Elf Hat Academy: Learn Ancient Elf Wisdoms and Crafts in Rovaniemi's Santa's Village

At the edge of the Arctic Circle, just a stone’s throw away from Santa’s Headquarters, lies a magical institution known as the Elf Hat Academy. This is no ordinary academy, but a meeting point for unique types of elves to study the age-old elfin knowledge and techniques.

Duration: 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Joulumaantie 5 - At Elf Hat Academy, we invite you to discover the wisdom of the elves and become a trusted helper for Santa himself. Absorbing all the knowledge of the elves may seem overwhelming, so our charming academy offers a secret visit where elves will divulge their tips and tricks to help you become Santa’s trusted assistant.
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What's Included
  • Certificate of graduation
  • Interactive theatre show
Location
Joulumaantie 5
Joulumaantie
Please arrive to the SnowmobilePark Office (Joulumaantie 5, 96930 Rovaniemi) 15 minutes before the elf hat academy starts.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Franc
Dec 25, 2023
Elf-tastic. - Really good for the kids. They thought the Elves were fun and loved their funny little noses. Enjoyed learning Elfvish, decorating cookies and dancing.
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Ilenia_h
Nov 19, 2023
Elf for a day - Nice experience. A little too short and with just the 2 of us. It would have been better to have a full class. The girls, the elfs.... spoke English and explained us all. Really nice feeling of being welcomed.
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Carmensilviat
Nov 25, 2022
Magical experience - Cutest activity we had in Rovaniemi! The elves were super nice, my daughter got to dance, skip, learn new words and decorate cookies. We were lucky to be the only ones at the show so we got all the attention and focus of the elves. My daughter got an elf hat and diploma. The entrance to the elf hat academy is magical, a Christmas tree labyrinth. I, as an adult, loved it!!!
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Ronald_m
Dec 25, 2023
Good fun - Very cool idea especially for the young ones in your family. We found Sprinkles and Peabody to be quite entertaining. Even the adults can participate in a limited way. We did the dance which was fun. A good way to keep the magic of Christmas alive.
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Taman1951
Dec 25, 2023
Lot of fun - Wish I was younger as this experience has to be magical for the little ones and I enjoyed it as an adult. Sprinkles and Peabody were awesome. While the adult participation was limited, it was still great fun. We got to do the dance and got our hats and certificates. No photos of the program to protect the magic. Nice experience.
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Fakeyf2024
Oct 28, 2024
Anything but interactive - We paid 40e per peson for literally 20mins of simple cookie decorations in complete silence (luckily the radio was on all the time). The elf maybe said 5 sentences in total while glancing at the script at the begining and taught us 5 words in finnish (that we already knew, my kids are Finnish). There was no dancing, no singing at all. At the end of the cookie decoration she gave us simple elf hats and blank diplomas, so we can write our names and take them home... Definitely do not recommend.
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Danielebt8294qu
Feb 20, 2024
Expensive for what you get - Very expensive for a family: for a very short experience suitable for children also adult have to pay. You learn 3 words in finnish, you can decorate a cookie with frozen decorations that doesn't work and make a dance at 40 euros each.
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Sjs355
Jan 15, 2023
Total rip off - We paid for two adults and one child for this experience and thought that actually visiting Santa Claus Village in Lapland that this would be an amazing experience to cherish forever. How wrong we were. Firstly, having paid for the whole family we expected that we would all take part in the academy - no, parents just sat at the back and paid a fortune for the pleasure. This was a total rip off. The academy was actually a garden shed that we squeezed into. The elf then asked the children to repeat three Lapish words, learn a silly dance and place magnets on a board. We were given a biscuit to eat and a cheep cotton red hat was placed on our heads. It was such a joke and really not worth the money.
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Paulwa7813rq
Dec 22, 2022
Disgusting customer service rip off merchants - Absolute disgusting treatment by the staff my 4 year old daughter was heartbroken had come all the way to santas village over an hour by bus was 5 minutes late and told they couldn’t fit us in no exchange no refund even though they were running all day every 5 minutes they wouldn’t fit my children in and spoke really rude would not recommend at all
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From $41
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).