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Santa Lives in Rovaniemi, Finland. Some of His Neighbors Are Not Thrilled.
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 ...
Seattle Times24d
Santa lives in Finland. Some of his neighbors are not thrilled
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 ...
I went to Pride at the North Pole — even Santa’s an ally
It’s the first night of Arctic Pride, and, according to the map, the welcome party should be right here. I’d expected some ...
Sorry, Santa: This winter wonderland is actually more magical in autumn
The far north of Scandinavia is synonymous with Christmas – and minus 30 degree temperatures. Which makes visiting at a ...
This stunning winter wonderland is actually more magical in autumn
Autumn in the far north of Scandinavia means crisp mornings, warm sunny days and a colourful fanfare of foliage. It’s the ...
I ate at the world's northernmost McDonald's. The menu was packed with items I'd never seen before, but I'm not sure it was worth the trek.
Before the Tromsø location opened in 2024, the world's northernmost McDonald's was in Rovaniemi, a city along the Arctic Circle in Finland that hosts the Santa Claus Village. Upon its opening in 1997, ...
Helsinki Times20d
Overtourism in Santa’s village, start-up race and icebreaker diplomacy: Finland in the world press
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 ...