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 ...

the small city of Rovaniemi becomes a magnet for tourists wanting to soak up the spirit of Christmas. On the edge of the Arctic Circle in Lapland, Finland, the ‘official home of Santa Claus ...

Here is a selection of what the international press has published about Finland in the last week: Santa lives in Rovaniemi, ...

In this article on planning a winter trip to Finland with kids ... up refreshed as you pull into Rovaniemi on the train the following morning. Santa Claus Village is a just a 10 minute taxi ...

Rovaniemi, which happily calls itself the “official hometown of Santa Claus”. The Santa Claus Village theme park, which attracts more than 600,000 people annually, is especially popular during ...

During the winter, most travellers make the journey to Rovaniemi, the capital of ... Meet jolly old Saint Nicholas himself at Santa Claus Village and Reindeer Park. Give him a hug, grab a selfie ...

Johan Juujärvi is the manager of Rovaniemi Airport ... gifts because the elves are doing that job.” He lives in Santa Claus Village, a theme park dedicated to Santa. Sanna Karkkainen says ...

ROVANIEMI, Finland — After dinner at the Bull Bar ... A few months later, in June 1985, Santa Claus Village opened 5 miles north of downtown Rovaniemi. It started out modestly — just one ...