Rovaniemi is The Official Hometown of Santa Claus® and as Christmas approaches, Santa Claus receives many questions about visiting the Santa Claus Village. Rest assure no matter what, Santa Claus will always be in Santa Claus Village, continuing his life mission: to enhance the well-being of children and the kindness of grown-ups, as well as spread the message of love and goodwill and the Christmas Spirit across the globe.
You can meet Santa Claus every day of the year, for free
There is much more to Santa Claus village. The village has many restaurants, boutiques, hotels, cabins and igloos and to add into village charm, the central square offers a beautiful setting to cross the Arctic Circle.
The Village is a home to many cute animals, like animals on Elf´s Farm Yard Zoo, Husky Park and Santa Claus Reindeer. Santa Claus Village offers many activity companies providing Lapland experiences and fun for the whole family, such as Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park, Santa’s Adventures, Wild Nordic Finland and Sunny Safari. During the snowy season your winter games are joined by real snowmen of the Snowman World.
Santa Claus Village has all amenities one could wish for
You can choose form a variety of magical accommodations, enjoy arctic delicacies at local restaurants and cafes, join the daily arctic activities and of course fall in love with the mellow happiness of Christmas magic all year round.
Here you can find charming cabins, igloos, hotels, local treats of the restaurants and boutiques filled with Finnish design and handicrafts. The Santa Claus Village offers many factory shops and boutiques offering Marimekko, Iittala and local handicrafts, not to mention Moomin products and lifestyle products by Balmuir. Have a look at the wonderful offering of the Village boutiques and webshops!
The Main Post office is an attraction on its own, here you can send Christmas cards to your loved ones with an special Arctic Circle stamp.
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Visit Rovaniemi is the local tourist board of the Rovaniemi region in Lapland, Finland, and will bring you the latest stories and news from the Arctic Circle! Northern people, Arctic phenomena such as Northern Lights and the Midnight Sun, Arctic animals, events and of course Santa Claus and Christmas all year round!
Visit Rovaniemi is the city’s Christmas brand guardian. Visit Rovaniemi keeps central throughout its operations the Christmas brand values: authenticity, giving and caring, surprise and innovation as well as constant presence. Read more about the Rovaniemi Christmas brand below.
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