During the weeks prior to Christmas, Finland seems overrun by party fever. This phenomenon is called the Pikkujoulu (pre-Christmas party) season. And that same energy was brought to Duluth today. The ...

Step into Finland’s oldest and most magical Christmas market in Helsinki at Tuomaan Markkinat. Experience festive lights, Christmas music, and beautifully decorated stalls offering unique arts, crafts ...

FITCHBURG — The community is welcome to celebrate the season and bake traditional “Joulutorttu”, Finnish Christmas pastries, and taste “Glogi”, a holiday drink from 10 a.m. until noon, Sunday, Dec. 1, ...

At Helsinki’s Tuomaan Markkinat, Finland’s oldest and largest Christmas market, we were instantly immersed in festive magic. The square buzzed with Christmas lights, music, and beautifully decorated ...

(CNN) — Each year, millions of families wait for Santa Claus to visit their homes but now, you can visit his. Airbnb is inviting one lucky family to spend three nights at Santa’s cabin in Rovaniemi, ...

The Luxury Lapland Winter Escape is a four-night festive journey through pristine Swedish and Finnish Lapland that blends tradition, culture and creature comforts with exhilarating adventure. Enter ...

HELSINKI, Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This winter, Helsinki invites you to indulge in the tastes, traditions and treats of a Finnish Christmas. During the month leading up to the holidays, the city ...

The Finns really know how to celebrate the Christmas season. Here are a few more Finnish holiday traditions: Anna's Day: Dec. 9 is the day preparations for Christmas traditionally begin in earnest.

Get out the eggnog! Because all the fun with Santa starts very soon. Rovaniemi is the capital of Lapland in Finland, located at the northern Arctic Circle. Lying at the junction of North and South on ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — Workers at Santa ...

Santa is a beloved seasonal worker and supervisor at Finavia airports. Every year, he performs an audit of our airports to ensure they are ready for Christmas in all respects. Are the airport staff ...