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

Forecasts suggest that peak solar activity will make aurora borealis displays even more intense than usual in 2025. Here are ...

Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez had set out on a snowy escapade this Christmas season into the mountains of Lapland, Finland. They seem to have had quite a merry time there ...

Before departing, Santa offered comforting words to children: “Nobody can be good all the time. Just do your best, and if you’ve been quite good, don’t worry about the gifts.” Stacking ...

"Who knew what a troll was before?" literature and Finnish language teacher Saara Varmola asked her 14 to 15 year-old students who all promptly raised their hands during a class at a Helsinki ...

Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Finland. Rovaniemi Rovaniemi—the administrative and commercial capital of Lapland, Finland’s northernmost province—wasn’t much of a tourist destination ...

If you look closer might also spot Santa's cottage. From the moment the playful (and sometimes naughty) elves greeted us in Ivalo, Finland, and led us in Christmas songs on the bus ride to the Lapland ...

Not the reaction of a young child, but the first thought that came into my head when I stepped into the half-light of a Lapland Polar ... the fresh snow into a Finnish forest.

“I wanted to invite this group of leaders to Lapland to show them what kind of place Finland is. During their visit, the guests got to experience our northern climate, the polar night and the ...