{"id":15205,"date":"2023-11-26T17:06:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T15:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/?page_id=15205"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:25:06","slug":"opening-hours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/en\/info\/opening-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"block_ec5e1548385edd8a4b462965c570737a block block__hero_image\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"hero_image__bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/santas-visitorcenter-summer.jpg');background-position:center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero_image__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page__title\">Opening hours<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block__core block__paragraph\"><div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/en\/culinary\/santas-visitor-center\/\">Santa&#8217;s Visitor Center cafe<\/a>, gift shop, and <a href=\"https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/en\/ravintolat\/restaurant\/\">Restaurant Elves Village<\/a> are free of charge to everyone (check opening hours below).<\/strong><br>The<a href=\"https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/en\/experiences\/attractions-and-services\/elves-hideaway\/\"> Hidden Huts <\/a>(Gingerbread House, Elf School, Seitastone), Santa&#8217;s Home, visits to Santa Claus, Elves Workshops, and reindeer programs are only open during specific times as part of guided <a href=\"https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/en\/experiences\/\">experiences<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"block_56805881064d1881eb2c4e4cea8a009f block block__textblock_and_image\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n  <div class=\"textblock_and_image__wrapper row text-left normal\">\n    <div class=\"textblock_and_image__image col-lg-6\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/santas-visitorcenter-cafe3.jpg');background-position: center;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"textblock_and_image__text__container col-lg-6\">\n      <div class=\"textblock_and_image__text\">\n                  <h2 class=\"section__title\">Santa\u00b4s Visitor Center<\/h2>\n        \n        <p>The Visitor Center features a caf\u00e9, souvenir shop and ticket sales for the programs.<br \/>\nWelcome to Santa&#8217;s Visitor Center, always free of charge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Open 19.6. &#8211; 1.11.2026<br \/>\n<\/strong>Every day 10:00 \u2013 18:00<br \/>\n* Soup lunch 11:00 \u2013 15:30<\/p>\n\n        \n  <div>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/en\/culinary\/santas-visitor-center\/\" class=\"button  \">\n      Read More    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"block_de6443c4e407907cb721503e93786b38 block block__textblock_and_image\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n  <div class=\"textblock_and_image__wrapper row text-left reverse\">\n    <div class=\"textblock_and_image__image col-lg-6\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/elvesvillage-restaurant5.jpg');background-position: center;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"textblock_and_image__text__container col-lg-6\">\n      <div class=\"textblock_and_image__text\">\n                  <h2 class=\"section__title\">Restaurant Elves Village<\/h2>\n        \n        <p><strong>Closed. Open again autumn season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n        \n  <div>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/en\/ravintolat\/restaurant\/\" class=\"button  \">\n      Read More    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"block_0195fe39fd41c1ab2c7c885a5e48200a block block__textblock_and_image\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n  <div class=\"textblock_and_image__wrapper row text-left normal\">\n    <div class=\"textblock_and_image__image col-lg-6\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/Tonttula-piilo-kesa.jpg');background-position: center;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"textblock_and_image__text__container col-lg-6\">\n      <div class=\"textblock_and_image__text\">\n                  <h2 class=\"section__title\">Experiences and Elves Hideaway <\/h2>\n        \n        <h3>The area is open only during specific times for guided experiences.<\/h3>\n<p>Book for experiences and book yours:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/en\/experiences\/summer\/entrance-fee-summer\/\">Entrance fee \u2013 self-guided exploration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/en\/experiences\/sauna-and-wellness\/traditionalriverbanksauna\/\">Traditional Riverbank Sauna<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/en\/experiences\/summer\/historical-guided-tour\/\">Historical Guided Tour<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n        \n  <div>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/en\/experiences\/\" class=\"button  \">\n      Book experiences an advance    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"block_b952c7e456ae80977fa118c37869aae6 block block__textblock_and_image\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n  <div class=\"textblock_and_image__wrapper row text-left reverse\">\n    <div class=\"textblock_and_image__image col-lg-6\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/elvesvillage.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/Taivaanvalkeat-huonekuva1-1500x1000.jpg');background-position: center;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"textblock_and_image__text__container col-lg-6\">\n      <div class=\"textblock_and_image__text\">\n                  <h2 class=\"section__title\">Hotel Elves Village &amp; Aurora Pyramidis<\/h2>\n        \n        <div>\n<p><strong>Hotel reception services<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the summer season at the Santa&#8217;s Visitor Center<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you arrive outside opening hours, please collect your key from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hulluporo.fi\/en\">Hullu Poro Hotel<\/a> reception. Address: Rakkavaarantie 5, 99130 Sirkka (Levi center).<\/p>\n<p>Check in starting 16.00<br \/>\nCheck out at 11.00<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meals for guests:<\/strong><br \/>\nBuffet breakfast 8.00 &#8211; 10.00 in Santa&#8217;s Visitor Center.<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Santa&#8217;s Visitor Center cafe, gift shop, and Restaurant Elves Village are free of charge to everyone (check opening hours below).The Hidden Huts (Gingerbread House, Elf School, Seitastone), Santa&#8217;s Home, visits to Santa Claus, Elves Workshops, and reindeer programs are only open during specific times as part of guided experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":8877,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15205","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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