On the edge of the Arctic Circle in Lapland, Finland, the ‘official home of Santa Claus’ welcomes over 600,000 visitors during the festive period alone each year, all eager for the chance to ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link This month, I embarked on the overnight rail experience of a lifetime: Finland's Santa Claus Express. The 12-hour train rides from the Finnish ...

Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, tourist groups pour into Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle. They frolic in the ...

Finland is famed for saunas, Northern Lights, and Santa Claus, among others. Still, winter is not even the most popular time to visit the country. In July 2024, over 1.8 million tourists arrived ...

Finland has staked a claim as the official home of Santa Claus, drawing international tourists to a holiday village in the Lapland region. It's also where thousands of children around the world ...

Several countries are competing to claim Santa as one of their citizens. Finland's tourism industry suggests Korvatunturi in Lapland is where Santa keeps his workshop, and the link between Santa ...

It is not only Nicosia folk who will be lucky enough to meet Santa from Finland. Larnaca Christmas Land will also welcome Santa on Thursday between 6pm and 9pm and again on Saturday between 6.30pm ...

For a lower league football club in Finland Santa Claus is not only present at Christmas time but he lends his name to a team who currently play in the fifth tier of the domestic game but the club ...

Helsinki, the capital of Finland, debuted in Allianz Partners' Top 20 European Holiday Destination Index 2024 for U.S. travelers with the highest five-point jump. However, the capital is not the ...