The Finnish word for Santa Claus, joulupukki, means “Christmas goat” and has its roots in old pagan traditions, including the nuuttipukki, a horned figure dressed in furs who visited homes after ...

Tourism that started in the 1950s to Santa's home in Rovaniemi, Lapland in Finland is now suffering from overtourism and the ...

The whole country feels designed with children in mind, from Helsinki’s playful public spaces to the wide-open north.

The stevens have traveled all the way from Orlando to visit santa claus village in Rovaniemi Finland. It's been magical. It's definitely been *** longtime dream of mine. I am *** christmas fanatic. I ...

NEW YORK - Nearly a week and a half before Christmas, Santa Claus is readying his reindeer for the long journey around the world to deliver presents from his sleigh. In Finland, there's a village ...

As reported by Finnish public broadcaster YLE, Santa Claus has left his hometown in Korvatunturi, Lapland ahead of his ...

ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) -- Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park perched on the edge of the ...

(CNN) — Each year, millions of families wait for Santa Claus to visit their homes but now, you can visit his. Airbnb is inviting one lucky family to spend three nights at Santa’s cabin in Rovaniemi, ...

ROVANIEMI/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has not caught Finland unprepared. Even the Santa Claus theme park in his "hometown" in the snowy north is ready to stand down its elves and ...

Play above the Arctic Circle at Santa Claus Golf in Lapland—midnight sun lighting pine fairways as reindeer roam. A ...

Santa Claus's sleigh flew over the Baltic Sea and headed towards the Gulf of Finland. This follows from the data of the ...

RIVERSIDE, CA.- For those days he is not busy giving out gifts around the world, Saint Nicholas is the number 1 fan of a soccer team in Finland, the Football Club Santa Claus which plays in the Nordic ...