Lapland: Santa Claus and Northern Lights. New Year in Oulu

Santa Claus village in Finland is located next to the small town of Rovaniemi. A small village called Joulupukkajcks to visit Finnish Santa Claus all year round. Fabulous Lapland is not only a place where you can see the Northern Light, but also a permanent habitat of the real Santa Claus.

Mark new year, people no longer want in tropical countries, but aspire to the snow-covered edge to the homeland of Santa. Even teenagers who have not previously believed in Santa Claus, being in Lapland, will turn back to the fairy tale. They will want to write a letter to the Finnish Santa Claus and entertain a kaleidoscope of entertainment, which can offer this magical place.

Even if the celebration of the New Year is scheduled for some of the ski resorts of Finland, getting to visit to Santa Claus very simply and will not take much time. From any city, you can buy a plane ticket and fly to Rovaniemi, and there any public automotive transport to the fabulous village literally in 10 minutes.

How to get

The address of Santa Claus in Lapland is the village of Joulupukka, which is located 8 kilometers from the Finnish town of Rovaniemi. It is all 1000 kilometers from the Russian border. From St. Petersburg, having a visa, you can get by train, plane or bus in just a few hours. First you need to get to the capital of Finland, then to Rovaniemi, and from there every hour there are buses.

Rovaniemi has airport and railway station, so residents of St. Petersburg have the opportunity to take tickets to the village of Santa Claus directly. From the railway station in Rovaniemi, you need to sit on bus number 8. If tourists decided to travel to Finland on their vehicles, then tell the name of the village of Joulupuk to the navigator device and arrive accurately to the Santa's house.

Story

It is known to all that the real birthplace of Santa Claus is Lapland. It is said that this particular magic symbol of the new year created the famous Northern Lights. The first tourist who visited this place was Eleanor Roosevelt. In her honor, Finns built a hut that can be seen now.

To visit the village of Santa Claus is better in winter, but Santa Park and elves work there and in the summer. After all, children on earth a lot and each writes letters that need to be processed and delivered by destination. Santa reads all letters without exception, even if it has been sent by email.

Santa Claus's summer house is located there in the village, like the Winter Office, he began his work in 1950. There are a volume of books on the racks, where the books of the whole country and obedient kids are inscribed, who receive gifts from Santa every year. Finnish Santa Claus help fabulous elves. To get into this magic house, you will have to go through a clockwise mechanism.

On a note! In the village you can always go with a group where the guide will tell about the history of this place, and acquire memorable souvenirs. Be sure to write a letter from Lapland and send your relatives, the polar circle will stand on the envelope.

Opening hours, ticket prices

Finnish Santa Claus takes guests all year round, but there are days when the village cannot get into the village. To plan a train, it is better to know the exact schedule of reception days:

• From September to late November: from 10 am to 5 pm.
• From January 7 to May - from 10 am to 5 pm.
• From June to the end of August - from 9 am to 6 pm.
• From December 1 to January 6 - reinforced schedule from 9 am to 7 pm.

Children up to three years old can see see Finnish Santa Claus for free, adults will pay about $ 40, and children from three to 18 years old - $ 35. This cost is not only a meeting with Santa Claus, but also a visit to Santa Park.

Santa Claus letter

In the village of Joulupukka, not far from the Santa's house, there is a post office in which he is crowded at any time of the year. Here you can write and send a letter to any point of the Earth with the Polar Circle Print, and also leave Message by Santa Claus. Be sure to purchase unique cards with wonderful landscapes of Lapland and the Northern Lights.

In the post office, Santa Claus helpers are working - fabulous elves, they will help to make an interesting text. If the child is small and still does not know how to write, the elves will write a letter for it in any language of the world. Each visitor will have the opportunity to spend a photo session with all residents of the village, to warm up by the fireplace and watch the elves deliver the postal bags Santa.

The residence of Santa Claus in Finland has an official website, where every resident of the Earth has the opportunity to finite a letter to Santa Claus in electronic form.

Write down the resource addresses and be sure to recall the coveted message:

• santaclausvillage.info;
• santaclausholidayvillage.fi.

On a note! Sending one letter costs about 15 dollars. Remember, in any time of the year the letter was not written if putting it in a red box, Santa Claus read it precisely on Christmas Eve.

Winter fun

Santa Rovaniemi Park is decorated as a fabulous country. There will be interesting to people of any age. There you can ride the attractions, visit the Elf School, participate in games and competitions. Each child can visit calligraphic classes in writing and bakery Mrs. Claus, which bakes fragrant couplings. You can not only try delicious gingerbread, but also to participate in the process of their preparation.

Next to Rovaniemi and on its territory there are many ski resorts. You can organize your rest there, and visit Santa Claus to one of the days of his stay at Finnish territory. If on vacation forgotten the equipment of the house - not trouble, it can be bought in any Finnish store.

Despite the fact that the village works all year round, experienced tourists advise coming there in winter. Snow-covered tracks and New Year's light, as you can not, by the way, emphasize the eve of the New Year. Passing through the snow-covered paths, unwittingly begin to believe in magic. You can have a whole company to sculpt snowmen and play hockey.

The village of Joulupukka offers entertainment for any age:

• You can go skating on the frozen lake.
• Drive on snowmobiles, deer or dog sledding.
• Visit Ice houses and even arrange tea there.
• Try Finnish traditional dishes.
• To do with treated fishing or shake in the Finnish bath.

On a note! Each visitor of the fabulous place should get acquainted with the deer of Santa Claus. They live close to the Magic Grandpa's house.

Shops and restaurants

Dress warm if you visit Finland in the winter period and after viewing local attractions, go through the shops. Each can buy New Year's souvenirs at competitive prices.

If the children visited the elf's workshop, then all crafts made by their own hands, they will be able to pick up with them. Be sure to buy Christmas decorations, paintings-slides with northern lights and delicacies of Finnish cuisine.

Prices are given for 4 nights, races on Fridays: 01/26/18 - 03/26/18

Tour program:

1 day (Friday). Rovaniemi
Departure in Rovaniemi (if a tour with the flight) is booked. Transfer Airport - hotel, accommodation. Free time.

Day 2 (Saturday). Rovaniemi
Breakfast in the hotel.
11:00 - Excursion to Santa Claus village. Lapland, northern mysterious land, familiar to many more from children's fairy tales. Country of Saami, deer and Santa Claus. Any child knows that it is here that Santa Claus lives, in Finnish - Joulupukka. You can meet him in his office.
14:00 - Excursion for Rovaniemi with a visit to the Arctic Museum. The visible part of the museum, glass pipe, has a length of 172 m. The roof is composed of more than a thousand panels from a special, especially durable glass and oriented from north to south. Under the roof of the Palace, a local history museum is located, telling about the northern life, people and customs of the indoorry, history and culture of local residents. The museum presents the exhibits of the Northern Flora and Fauna. Undoubtedly, attention will attract the Hall of Culture and Life Saamov.
22:00 - In search of the Northern Lights by car, 2.5 hours (optional for surcharge).
See the Northern Light is a big luck and unforgettable impressions of life! In the evening, the snowless Lapland forest looks magnificent, and this trip will give you the opportunity to make sure. The snow reflects the light of the moon and stars, the trees mysteriously flicker in the light of the headlights. We will take away you away from the lights of the city and find an open place to admire the sky. The guide raises a fire, and you will experience your luck and try to see the Northern Lights. By the fire, everyone will be able to reach their favorite work of Finns - to fry sausages, and the guide at this time will prepare hot glegie for you.
Cost: 95 euro / take, 75 euro / reb. (4-11 years).

3 day (Sunday). Rovaniemi
Breakfast in the hotel.
Free time or add. excursions.
10: 00-15: 00 - Ranua Polar Zoo is a trip (optional for extra charge). The zoo is located 80 km from Rovaniemi and the road by car or bus will take about 1 hour. An entertaining walk through the zoo in which you can see animals and birds living in natural conditions of northern latitudes. You will have the opportunity to visit the souvenir shops, the Fazer factory store, the wine shop, in which you can purchase unique wives from wild berries: clouders, lingers, blueberries, etc.
Cost: 95 euro / take, 85 euro / reb. (4-11 years).
16: 00-19: 00 - Safari on snowmobile, 3 hours (optional for surcharge).
This safari begins with a snowmobile management training. You will have an excellent opportunity to ride a snowmobile on a snowy forest and a river.
The price includes: a program, special clothing, hot drink and sausage during the prival.
139 EUR / TIS. On a double snowmobile, 184 euro / tzr. on a single snowmobile, 70 euro / reb. in sleigh.

4 day (Monday). Rovaniemi
Breakfast in the hotel.
Free time or add. excursion.
11: 00-13: 00 - visiting a reindeer farm (as desired for surcharge).
We will go to the local reindeer farm. You will familiarize yourself with the reindeer deer and the peculiarities of the life of reindeer breeders. Coming the rite of dedication to Lampland. And of course you ride in the deer harness, make unforgettable photos and northern animals.
Cost: 110 euro / take, 80 euro / reb. (4-11 years).
13: 00-15: 00 - visit to the Husky farm, Safari on a dog harness (as desired for surcharge).
Professional dog breeders will introduce you to the life of husky on the farm, everyday work and life. You will pass a short rate of "young dog breeder", after which you go to safari (5 km) on dog sledding 1-2 people in a sleigh. Upon returning in the traditional Finnish Cote you will find hot tea or coffee with cookies.
Cost: 85 euro / take, 75 euro / reb. (4-11 years).

5 day (Tuesday). Rovaniemi
Breakfast in the hotel. Until 12:00 Release numbers. Transfer to the airport or station.
Departure to Moscow (if a tour with the flight is booked).

Attention! It is possible to boot extra. Hotel night.

On the guests to Santa Claus: Rovaniemi and Zoo Ranua, 4 days
(Departure from Helsinki)

Additionally, at will:

• Transfer on a flight bus SPB-Helsinki-SPb - from 70 Euros RT
• Transfer on the high-speed train Allegro SPb-Helsinki-SPb - from 140 EUR RT
• Transfer by train Repin Moscow-Helsinki-Moscow - from 190 Euro RT
• Airline Moscow-Helsinki-Moscow - from 200 euros

We ask you to check the availability of space before booking.

For this trip, you need to have an existing Schengen visa and medical insurance.

Tour program:

1 day
Meeting with a group in Helsinki. Helsinki sightseeing tour. Departure to Oulu. Hotel accommodation 3 * in the vicinity of Oulu (accommodation in double rooms). Hotel night.

2 day
Breakfast. Excursion trip to Lapland to visit Santa Claus to the city of Rovaniemi.
Next to the city of Rovaniemi, Yulaukka is hidden in the forest - this is a magic forest village, populated by elves and trolls - the most important assistants of Santa Claus! And right on the Polar Circle, in the underground cave in the hill of Syuvyashenvaara, guests from all over the world meets Santa Park (entrance. Tickets for surcharge).
In Santa Park, you will be able to visit the indiscreet number of secret places and entertainment, such as a giant snow ball, the elven post office, a souvenir shop "Elven Toy Factory", Christmas Bakery of Ginger Gingerbread, Show "Secrets of the Elven Toy Factory", Dance Show Santa Park (3 times a day), Magic train "Seasons", Elf Workshop, School of Calligraphy, Angry Birds School, Elf School (5 times a day), Ice gallery and bar accompanied by ice princess, you will also have the opportunity to visit champagne bar and Catteria "Cat", you can cross the polar circle, and do not forget to send a personal Christmas video card via Joinme Tube!
Return to the hotel. Relaxation.

3 day
Breakfast. Free day in Oulu or, at will, transfer to the most northern natural park of the world - the Arctic Zoo Ranua (optional).
In the zoo, a wide variety of services for the whole family is not only representatives of the world of wildlife, which approximately 50 types of Arctic and northern wild animals: white and brown bears, lynx, wolves, loss, owls, reindeer and other representatives of the northern fauna, habitat which is as close as possible to the natural habitat. Especially in winter, life is completely changed in the wildlife park. For many animals, the Arctic Winter is a natural habitat, and you can easily watch in a snowy park.
In winter, snow and ice sculptures are erected in the park, which make up an integral part of the wildlife polar park. Also in the zoo there is an opportunity to go skiing, snowmobiles, in dog and deer sledding (extra charge).
After a walk through the zoo, you can soar in the cozy warmth of the Lapland Chum restaurant, where you can have lunch and getting pregnant near the fireplace.
For lunch, sending towards Helsinki through Oulu. Settlement in the transit hotel. Hotel night.

4 day
Breakfast. Arrival in Helsinki ~ 10:00.

Additionally, be paid:
. If you travel one: Mandatory surcharge for single accommodation in the hotel - 105 € (12/29/2019 - 135 €)

Additionally, optionally pays:

• Entrance tickets to Santa Park - ~ 34,00 € \\ ~ 28 € Children from 3-12 years old, up to 3 years old
• Visit Husky Park (without a trip) - 10 € € € 5 children 4-12 years
• Visiting Husky Park + Ride on Sanya Dotted Husky - 30 € € € 15 Children
• Sanya-shaped riding - 18 € € € 14
• Ranua Zoo - 10 € and additional fee for the entrance ticket (take ~ 15 €, childish ~ 12 €)
• Optionally, we offer you accommodation in the hotel 4 * - Under request

New Year is a magical time. Adults await a holiday and change for the better, children are waiting for magic and gifts. If you want to give a child a real New Year's fairy tale and plunge into the atmosphere of children's happiness with your head - you need to go to the edge of the world - in Lapland! New Year on the homeland of Finnish Santa Claus - Joulupukka - and there is a real magic, such a journey will be remembered for life.

In Finland, as in Europe in Europe, the main event of winter is Christmas, and in the old style, December 25th. The new year is not so wide. So for the new year of the new year, Joulupuk will already give the Christmas gifts to Finnish children and the whole will take place, guests. The residence of Julupukka is 9 km from Rovaniemi, right on the border of the Northern Polar Circle.

Santa Claus village (Joulupukin Pajakylä) is an office and post Santa Claus, Santa Park, cottages for tourists, many shops and restaurants, a small deer farm. In winter, numerous slides are built on the square, from which you can ride for free. Next to the village there is another amusement park - the Arctic Winter World.

In the center of the village there is a big tree, sparkling in a festive dress, it immediately increases the mood!

Residence Joulupukki

About the Santa Claus house there is an interesting legend: since it is in this place that the earth's crust is very thin, then with the help of Santa Claus's special mechanisms, learned to control the time and, in particular, slow down the speed of the Earth's rotation. And this small trick helps Santa in one night to visit everyone in the world on the eve of Christmas and give all the gifts. In order not to disturb the structure of the clock mechanism, the guests are moving on suspended bridges;

Here you can see and even stroke the deer completely free. Reindeer parking is located at the main house;

You can get into the office to meet with Santa Claus through a long fabulous corridor. The famous wizard and his gnomes assistants are happily meet guests. This happens every day without weekends and holidays. In December there may be queues. Finnish Santa Claus speaks in many languages, including Russian!

After the office, be sure to visit the post of Santa Claus. From all over the world, letters come from children with their requests and wishes, the elves disassemble them and transmit Santa. Among the stacks you can find your own! Write a letter along with the child in advance and send to the address of the Central Post Office Santa Claus: Santa Klaus, 96930 Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi, Finland. From the mail of Santa Claus, you can send a postcard to relatives and friends. All letters and postcards are stamped with special seal of Santa, and they are immediately sent by destination. Pleasant souvenir beloved grandmothers.

Entrance to the territory of the residence is free. Riding on deer - 85 euros. Snowmobile riding - 150 euros. Postcard - 2-4 euros. Souvenirs from 20 euros. Santa's audience - free, photo with Santa in his house - 17 euros.

Rovaniemi railway station runs bus number 8, which takes you to the village of Santa Claus.

Santa Claus village sites:

• santaclausvillage.info.
• santaclausholidayvillage.fi.

Santa Park

2 kilometers from the village of Finnish Santa Claus, Santa Park is arranged - a children's thematic amusement park.

The legend is as follows: once Santa Claus from Christmas travel returned, and so he was conquered by the beauty of the local nature, which is right here, in the Polar Circle of Santa and his elves staged a real amusement park for his numerous guests. In a huge cave chopped in the rock with tireless dwarves, there is a whole underground city. This magical place is the only one in the world, where you can cross the polar circle underground and get a certificate in honor of this geographical achievement! Magic coordinates of the polar circle - 66 ° 33 "07"

Santa Park is a huge structure in the form of tunnels that are laid directly inside the rock. Before you make elves and fabulous characters, you have a long descent. Carousel, classes with elves, colorful costume show, cafe and souvenir shops.

Park "Arctic Winter World"

This amusement park works only in winter - from the beginning of December to the end of March. Every year, there are re-built from snow and ice entertainment: slides for children and adults with fantastic illumination, cafe and bar, where drinks are served in ice glasses, ice sculptures and even the hotel - needle (Snowman World Igloo), where you can spend the night in the sleeping Heated bag ..

Official Park Website: arctice.fi

Entrance to the park is paid

Santa Claus village is a very popular place to visit families with children, especially during the New Year holidays. People rushing here, dreaming not only to enjoy local beauties, but also return to a distant fairy tale once again. "Snow Queen", "Niels's Journey with Wild Goose" - these fabulous places really exist. And if you are lucky - you can see the Northern Lights!

This trip must prepare in advance. You can buy a ready tour, but it is much more convenient and cheaper to plan a trip on your own.

Book a hotel and buy tickets.

Option 1: You can get to the polar circle on your own car. From St. Petersburg to Rovaniemi more than a thousand kilometers. Without taking into account the plugs and passing the boundaries of the clock 12, and before the new year there are queues on the border, it means for the day they definitely do not have time, it is better to stay for the night in the middle of the way. In a trip with young children, this is especially true. There are inexpensive houses for family rooms and sauna on the way:

The most convenient to get to Santa Claus on the plane. The city of Rovaniemi and the village are located near the international airport, the airport and the city's railway station are direct flights from Helsinki. Rovaniemi Train Station every hour is running bus number 8 to the village of Santa Claus. And also, at Rovaniemi Airport you will be put in the passport in the form of Santa Claus.

A trip to the whole family just 3-4 days will turn into the most memorable traveling of childhood for your kids.

Hello, friends! What if new-fashioned routes for the celebration of the New Year under the palm trees on the seashore-ocean are no longer selected. And I want a real Russian winter with all winter entertainment: real frosts, fluffy snow, skating, sledding and skiing, the construction of snow fortresses and towns and a cheerful celebration of the New Year under the real Christmas tree in the present forest.

And there is a way out: it is necessary to go anywhere, but in Lapland - the kingdom of the Snow Queen and in the habitat of Santa Claus. In one of the articles, I already talked about traveling with children and that, having visited this country, it is impossible not to visit where Santa Claus lives. This amazing place is far away in the north of the polar circle of 9 kilometers from the capital of Lapland - Rovaniemi in the village of Joulupukka (Joulupukin Pajakyla).

Mysterious and unique Lapland

Lapland is an inexplicable and fabulous province located on the territory of Finland, with fantastic nature and a unique culture, of course, in many respects we are close. We are also familiar with strong frosts, like the Finns, and we love winter fun since childhood.

But what can be seen in Lapland will undoubtedly cause many unexpected emotions. In these places with primitive nature with forests and mountains, many rivers and lakes, the client air, the crowds of tourists, dreaming, not only to enjoy local beauties, but also return to the distant fairy tale from childhood again.

And for children it is an opportunity to see live places that are already so much known from the books of Hans Christian Andersen and Swedish writer Selma Lagerlef. The adventures of Kaya and Gerda, the reindeer, who originates from Lapland, in the country of the Snow Queen and Heroes from the book "Wonderful Journey Niels with wild geese" in Lapland - the first acquaintance with this northern country, which, no doubt, requires continuation.

And let's start our journey with Rovaniemi

The history of this northern city, the largest in Europe in Europe, begins in the 15th century. It is located 8 kilometers from the polar circle, from Helsinki - 800 kilometers and St. Petersburg - 1025 kilometers. It is this northern city in winter becomes the most beloved children and adult resort of Lapland.

And it is easy to explain. These are just those places where it spends most of the time in concerns and prepare for Christmas holidays. Favorite New Year's Character - Santa Claus (Finnish - Joulupukka). After all, it is here, just a few kilometers from the city, there is a famous village of Santa Claus.

It is clear that Santa Claus is almost the same as our, but on the European manner. But the history of his occurrence is somewhat different. It is assumed that his prototype became Saint Nikolai: Santa - "Holy", Klaus - "Nikolai. This general Christian holy in life secretly helped poor people and children. And the tradition of giving gifts on St. Nicholas's Day later transformed into a tradition to give gifts to children for Christmas. And this with great pleasure makes modern Santa Claus.

According to the legend, the constant dwelling and the secret workshop of Santa, where Christmas gifts are preparing for children, are on Mount Korvatunturi. But, since it began to spread rumors about the secret place of his habitat among people, Santa Claus, so as not to be fully declassified, decided to declare people and chose to this place in the polar circle near Rovaniemi.

Here, in Lapland, in the small village of Santa justified his working residence, which is now known for the whole world. It comes here every day, takes visitors from all over the world, reads letters from all over the world (which can be sent to: Santa Klaus, 96930 Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi, Finland), and some of them find out what children dream of, and what gifts they are Waiting for Christmas.

But in fact, Santa Claus village appeared in 1950. And it was connected with a visit to these places of the wife of the American president Eleonora Roosevelt. To her arrival was built a small wooden house as a temporary dwelling of Santa. It remained until today's days and is located near the office of Santa Claus.

So somewhere far beyond the polar circle, among the forests and sparkling in the sun, the Santa village appeared many years ago. It is pleased that such a wonderful place is and to visit him at least once in life it is necessary.

Santa Claus village sites:

Where Santa Claus lives - Childhood lives

This is the kingdom of Santa Claus, where the reality and the fairy tale are intertwined so closely, and such amazing events occur in its territory, inhabited by fabulous characters, which are forced to believe in the reality of what is happening and in the possibility of wonders and happiness not only of young children, but also quite adults. Thethek and Unusek.

Santa Claus village is an office and mail Santa Claus, Santa Park, cottages for leaving tourists, many shops and restaurants, a small deer farm. In winter, numerous slides are built on the square, from which you can ride for free. Next to the village there is another amusement park - the Arctic Winter World.

According to one of the hypotheses (I don't know, scientific or also fabulous), the place for this magic village was not chosen at all. particular slow down the speed of rotation of the Earth. And this small trick helps Santa in one night to visit everyone in the world on the eve of Christmas and give all the gifts.

The village is small, but not small. In the center of the village there is a large tree, decorated with small flags of different countries of the world. Around everything sparkles in the festive outfit, which immediately increases the mood.

The entrance to the village is free, but for different services, of course, you need to pay.

Office Santa Claus - Home Landmark

To Santa in his office in the office, you can get through a long fabulous corridor. The famous wizard and his constant assistants - the gnomes are happily meet guests, and in the reserved for a visit to the minute you need to try to tell Santa Claus about what is for you the most important thing in this life, make a desire and sit next to him.

Make it is easy, as Santa studied many foreign languages \u200b\u200bwell, including Russian. Santa's good and obedient children give gifts.

Entrance to Santa's house is free. But if you want to capture yourself in the photo next to Santa Claus, then for it will have to pay his assistants - the dwarves-photographers.

Playful and restless gnomes and elves help Santa to entertain guests.

In addition, they work in the Santa workshop, where amazing gifts are made for the children.

Santa and tireless worm itself. He takes guests every day without weekends and holidays. The operating time of the office depends on the time of year and on holidays (in December, the time of work increases, and there may be queues).

Official site of the office of Santa Claus:santaclauslive.com.

Mail Santa Claus

This is the place to be visited after the Santa Claus office. Every year here arrive almost half a million tourists.

Here you can order a letter from Santa Claus to any end of the world. Such a letter in the desired language (options are offered in 11 languages) will help to make up and send merry elves. Here, from different points of the planet, letters come from children with their requests and wishes that elves disassemble and then pass Santa. Interesting statistics: Since 1980, Santa received more than 16 million letters.

From the mail of Santa Claus, you can send a christmas card with good wishes to relatives and friends. All letters and postcards are stamped with special seal of Santa, and they are immediately sent by destination. Here you can buy various souvenirs and postcards.

Mail Santa Claus just like the office, works all days a year.

In the village there is another attraction with which an interesting ritual is associated, who love to make everything that visited this place: the intersection of geographical and, to some extent, the fabulous boundary of the polar circle depicted as a white line with the inscription "Arctic Circle".

The most "brave" (that is, those who cross the polar circle) waiting for a solemn presentation of memorable certificates in memory of this event.

There is another remarkable geographical landmark in the village: a large pillar with pointers of the directions of the biggest cities in the world.

Santa Claus Post sites:

• santagreeting.net.

Santa Park - Magic Cave Elf

Near the village there is underground (at the depth of several tens of meters) Santa Claus Park, inhabited by funny elves. This construction is in the form of a series of tunnels that are laid directly inside the rock. Before you make elves and fabulous characters, you have a long descent.

In the Santa Park in the adventure cave there are many diverse and cheerful entertainment for everyone. Especially fun here for children. At the Elf School, you can master any elven wisdom, learn how to sign Christmas cards with calligraphic handwriting.

And especially distinguished even with a diploma on the successful completion of the course of the young elf.

In the pastry shop and in the kitchen Mrs. Claus can not only try the delicious gingerbread cookies, but also to learn how to cook it. In addition, this kind woman has so many sweets.

It will not be superfluous to visit Santa Claus in his office, to once again visit the separation of the elven mail (suddenly not all friends are sent out postcards).

And the kingdom of ice princess (quite and not terrible, rather, on the contrary) just surprises you by the sculptures of northern animals and fabulous characters in the ice gallery.

You can also go on a fun journey with elves on the magical train "Seasons", play in a huge ball, filled with snowflakes, or on the Angry Birds playground.

Annual colorful costumed show will complement a long list of amazing adventures.

All the tasty food in the underground cafe, and those who did not have time to buy gifts are relatives, can do it in the local shops and souvenir shops.

Santa Park mode:

Santa Park is not working daily, but only at certain periods.

From 9 to 30 November 2019 - daily from 10:00 to 17:00. From December 1, 2019 to January 5, 2020 - daily from 10:00 to 18:00 (December 24 - from 10:00 to 16:00). From January 6 to January 11, 2020 - daily from 10:00 to 17:00 (January 11, from 10:00 to 15:00).

Santa Park site:santapark.com.

Ticket price in Santa Park for 2019-2020:

Unlike free entrance to the village, the entrance is paid here.

• From 9/11/2019 - 30.11.2019: Adults - 34 €, children (3-12) years - 28 €
• From 1.12.2019 - 12.21.2019: Adults - 35 €, children (3-12) years - 29 €
• From 12/22/2019 - 11.01.2020: adults - 36 €, children (3-12) years - 30 €.

Children under 3 can visit Santa Park for free. The cost of a ticket that has two days in a row is included, all entertainment of the Santa Park is included, and you can buy tickets to the Elf Cash.

Another remarkable place for the children and for their parents is very close to the village of Santa Claus. But this amusement park works only in winter - from the beginning of December to the end of March.

And every year this complex, which consists of a unique hotel-needle, a slide for children and adults in fantastic illumination, a cafe and a bar, beautiful sculptures, build anew from snow and ice.

With the ice slides on the sleds and the cheesecakes, everything is happy with pleasure: from Mala to Great.

You can even conquer all the new and new slides for a single entrance fee in the amusement park.

And rolling, you can also break. In an ice cafe or bar, you will be offered delicious drinks from berries - for children, and for adults - something stronger. And all this in ice glasses.

For a more complete idea of \u200b\u200bthe ice world, the coup can spend the night in a sleeping bag in one of the snow numbers decorated with ice from ice at the Arctice Igloo Hotel.

Zoos, located so far in the north, there is no more in the world.

It is located approximately 80 kilometers (or ride an hour) from Rovaniemi. More than 200 different animals and about 30 species of birds, including white and brown bears, wolves, and, of course, are lived here.

Excellent conditions have been created for animals: spacious enclosures, good feeding and care. The zoo was stretched by a long strip, about 2.5 km, in the forest. Therefore, for children at the entrance to the zoo, you can take free stroller or sledge. Children usually give preference to sledding.

In addition to the zoo here, you can still visit the Children's Fairy Park – the Castle "Mur-Moore" (or Elves Castle), in which the effects and elves make Christmas gifts for children, where you can enjoy tasty sweets of the local confectionery factory "Fazer" or a northern rare berry-cloudberry.

The zoo works daily. The time and cost of tickets depends on the season. From Rovaniemi to Ranua can be reached by car or by bus.

Official site Zoo Ranua: Ranuazoo.com

The mode of operation of the Zoo Ranua:

• From September 1 to May 31 - from 10:00 to 16:00
• From June 1 to August 31 - from 9:00 to 19:00

The cost of visiting the zoo:

From 01.10 - 09.12 and from 11.01 - 31.03:

• For adults - 15 €
• For children 4-14 years old - 13.50 €
• For pensioners - 14 €
• Family ticket - 51 €
• For students - 13.50 €

From 10.12 - 10.01:

• For adults - 18.50 €
• For children 4-14 years old - 16 €
• For pensioners - 17 €
• For students - 16 €
• Family ticket - 59 €

From 1.04 - 30.09:

• For adults - 17 €
• For children 4-14 years old - 14 €
• For pensioners - 14.50 €
• For students - 14 €
• Family ticket - 51 €

For children under 4 years old, visiting the zoo is free.

What else can you do in Lapland?

It is impossible to leave these places without riding in deer and dog sledding or in powerful snowmobiles.

You can find more about this on sites:

• wildlifesafaris.fi.
• gulo.fi.

Next to the Santa Claus office there is a deer farm.

It is small, but sufficient to organize wonderful walks in the sleigh, harnessed deer.

And, of course, you're great luck, if you can admire, according to eyewitnesses, the extraordinary beauty of the Northern Lights.

The time of this inexplicable natural phenomenon is difficult to predict. But still, suddenly you will find yourself at the right time in the right place.

Where to live and how to get?

There are no problems with accommodation and transport problems in these places. Despite all the severity of these places, the conditions for tourists are excellent here. You can accommodate on vacation at the hotel or in a separate comfortable and cozy cottage.

The city has a railway station, and just 10 kilometers from the city and 2 kilometers from the village of Santa Claus - Rovaniemi International Airport.

Cheap flights to Rovaniemi

From the center of Rovaniemi to the village of Santa Claus regularly walks the Santa's Express bus (route number 8), the trip on which occupies about 20-30 minutes. The cost of one-way ticket per person - 3.80 €. A taxi from the center to the village will cost several times more expensive - approximately 25 €.

And for a complete immersion in the local atmosphere, you can get from the city to the village of Santa Claus on deer or dog harness.

And if there is a desire to celebrate the new year in a family, in a cozy house by the fireplace in a fairy-tale atmosphere - a better place than fabulous Lapland, not to find.

A trip to Finland is also good because we have a common border with this country. Therefore, the opportunity to go to Finland from the northwestern part of our country is very simplified. For example, from St. Petersburg there can be sent different types of transport.

The easiest way is to get to Helsinki on the high-speed train "Allegro" or by car, bus, plane and even on the ferry. Also from Russia can be reached by bus from Murmansk and Kandalakshi. Those who live in the central part of Russia can take advantage of the services of the Moscow-Helsinki company "Lion Tolstoy".

The second advantage of this tourist destination is the relative ease of visa design. Finns willingly give Russian visa tourists.

Do not forget to take warm clothes and! Merry holidays!