‘We are still in a growth phase; this is all new for people in Rovaniemi,’ says Pia Tuukkanen, who runs reindeer encounters ...

More than 600,000 people annually visit Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park in the small town of Rovaniemi in ...

Santa Claus's residence in Lapland is a magical place that attracts tourists from all over the world. Here, everyone can ...

Shuffling across icy ground, tourist groups pour into Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park perched on the edge ...

Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus Village ... in the capital of Finnish Lapland, Rovaniemi, which happily calls itself ...

Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, tourist groups pour into Santa Claus Village ... himself in the capital of Finnish Lapland, Rovaniemi, which happily calls itself the ...

Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, and where to stay. Rovaniemi, Finland ...

The Santa Claus Village theme park, which attracts more than 600,000 people annually, is especially popular during the ...

While traveling in Finland, I took the Santa Claus Express from Helsinki to Lapland. The $73 train was beautiful, but there ...

Former Bay of Plenty teacher Virginija Werder has been working as an elf in a Santa Claus village in Rovaniemi, near the ...