Santa Claus village is located 8 km northeast of Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland. This themed park is dedicated to the Christmas figure known as Joulupukki.

It’s home to St Meinrad ... there’s the town of Santa Claus. Santa Claus? Why is a small town in the midwest of America - more than 4,300 miles (6,920km) from Lapland - called Santa Claus?

Not the reaction of a young child, but the first thought that came into my head when I stepped into the half-light of a Lapland Polar ... on the journey home. They had met Santa, they had played ...

Santa Claus set off from his home village in Lapland on Monday for his annual round-the-world trip distributing gifts and spreading the magic of Christmas. HOME MAIL ...

By this time of year, the town of Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland -- marketed by tourism officials since the 1980s as the "real" home of Santa Claus -- should be white and pretty. But on a recent ...

Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland is a winter wonderland where you’ll find beautiful snowy landscapes, reindeer, cosy wooden cabins and so much more. Legend has it that Santa Claus’ original home was in ...