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Santa Claus Village Rovaniemi:

EXPLORE IN WINTER

ou have probably heard of Lapland and its center of all this attention. With Santa Claus Village
Ybreathtakingly beautiful nature. The natural and northern lights, Rovaniemi is truly the capital
wonders of Lapland keep attracting thousands of of winter and Christmas. Social media influencers,
tourists year after another. And photographers, and many celebrities have already
being the most well-known city in found their way to this Arctic land – let me show you
Finnish Lapland, Rovaniemi is the why you should explore Rovaniemi in winter, too!

Erika Katainen
Travel Lover / Travelinsightpedia

Nature of Santa Claus Village Rovaniemi

The natural ambiance in Finland is one of a kind.
With lofty mountains, thousands of lakes and millions
of hectares of forests, the air in Finland is the cleanest
in the whole world. Finland is called “land of a
thousand lakes” for a reason. There are 168.000 lakes
in Finland and the water covers roughly 10% of the
area. And that is not all – the lakes in Finland has the
purest water in the world. Forgot to fill your water
bottle before hiking? No worries! You will surely be
able to find a water spring on your trail. Also, 74.2% of
the land area consists of forests, which makes Finland
the most densely forested country in Europe.
The Northern Lights & Other
PhenomenaWindow As you might guess, there are lots of national parks
and walking trails in Finland. Hiking is a very popular
Rovaniemi offers a spectacular view of the northern activity in this Nordic country, especially in the
lights. The best time to see the dance of the skies is northern region, Lapland. Also, you might have heard
during the darkest months, from around September to of these little fire cottages, called laavu or kota. There
March. It’s actually possible to see the northern lights are endless amounts of laavus in Finland and every
in northern Lapland almost every night. popular hiking trail has at least one, where you can
Finland is all about ice and snow during winter – the
longest season in the region. In winter the days are
short, which makes it easy to understand why Finns
drink the most coffee in the world per capita. And
in the northern regions, the sun does not rise above
the horizon for 52 days. Instead, the sky glows in the
middle of the day for a few hours. This phenomenon is
called the polar night. To explore Rovaniemi in winter
with all its wonders, make sure to catch sight of the
northern lights and the polar night.

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