Lapland

So today is Christmas Eve and did you think that I will not post something about it 😆! Well if you thought that you were wrong🤗. Nevertheless I am here with another place where🎅 Santa Claus lives. I think you already guessed it🏕. It's Finland🇫🇮. Well! I am not going to write about Finland, but I will write what are the places inside Finland🐠. And one of them is named is Lapland🎁.

The northern↖️ most part of Finland, Lapland, is the magical 🔮arctic region full of contrasts. In fact, contrasts are a key🗝 factor in the allure🏷 of Lapland where 24-hour sunlight in the summer☀️☀ replaces the dark winter ❄days filled with Northern Lights.

What the country lacks in hours of natural sunlight during the winter, it makes up for with infinite photo opportunities both day and night. Aptly nicknamed the ‘Land of a Thousand Lakes’, Finland is home to almost 200,000 inland lagoons. Between November and May each year, the lush landscapes of Lapland are coated in snow, transforming the region into a picture-perfect.

Lapland is also described as the land of 8 seasons: Christmas🎅 (deep winter), Frosty Winter❄ (late winter), Crusty Snow 🍷(spring), Departure of Ice🌻 ( early summer), Midnigt Sun🎑 (summer), Harvest Season🍍 (late summer), Colourful Autumn 🍂(autumn), First Snow☃️ (early winter).

In northern Lapland the lights shine about every other clear night between September ♍and March. In southern↙️ Finland they are visible on about 10-20 nights🌃 a year. Look to the stars. If you notice that the night sky is clear and starry⭐, your chances of seeing the northern lights 💡are good.

The Northern Lights are visible on roughly 200 nights🤏 a year – or every other clear night – in Finnish Lapland. The more traditional ways to go Aurora spotting are snowshoeing, cross-country skiing or snowmobile and sled🛷 dog touring.

Here comes Christmas: 🎁🌲🎅🎄🤶

Finnish people believe that Santa Claus or Father Christmas lives in the north part of Finland called Korvatunturi (or Lapland), north of the Arctic Circle. People from all over the world send letters to Santa Claus in Finland. There is a big tourist theme park called 'Christmas Land' in the north of Finland, near to where they say that Father Christmas lives.

In Finland, Santa might also be known as Joulupukki! (This really means 'Christmas Goat' as it was traditional in Finland that there was a Yule Goat who was scary and asked people for presents - and certainly didn't give any out! Over time the goat 🎠became the gift giver 🧧and then Santa took over the gift giving duties but the name of the Christmas Goat was still retained in Finland!) Joulupukki rides🎢 with reindeer 🦌leaves gifts💝 under the Christmas tree 🌳but if you have been naughty you could end up with a bag of coal🚂!

Santa Claus Village is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Rovaniemi and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the Rovaniemi Airport.

Santa Claus Village🙅‍♀️ is an amusement park in Rovaniemi in the Lapland region of Finland. It was opened in 1985.📜

Santa Claus Office🏤: A Santa Claus's Office is located inside the main building of the Village, for visitors to take photographs and chat with Santa Claus. However, there is an "office hour" for Santa Claus and he may not be in the office all the time even when the Village is open.

Santa's house of snowmobiles ❄: A museum about the history and evolution of snowmobiles in the Arctic areas.

Finland, Christmas Eve🌲 is the main event of the holidays,🏖 and the night Santa🤶 comes with his presents. It is spent with the family, decorating the tree,🍸 drinking “glögi” (mulled wine) and doing the quintessential Finnish thing, bathing🛁 in a Christmas sauna.

In Lapland, Christmas is big🔴. ... Not only is Lapland home to Father 🎅Christmas it is also home to countless reindeer. Reindeer herding in Lapland is big business👨‍📇. And all of these beautiful animals come with some incredible reindeer attractions that are just a perfect fit for families visiting Lapland Finland.

I hope you liked my blog as much as you like celebrating 🍾 Christmas 🎄. I wish all of you guys a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year( I will come again on new year😂).