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last update:Mar042024December 12, 2023March 4, 202410Commentsby Santiago H

A letter to Santa Claus: how to do it and his address

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When you want to write a letter to Santa Claus, you have to take into account that he is a busy man. We all know he lives in Lapland, specifically in Rovaniemi, where you can go and visit him in his office. Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in their Lapland house. Source (CC: by) If Lapland is too far away for you this year, but…

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last update:Nov132022November 13, 2022November 13, 2022Go tocommentsby Santiago H

How to plan a family trip to Rovaniemi, Lapland

Posted in Finland Tourism, Lapland

In the next few posts we are going to let a friend of the website tell us about something quite magical that I’m sure many of you will want to do too: a family trip to Rovaniemi, Lapland, in the snowy winter to visit Santa Claus. You already know Javier from when he came to visit me in Finland when I was an Erasmus student….

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last update:Jan082024December 1, 2018January 8, 20241Commentby Santiago H

Santa Claus sights and attractions in Lapland

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Christmas in Finland is more than a tradition. Since Finland is the place where Santa Claus lives, Finnish people take Christmas pretty seriously. Today we talk about three sights and attractions that feature Santa Claus in Lapland, the north of Finland. All of these sights can be found in the capital of Lapland, Rovaniemi. Santa Claus Village The first attraction is situated 8 kilometers north-east…

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last update:Aug132019November 26, 2014August 13, 20192Commentsby Santiago H

Glögi: hot spiced wine in Finland

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Jouluppuki (Santa Claus) is coming to town, and adults in Finland warm their bodies and hearts with Christmas markets, lights in the streets and some hot beverages. We will talk about one of these beverages today: the Glögi. What is Glögi? Glögi is one of the traditions of Finnish Christmas. It is an unknown beverage in Southern Europe (Hot wine? With spices? Nobody ever dared…

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