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Tensions between traditional livelihoods and modern defense priorities are growing in northern Finland. Since joining NATO in 2023, Finland has increased military exercises near the Rovajärvi firing ...

A fighter jet roaring through the grey sky breaks the tranquillity of a boreal forest in northern Finland, one more sign of a ...

The Official Airline of Santa Claus has boosted its scheduled flights to Finnish Lapland, offering 179 weekly flights to the home of Father Christmas as British passenger demand booms.

In a blaze of laser lights, artists from 26 countries were preparing to rip the roof off at Saturday's Eurovision Song ...

For the eighth year in a row, Finland has secured the title of the world's happiest country – and with good reason. Not only is it the literal home of Father Christmas, it boasts breathtaking national ...

The Father Christmas paid a visit to several locations in the UK before heading further west. Here at The Sun, we'll be providing updates throughout the day on the Santa tracker provided by NORAD ...

It commemorated an occasion I do not remember: my first Christmas, when my Jewish father and Catholic mother, newly married, were too broke to buy me anything else. By the time I can remember ...

It's the age-old debate at this time of year - what to call the big man in the red suit. Is it Santa Claus, Father Christmas, or something else? Each name has its own history, and in the same way ...

Having defended myself, and Chesterton, from any pharisaical guardians of the feast, I’m going to risk the ire of lovers of Christmas by confessing that I prefer good old Father Christmas to ...

Christmas Eve in Finland can involve going to the sauna with ... with a New Year tree and a visit from the Slavic character Father Frost, who leaves unwrapped presents for children.

Through the centuries, as Christianity reached Finland, Santa Claus evolved from the mean-spirited forest creature, ‘Joulupukki,’ into a jollier Father Christmas,” Kimbley explained. “He lives now on ...