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| Location | Rovaniemi,Finland |
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| Coordinates | 66°32′36″N25°50′51″E / 66.54333°N 25.84750°E /66.54333; 25.84750 |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | June 1985; 40 years ago (1985-06)[1] |
| Owner | Dianordia Oy |
| Website | https://santaclausvillage.info/ |
Santa Claus Village (Finnish:Joulupukin Pajakylä;Northern Sami:Juovlamánnu gilicode: sme promoted to code: se) is anamusement park inRovaniemi, a city in theLapland region ofFinland. It was opened in 1985.[2]
The first building to be built in the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi was the Roosevelt Lodge, which was built in the 1950s for a visit byEleanor Roosevelt, the wife of the at that timeUS-President,Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The first original home ofSanta Claus wasKorvatunturi, built as the "Finnish equivalent ofDisneyland". In 1985, Rovaniemi was declared as an official hometown of Santa Claus.[3][4]
There was an association calledJoulumaa, founded 1989 in Rovaniemi, consisting of 34 companies. The association was closed in 1992 due to financial difficulties as Joulumaa could no longer afford to continue the letter service, answering letters received bySanta Claus.[5]
Santa Claus Village is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Rovaniemi and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from theRovaniemi Airport.
TheSanta Claus Park that is connected to the Santa Claus Village was in 2007 awarded by Topworld International and placed as the second best Travel Adventure in Finland. Since 2008, it still holds second position after Topworld invited travellers to vote for their own Top 10 list over adventures.[citation needed]
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