Elina Mäkinen was the first Finnish woman to complete the Ice Mile. Here are her top ice bathing experiences, from plunges ...

writes Ginny Prior Not only does Santa Claus make his home in Lapland, herds of arctic animals feed in the snow-covered forests while sled dogs pull fur-hooded mushers across the frozen landscape.

Ever wondered about the reality of a winter wonderland job? Lapland, the iconic festive region cloaked in wintery charm and famed for being Santa's homeland, comes alive during the Christmas ...

The magic of Lapland begins before you even leave the ... Trees seemed to stretch on forever, the landscape covered in a blanket of snow, as we made our way through the quiet roads which wended ...

Surrounded by a lunar snowy landscape, this bucket list destination ... Meanwhile, other areas in Lapland faced the impact of unseasonably warm weather and heavy rainfall. On December 3 and ...

That's why many families head to Lapland on the run-up to the big day. One woman recently visited the winter hotspot in Finland, but was left totally gobsmacked when she arrived. She was hoping to ...

Huge German holiday firm TUI has begun scrapping some of its wildly popular Lapland trips as an essential element is missing: snow. Towns like Rovaniemi, the ‘official home of Santa’, have ...

This winter, you can sign up for a once-in-a-lifetime challenge, husky sledding in Sweden’s Arctic Circle with the Lapland Husky Trail – all in support of Mountbatten Isle of Wight.