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 ...

Visitors from across Europe and beyond flock to Santa Claus Village, but locals warn that mass tourism is driving up housing prices, reducing long-term housing availability, and transforming their ...

I’m hanging on for dear life as Janne Honkanen, the owner of Octola Private Wilderness in Finland’s far north Lapland, zooms us into a skidding drift on a frozen lake.

After reporting on Saturday that Murray Travel was considering organising a special day trip to Lapland - with a direct ...

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

Why is a small town in the midwest of America - more than 4,300 miles (6,920km) from Lapland ... an open fire at Santa’s Candy Castle, visit the Santa Claus Museum and Village and perhaps ...

The flight will carry 186 seats for the day trip (priced at £649 per child and £699 per adult) will include a variety of ...

In addition, travel convenience is also improving, with Finnair announcing plans to increase its Shanghai-Helsinki direct flights to four weekly in summer 2025. Juneyao Airlines, another key partner, ...