Commencing from January 1, there are noteworthy changes in Finland's Schengen Visa rules, specifically affecting Indian ...

It’s the first night of Arctic Pride, and, according to the map, the welcome party should be right here. I’d expected some secluded bar or cozy arctic tavern, but instead I’m stood at the edge of a ...

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

Rovaniemi Airport in Arctic Finland will get a major upgrade with a €3 million expansion to accommodate the surging number of tourists to Lapland, Finavia, the country’s airport operator ...

Finland. Some of his neighbors are not thrilled. Rovaniemi’s Santa Claus Village and the booming tourist industry around it was covered in an article by The New York Times on April 15. The article ...

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 ...

Tourists having their picture taken with one of the Santas at Santa Claus Village ... in World War II, Finland allied with the Nazis, who built a big base in Rovaniemi, a Lapland railway hub.