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Tourists having their picture taken with one of the Santas at Santa Claus Village outside Rovaniemi, Finland, in February.Credit... Supported by By Jeffrey Gettleman Photographs by Jim Huylebroek ...
ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus Village ... each year at Christmas time.
Taxpayer-funded and located at the Santa Claus Village tourist destination near the city of Rovaniemi in Finland’s Lapland ... all year long — from Father Christmas fans of all ages, the ...
The Santa Claus Village ... Rovaniemi is probably only going to grow in 2025 – as visitors want to experience the unique atmosphere up north, especially during the holiday season. “It’s ...
Johan Juujärvi is the manager of Rovaniemi Airport, in the capital of Lapland in northern Finland. He's expecting the usual busy Christmas ... He lives in Santa Claus Village, a theme park ...
ROVANIEMI, Finland — After dinner ... as the real home of Santa Claus. But it took some time for Santa to make his entrance. In 1984, just after Christmas, a Soviet missile, launched from ...