Rovaniemen maalaiskunta (Swedish: Rovaniemi landskommun) was a municipality of Finland.
The municipality had a population of 21,803 and covered an area of 7,915.51 square kilometres (3,056.20 sq mi) of which 409.06 square kilometres (157.94 sq mi) was water.
The population density was 2.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.5/sq mi).
The new municipality was formed on January 1, 2006 with the name Rovaniemen kaupunki (the city of Rovaniemi).
With an area of 7,900 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi) it is the largest city in Finland and Europe.