Concerned Santa might not drop down your chimney this winter? Visit Finland and pay the Santa Claus village in Rovaniemi, Lapland a visit!
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Finland travel guide
Lapland casts a powerful spell and irresistibly haunts the imagination and memory. There is something lonely and intangible here that makes it magic. The midnight sun, the Sámi peoples, the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) and wandering reindeer are all components of this, as is good old ho-ho-ho himself, who ‘officially’ resides here.
Coverage includes: Rovaniemi & around, Western Lapland, Kemi, Tornio, Ylläs, Levi (Sirkka), Muonio, Hetta (Enontekiö), Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, Kilpisjärvi, East-ern Lapland, Kemijärvi, Pyhä-Luosto, Sodankylä, Saariselkä & around, Saariselkä Wilderness & Urho Kekkonen National Park, Ivalo, Nellim, Inari, Lemmenjoki National Park, Kaamanen, Kari-gasniemi, Kevo Strict Nature Reserve, Utsjoki, Nuorgam & Teno Valley, and Sevettijärvi.
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| Sign for Santa Claus Village. Rovaniemi, Lapland (Finland). Photo by Chris Raven. |
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Finland travel guide
Lapland casts a powerful spell and irresistibly haunts the imagination and memory. There is something lonely and intangible here that makes it magic. The midnight sun, the Sámi peoples, the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) and wandering reindeer are all components of this, as is good old ho-ho-ho himself, who ‘officially’ resides here.
Coverage includes: Rovaniemi & around, Western Lapland, Kemi, Tornio, Ylläs, Levi (Sirkka), Muonio, Hetta (Enontekiö), Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, Kilpisjärvi, East-ern Lapland, Kemijärvi, Pyhä-Luosto, Sodankylä, Saariselkä & around, Saariselkä Wilderness & Urho Kekkonen National Park, Ivalo, Nellim, Inari, Lemmenjoki National Park, Kaamanen, Kari-gasniemi, Kevo Strict Nature Reserve, Utsjoki, Nuorgam & Teno Valley, and Sevettijärvi.
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Carnival Express: A South America Adventure
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