Car hire prices at Rovaniemi Airport

At Rovaniemi Airport, a typical October 2026 price booked about a month before your trip is £43 a day for a Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf, £36 for an Economy and £72 for an Intermediate. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and that Compact car drops to £36 a day. Across the year, October 2026 is the cheapest month at £39 a day for a Mini, while February 2027 is the dearest at £254 for an executive model. If your quote looks higher, the price checker will show the going rate for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Rovaniemi Airport, holding off until the last 2 weeks saves money: a Compact car averages £36 a day then, compared to £43 booked a month before your trip. Booking 9 months ahead averages £90 a day across the year, so if you have not booked yet, you have not missed the lowest prices. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup. October 2026 is already the cheapest month of the year at £39 a day, whereas February 2027 peaks at £254.

Alamo is the cheapest company at Rovaniemi Airport for a Compact car, averaging £55 a day over the last 12 months from 1,062 prices, but it requires a credit card for the deposit. Auto-Union costs £69 a day and scores 86/100 from 35 customer reviews, while Alamo scores 85/100 from 34 reviews. If you need to pay your deposit with a debit card, Green Motion and Sixt are the only 2 desks that accept one, but they average £107 and £83 a day.

The cheapest company can cost you a longer queue or a bigger deposit, so check the review score and desk wait beside each car in the results before you book.

Auto-Union is the best-reviewed company at Rovaniemi Airport, scoring 86/100 from 35 reviews with an average desk wait of 3 minutes, and costs £69 a day for a Compact car. Alamo is the cheapest supplier at £55 a day for a Compact car and follows closely with a review score of 85/100 from 34 reviews, with a 9-minute desk wait. Other suppliers such as Green Motion and Sixt do not yet have enough reviews for a score.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

At Rovaniemi Airport, security deposits held on your card range from £171 with Sixt, Hertz, Dollar or Thrifty to £2,569 with Europcar, and only 2 of the 11 desks accept a debit card. Green Motion and Sixt take debit cards, while the other 9 companies require a credit card in the main driver's name. Filter for debit cards on the price checker before comparing rates so you only see cars you can release. Any optional extras charged at the desk are listed under each vehicle.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

The biggest trap at Rovaniemi Airport is arriving with only a debit card, as 9 of the 11 rental counters require a credit card in the main driver's name to release the vehicle. Europcar holds a deposit of £2,569 on your card, which can easily lock out your remaining credit limit for your stay. Desk waits can also test your patience after landing, with Hertz averaging 26 minutes and Green Motion 22 minutes. With long drives through forested routes, running out of fuel before finding an open pump is an easy mistake, so never let the tank drop low.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 98% of prices at Rovaniemi Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

Pick an Intermediate car like a Nissan Qashqai at Rovaniemi Airport, which seats 5 with room for 4 bags and costs about £72 a day in October 2026. A Compact car such as a Volkswagen Golf costs £43 a day and seats 5, but its 3-bag boot means luggage ends up on back seats if all seats are taken. Automatics make up 70% of cars offered and cost £11 more a day than manuals, so securing one is straightforward. Electric and hybrid cars are 9% of cars offered, meaning low-emission options are scarce if you book late.