Santa Claus Village, Rovaniemi

Honestly I’m a bit disappointed by the village being the wonderland of Santa clause, it turned out to be a tourist attraction more than a feeling, the arctic circle is just a wall with barely any signs of it. Either my expectations were to high (though most of the time I don’t set any expectations for anything for a positive fun trip) or the location is just ruined by the shops and restaurants that are Christmas themed.

Need more letters from Indonesia to Santa Claus... Love this place where you can meet and greet Santa in person. Who has been a good child this Year will get A present from Santa himself

Best time to arrive before lunch, enjoy the exploration over the village and take photos over daylight followed by night fall. Magical feeling! Don't forget the Reindeer Burger

An amazing place to visit. It is the official home of Santa Claus. Located right at the Arctic circle, it is a must visit place. You can send post cards to your friends and family from here. The post cards will bear a unique stamp which you will get nowhere in the world. Here you can get yourself a certificate which says you have crossed the ACRTIC CIRCLE for 6-7€. You can also get your passport stamped for 1€.(don't know if they still do it) You can get a zero euro banknote souvenir from here for 3.50€. You can get a fancy photo with Santa.(This is really expensive 32-65€, depending on what extra things you are opting for). There is Santa part just 15min walk from here, which unfortunately also costs 26-30€ to enter. You can buy a lot of souvenirs here which are one of a kind. The park is huge with husky and reindeer farms. You can also ride snowmobiles here. There is enough options for food available here. Cheap and best option would be at Santa's pizza and burger. Also, you must definitely try the shrimp soup. There is a huge line for this though. Children will have an absolute blast here.

Santa Claus was really kind and warm. But you have to wait more than two hours to see Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Also Santa village is like an amusement park, if you want to see the serene and beautiful snow country, I recommend going to the back of Santa village where Husky park is located or to Ranua zoo.