Santa Claus is very much real and lives in a village in Finland. Rovaniemi, the home of Santa Claus Rovaniemi in Lapland has been the 'official' home of Santa Claus since 1985, and the winter ...

ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park perched on the edge of ...

Tourists visit Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle, in Rovaniemi, Finland, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/James Brooks) ...

Popular viewing spots include Rovaniemi (Finland), Abisko (Sweden), and Tromsø (Norway). Santa Claus Village (Finland) is located near Rovaniemi that offers reindeer rides, elf workshops ...

Tourists visit Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle, in Rovaniemi, Finland, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/James Brooks) AP International ...

Tourists gathered at Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle, in Rovaniemi, Finland, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/James Brooks) ROVANIEMI, ...

Santa Claus appeared before children at his home village on the Arctic Circle in Finland on Monday. He told them that "it might be impossible to be good and nice all the time," but they should do ...

Finland has staked a claim as the official home of Santa Claus, drawing international tourists to a holiday village in the Lapland region. It's also where thousands of children around the world ...

Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle.