where thousands of people come to meet the real Santa Claus.

• Courts of Law in the Information Society, 6.-7.9., Court of Appeal
• Meeting of the Directors-General for Vocational Training, 24.-28.9., Arktikum
• Meeting of Senior Labour Inspectors’ Committee, 17.-19.11., Arktikum
• Meeting of Education Committee, 13.-15.12., Arktikum