The far north of Scandinavia is synonymous with Christmas – and minus 30 degree temperatures. Which makes visiting at a ...

snow sports tours and holiday options in the Santa-centric land, here’s The Independent’s pick of packages to transport you to the magic of the Arctic Circle this Christmas season. Lapland ...

A tourist season that stretches from October to March has been anything but jolly for some residents of the “Official ...

Today, the Santa Claus Village is the city’s top ... snowy and bumpy so the use pushchairs is not always easy. The magic of Lapland endures even for kids who may be too old to still believe ...

Wander through the Elven forest in this lovely collection of photos that show the magic of this Christmas attraction. Tickets go on sale on March 31 at 10am and, this year a new venue is opening ...

The northern lights are a magical display of colours that ... Explain to the pupils that Santa Claus is said to live in Lapland. Ask the pupils to point on a globe to where they think Santa ...

Arguably the most famous of such villages is the one located in Lapland ... making the Santa Claus Village slightly less magical. Worse is that it affects the local ecosystem, leading to reindeer ...

to the online questionnaire you fill out in advance to give Santa some intel on your child, the thought and attention to detail involved makes this festive experience so convincingly magical it ...

The tour’s first of three included resort activities is meeting Santa, who lives here in Finnish Lapland ... lighting up the white terrain. In this magical moment I want for nothing else ...

An Inverness-based travel agency is considering organising a special day trip to meet Santa - with a direct ... most of their time in this magical place.” Sarah said: “We’re so excited to be able to ...