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That time Santa Claus visited Finland’s Twitter chat

Santa Claus himself took part in ThisisFINLAND’s Twitter chat just a short while before Christmas, and you can still read his posts online.

Artificial intelligence helps Santa in Finnish Christmas videos

Santa has installed several artificial-intelligence innovations to help keep gift deliveries rolling. But as ThisisFINLAND’s videos show, he still has the answers when the machines are stumped.

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The Finland emojis take off on Christmas adventures

ThisisFINLAND proudly presents four short animated videos that celebrate the Finnish Christmas season.

December 24

Santa Claus arrives with the presents on Christmas Eve, not Christmas Day

Christmas Santa Claus

Amid preparations at home in Finland, Santa says Christmas deliveries will go ahead

Approaching the end of another year filled with coronavirus concerns and travel restrictions, Santa Claus wants everyone to know that he will not be deterred from delivering presents to the world’s children.

Christmas Santa Claus

At home in Finland, Santa tells the world’s kids he has the green light for Christmas

Children and adults alike will be glad to learn that vehicles propelled by flying reindeer – and their drivers – are globally exempt from travel restrictions, at least during the holiday season.

483 m (1,437 ft)

Height of Korvatunturi, the peak where Santa lives in Finnish Lapland

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ThisisFINLAND Christmas quiz

Try our Christmas quiz to see how much you know about Finnish Christmas traditions and foods – and to learn their names in Finnish.

Christmas Emojis

Stuck on the feeling

ThisisFINLAND Christmas Calendar 2015

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Finnish Christmas: Good, bad and ugly

Like many good things, Christmas in Finland is not without its foibles and nuisances. Here’s a light-hearted list.