Sustainability
at Nova Skyland Hotel

Rovaniemi can easily be reached by train or even by bus from Helsinki, so you don't need to fly all the way.

Use public transportation when transfering between our hotel and the city center.

If you plan your travels well, you can reach most places in Lapland with a bus instead of a rental car.

Lappish tap water is one of the cleanest in the world. Please drink that and bring your own reusable bottle with you instead of buying bottled water.

When dining from a buffet, breakfast or other, please take only as much as you will eat. You can always take more but it's not good for the environment to waste food.

The Lappish nature is very delicate so please respect it in order to keep it as pure and wonderful as it is. Don't leave trash behind but always bring them with you to a place where you can put it in the trash bin.

Even though Rovaniemi is a popular tourist destination, it is also a home for 65 000 locals who live here. Please respect the locals, their everyday life and privacy. Learn local traffic rules that where you can walk and drive, and don't go to private backyards or properties.

In Finland, we have a highly developed recycling system and you will see recycling stations, that you are more than welcome to use, in many places.

Whether it was the hotel reindeer at Nova Skyland, reindeer at a farm or in a safari or reindeer in the wild, please treat them with respect. They are sensitive, living creatures with feelings.

When you choose your activities with Arctic animals, do research that the animals are treated with the best possible way. At Nova, we take this matter very seriously, so in order to offer our guests responsible husky tours, we and Nova Galaxy Village that is operating the tours, have partnered up with professional sled dog musher Jussi Holck and his wife, Inka. The huskies are their family and the wellbeing and happiness of the dogs is the number one priority for Jussi and Inka. We are also more than happy to help you with finding the most responsible and ethical choices.

There are a lot ot wild life in Lapland even in the urban areas. Please don't disturb them and leave them enjoy their peace. You can take pictures of course, but please don't go too close.