First railway station, around 1910s

Rovaniemi’s first railway station was completed in 1909. Rovaniemi was enlivened by the railway; transport of goods became easier and passengers travelled. Once the new track was completed in 1934, the old station was transformed into housing for railway workers. Since the war, the building has served, among other things, as a post office, temporary railway station, women’s work house and the Provincial Museum of Lapland. Currently the building houses the Rovaniemi Art School.

Source: Muistojen reitti brochure, City of Rovaniemi