Santa Clause is coming to town!! While the elves are busy preparing for Christmas, Santa is taking a break from his busy Lapland workshop to visit the official opening of Aleksanterinkatu Street on Sunday 22 November 2015, a tradition that is more than half a century old!! Santa Claus together with Major of Helsinki will arrive at […]
Winter (time) is coming
Just a reminder for all of our guests travelling the Nordic countries now, On the night to Sunday (24th of October 2015) we leave summertime and enter winter time. This means that at 03:00 the time goes back to 02:00 So you can sleep 1 hour extra without losing any time, but make sure to […]
4th of October – Kanelbullens dag / Day
Every year since 1999 Swedes have celebrated “Kanelbullens dag” (Swedish for Day of the cinnamon roll”. But it’s not only in Sweden you have the possibility to eat this delicious snack, it’s also common in the other Nordic countries.
2016 / Japanomania in the North
In 2016 Helsinki and Oslo will hold an exhibition called “Japanomania”. The background of the exhibitions is to show how the art took affect from when Japan opened their borders in the 1860s. Artwork from Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet and Gerhard Munthe can be experienced during this exhibition. Helsinki Where? Ateneum Art Museum When? […]
The Rock Church (Temppeliaukio) / Helsi...
The Temppeliaukio church, most commonly known as the Rock Church, is located in the heart of Helsinki, at the end of Fredrikinkatu. The church is excavated directly into solid rock. Inside is circular and enclosed by walls of bare rock. The ceiling is a giant disc made of copper wire. Before noon, the sunlight spreads […]
Welcome to Santa Claus Village
Santa Claus Office, where you can visit Santa Claus every day! Santa Claus Office is located in Santa Claus Village, Lapland Rovaniemi, Finland. The office is open every day throughout the year and you can meet Santa at his office. Santa Claus Office was established in 1992 and has received millions of children and grown-ups […]