Christmas

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Travel To Finland: Foreign Nationals Are Required To Show Certificates On Arrival

The EU Digital COVID Certificate will be introduced nationally. In practice, this means that in Finland the COVID-19 passport can be used in situations and premises which are subject to restrictions. In Read More

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Lonely Planet Ranks Rovaniemi As No.1 Winter Destination in Europe for 2020-2021

Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland, has been ranked as the No.1 winter destination in Europe for 2020-2021 by one of the most respected travel sites in the world, Lonely Planet. The ‘official’ Read More

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Christmas Traditions In Finland: How To Celebrate It

Christmas is mostly thought as a family event, but of course everyone have their own way to celebrate it. In the eve of Christmas many family traditionally eats rice porridge as a breakfast. The rice porridge is eaten with cinnamon and sugar or with a plum soup, and if you ever do this for example during the summer time, it will always give you the feeling of Christmas.

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A to Z of My Family Visit to Santa’s hometown: How to plan & What to Do (Part 1)

Since returning from Lapland myself and my husband have been inundated with questions from friends, family and work colleagues about how to go about planning a trip to Lapland. With this in mind I decided to write a (once off) blog on our experience from start to finish.

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My Visit Lapland experience: How i got infected by the ‘Lapland Virus’

Some say there is a special word for this state of mind. They all it a Lapland virus (I don’t know the exact Finnish word for it), which you may catch on your first visit and never get rid of it, for the rest of your life. I definitely got infected and after three visits to Lapland in different times of the year, still did not get cured. But who wants to be cured anyway?