Touting itself as the "real home of Santa Claus," Finland celebrates Christmas with markets, festivities and traditions, all culminating on Christmas Eve with a ...

Helsinki transforms into a city of light, flavour and festive joy as winter arrives. The Finnish capital celebrates Ch ...

According to the Finnish tradition, Christmas is brought to the homes by St. Thomas on December 21 (St. Thomas Day) and is taken away by St. Knut on January 13. St. Thomas markets prepare for the ...

WE’VE all dreamt of having a white Christmas, and there are a number of places within three hours from the UK where it will ...

Christmas in Finland is a very special time, with much attention paid to fine food, family fun and beautiful decorations. The Finnish Tourist Board is pleased at this time of year to answer a few of ...

ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — Workers at Santa Claus Village, a holiday theme park on the edge of the Arctic Circle, chipped away at a frozen dome, using chisels to put the final touches on an ice ...

During the weeks prior to Christmas, Finland seems overrun by party fever. This phenomenon is called the Pikkujoulu (pre-Christmas party) season. And that same energy was brought to Duluth today. The ...

Who: With Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila. Written and directed by Jalmari Helander. Rated: Not rated; includes old-man nudity, butchering scenes and blood. In English ...

My mother, Eila, was an immigrant from Finland, and I was born in her hometown, Rauma, located on Finland’s west coast across the Gulf of Bothnia from Sweden. A Finnish Christmas revolves around ...