easyJet launches new winter route from London Southend to Lapland offering even more choice next winter
- easyJet has announced a new route to Rovaniemi in Finland from London Southend Airport
- The airline offers more seats to Lapland from the UK than any other airline
- The new route means easyJet now offers 23 routes from its newest London Southend base
- Seats are now on sale on easyJet.com and via the mobile app with fares starting from £28.99*
easyJet, London Southend’s largest airline, has today announced a new winter route to Rovaniemi, with flights starting on 1 December 2025.
Operating twice a week on Mondays and Fridays throughout the Christmas period, the new seasonal service will provide customers from across the region with more choice to visit the home of Santa Claus this winter.
easyJet now offers more routes to Lapland than any other airline, with 18 routes from seven countries and as the official home of Santa Claus, snow covered Rovaniemi offers the ultimate festive experience for kids of all ages.
From meeting Santa and his elves busy in the workshop in the world-famous Santa Claus Village, to enjoying a thrilling husky sled through snow forests and exciting snowmobile safaris, every moment is wrapped in magic.
In March easyJet opened its new three A320neo aircraft base at London Southend supporting around 1,200 jobs including 140 direct jobs for pilots and cabin crew and the network at its newest base in London Southend continues to grow from strength to strength.
The airline is now operating 23 routes from London Southend to leisure destinations across Europe and North Africa.
With a catchment area the same size as Switzerland and around eight million people living within an hour of the airport, the opening of a base at London Southend provides easyJet with further growth opportunities in the UK leisure travel and package holiday market.
The airline is operating its biggest ever summer and biggest ever UK flying programme this year, with seven additional Airbus A320 family aircraft joining its UK-based fleet. This means there will be more than 33 million seats operating to and from the UK this summer, half a million more than last year and 44 new routes including three new destinations will take off from the UK this summer.
Sophie Dekkers, easyJet’s Chief Commercial Officer, said:
“We’re delighted to be launching yet another new winter route from London Southend, offering a direct connection to Rovaniemi in Finland. Also known as Lapland and the home of Santa Claus, we know this will be a popular choice for families looking to enjoy a magical Christmas getaway. By growing our network at London Southend from strength to strength, we continue to offer customers more choice, connectivity and great value across our unrivalled network, always aiming to make travel easy.”
Nigel Mayes, Business Development Director at London Southend Airport, said:
“We’re thrilled to welcome another sensational route to our winter flying programme with easyJet — this time to the snow-dusted wonderland of Rovaniemi, Lapland. Whether you’re travelling to meet Father Christmas or to soak up the magic of the Northern Lights, this new connection offers families and festive travellers an unforgettable experience, especially when flying from our easy, speedy, friendly airport here at London Southend. We can’t wait to see even more passengers from Essex, London and East Anglia taking off from the UK’s fastest-growing airport to enjoy the magic of Lapland this coming winter season.”
easyJet serves 21 UK airports, offering 584 routes to 136 destinations from the UK to Europe and beyond. To discover more about easyJet’s UK network and to book, visit easyJet.com.
About London Southend Airport
London Southend Airport is the UK’s fastest-growing regional airport, with a 133% increase in flights compared to summer 2024 and 122 departures per week. Our dedicated on-site train station ensures seamless connectivity, with a 10-minute train-to-gate time and direct services from Stratford, London in 43 minutes and London Liverpool Street in just 52 minutes.
Renowned for sensational customer experience, we manage all key operations in-house, delivering an easy, speedy, friendly journey from arrival to departure. easyJet passengers rank us among the UK’s top airports for satisfaction and our own private London Southend Jet Centre is the fastest-growing in the country.