Rovaniemi wasn’t always known as the home of Santa Claus. It only took on the title in the 1980s, four decades after the city was destroyed during World War II. As Rovaniemi rebuilt itself and became ...

A tourist season that stretches from October to March has been anything but jolly for some residents of the “Official Hometown of Santa Claus.” A tourist season that stretches from October to March ...

Christmas is here, and it is that time of the year when kids look forward to getting gifts from Santa. While we adults may play down their excitement by saying Santa is not real, that is not true.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Santa taking one of his reindeer for a ride in Rovaniemi © Juho Kuva You can ...

Everyone knows the basics about Santa, the jolly man in a red suit that delivers gifts at Christmas. How a small town near the Arctic Circle in Finland became known as his “official hometown” proves a ...

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Land of the midnight sun: the day is more than 20 hours long during summer in northern Finland Practising Muslims across the world are observing Ramadan. For one month, they are fasting between first ...

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