Rovaniemi's city board decided to buy the railway station area and its buildings from Senaatin Asema-alueet Oy, clearing the way to plan a travel centre.
The 3.36-hectare area costs 525,000 euros and the leases on it move to the city. For passengers using the station, nothing changes yet.
Rovaniemi city board decided on Monday 9 November 2026 to buy the railway station area from Senaatin Asema-alueet Oy, the city of Rovaniemi says. The area covers about 3.36 hectares, and the buildings standing on it are part of the deal.
The price is 525,000 euros, the price at which the seller offered the area to the city. The leases on the area move to the city with the sale.
Owning the area allows the city to plan its travel centre project in more detail, the city says. Developing a travel centre is one of the flagship projects of the city strategy.
The city has been negotiating since the spring with Senaatti and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency on how the station area could be developed together, says Pertti Onkalo, the city's sector director.
Buyer: the city of Rovaniemi. Seller: Senaatin Asema-alueet Oy.
Price: 525,000 euros, the buildings on the area included.
The leases on the area move to the city with the sale.
Decided by the city board on 9 November 2026.
What it means if you arrive by train or bus
The city has not said when a travel centre would be built or what it would hold. Until that is decided, the purchase changes nothing you can see on the ground: trains, buses and taxis use the station the way they do today.
The arrangement travellers do need to know is the one made this autumn, when taxis and buses were directed to the station through the junction on its west side. If someone is collecting you from the train, agree on the meeting point before you arrive.
The station building in use today stands at Ratakatu 3 and was built in 1954. It is the fifth station building in Rovaniemi.
How the night train to Rovaniemi works, and what to book, is on our trains page.