Pello in the Tornio River Valley is one of Lapland’s strongly developing tourism municipalities. Ritavaara, with its wonderful hilly landscapes, is located 10 minutes from the centre of Pello in the direction of Rovaniemi. Pello has zoned more than 5 hectares, or 8,500 floor square meters, for the construction of leisure facilities on an excellent location on the slopes of Mount Ritavaara. Watch HERE the prices of the new plots in Ritavaara. Watch the area’s new city-plan HERE .
Ritavaara and its surroundings offer a wide range of high-quality experience services. In Pello, you can go on a husky, reindeer or Northern Lights safari, or a guided fishing tour, for example.
Ritavaara is easily accessed by excellent connections. For example, the Pello railway station, European highway E8 (being part of European TEN-T extended core network), and the Swedish border are all located less than 10 km from Ritavaara. In addition, it is only a 90 km drive from the destination to the capital of Lapland, Rovaniemi, along Main Road 83.
Ritavaara is located just an hour’s drive from Rovaniemi Airport. This engine of tourism in Lapland is the second busiest airport in Finland, with direct connections to more than 20 cities around Europe.
Ritavaara’s plots have a great location from the point of view of Northern Lights. Situated on the northern-facing slope and north of the Arctic Circle, these plots provide outstanding opportunities for observing the Northern Lights and developing aurora-based tourism.
From Ritavaara, dozens of kilometres of cross-country skiing trail networks, some of which are illuminated, open up to beautiful Lapland landscapes. The region is also suitable for snowshoeing. The family-friendly ski resort Ritavalkea is located next to the plots.
Our municipality neighbors Santa Claus’s hometown, and Pello is considered the Reindeer Land of Father Christmas. It’s is only an hour’s drive to Rovaniemi’s famous Santa Claus Village. In addition, Ritavaara and its surroundings offer excellent opportunities for private meetings with Santa Claus and the development of Christmas tourism in general.
Pello, located in the western part of Finnish Lapland, offers an excellent setting for tourists of every season. Ritavaara’s nature trails and the adjacent clearwater Valkealampi pond are highly attractive to tourists. In addition, Pello is the Fishing Capital of Finland, and an excellent destination for catching salmon as well as lake fishing. The most beautiful body of water in the area, Lake Miekojärvi on the Arctic Circle, is located only about 10km from Ritavaara. The municipality of Pello is actively advancing the Miekojärvi national park project, which if successful, would greatly boost year-round tourism in the region.
Pello invites your company to develop a unique and international Ritavaara with us. Feel free to contact us, and let’s talk!
BUSINESS DISCUSSIONS:
Mika Rinne – Pellon Kehitys development agency
Mika.rinne@pello.fi & +358 40 1522290
PLOTS, INFRASTRUCTURE & PRICES
Esa Kassinen – Municipal Technical director
esa.kassinen@pello.fi & +358 40 634 1900
