A tourist season that stretches from October to March has been anything but jolly for some residents of the “Official ...

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 ...

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 ...

And then, of course, there’s the town of Santa Claus. Santa Claus? Why is a small town in the midwest of America - more than 4,300 miles (6,920km) from Lapland - called Santa Claus? Maybe we ...

Johan Juujärvi is the manager of Rovaniemi Airport, in the capital of Lapland in northern Finland ... He lives in Santa Claus Village, a theme park dedicated to Santa. Sanna Karkkainen says ...

Arguably the most famous of such villages is the one located in Lapland, Finland. The city of Rovaniemi is home to the attraction known as Santa Claus Village, which is said to be the “official ...

Start the Week: Finland at 100 ... Travel to Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland, and you’ll find the Santa Claus Village. You can cross the magical Arctic Circle, chat to an elf or two and ...

A tourist season that stretches from October to March has been anything but jolly for some residents of the “Official ...