When you think of Christmas, most think of Santa Claus. Although the legendary character Santa is part of Christmas, it hasn’t always been like that. In fact, Santa Claus is the product of the merging ...

When confectioner Laszlo Rimoczi decided to put masks on his chocolate Santas in his small workshop in rural Hungary, he intended it as a light-hearted joke to raise people's spirits amid a worsening ...

Christmas is coming, but in Santa's home village in northern Finland, the COVID pandemic means that the flocks of tourists who usually start to make merry in Rovaniemi at this time of year are not.

But beyond the festive folklore lies a vast, wild, and profoundly beautiful region that offers some of Europe’s most authentic and memorable travel experiences. This is the real Lapland, a sprawling ...

Tickets are relatively affordable: standard return fares with the Finnish National Rail company start at £27.60 for adults ...

Getting there can cost as little as £358.60, while accommodation can be booked for £591, bringing the overall cost for two ...

Speaking to several hundred people Tuesday (Oct. 7) at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce annual banquet, Finland ...

Finland's Arctic may be best known for snow and Santa, but Lapland made headlines for something entirely different in September — record warmth. September 2025 was Lapland’s warmest on record, and the ...

ST. NIKOLAUS, Germany (AP) — Santa’s elves start early in Germany. Three postal workers set off Saturday on their nearly 3,000-kilometer (1,860-mile) bicycle journey from St. Nikolaus, Germany, to the ...