ROVANIEMI, Finland — Here in Santa Claus Village, near the Arctic Circle, is the self-anointed “Official Santa,” a Finn who refused to give his real name, insisting he was actually Mr. Claus. A couple ...

Santa Claus has been welcomed to Japan by children after arriving by plane. He will participate in various exchange ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lapland in Finland is known as the official home of Santa Claus. Know here why and what winter activities you can do in this ...

The world’s top Christmas destination for 2025 isn’t Santa’s hometown — it’s this city in the US - The US destination tops a ...

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, Finland, ...

LAPPEENRANTA, Finland – Santa and Father Frost, not tanks and troops, have met up at the busiest border crossing between Russia and Finland. But despite the jovial ho-ho-hos in the annual show of ...

"Make sure the reindeer have plenty of water - and don't forget to drink a glass every hour too," Santa reminds a team of elves as Lapland swelters in a record heatwave. It's not every day that Father ...

ROVANIEMI, Finland — After dinner at the Bull Bar and Grill in the small Finnish city of Rovaniemi, Mariel Tähtivaara, a law student, popped into a supermarket to grab some dessert. As she perused the ...

ROVANIEMI, Finland — Here in Santa Claus Village, near the Arctic Circle, is the self-anointed “Official Santa,” a Finn who refused to give his real name, insisting he was actually Mr. Claus. A couple ...