Vegan ham flying off Finnish shelves for Christmas
Wheat gluten, also known as seitan, is gaining ground in Finnish supermarkets alongside more traditional Christmas fare such as pork
Read more
Christmas
Finland will have a white Christmas, meteorologist says
Clear, crisp winter weather is in store for Finland as of Thursday, bringing a spell of subzero temperatures lasting through
Read more
Finnish research shows spike in post-Christmas divorce applications
Historical data show a nearly 40 percent increase in divorce applications filed in January, compared to December, according to Turku
Read more
Organic Christmas trees a growing market in Sweden
Anna Benson helps run a company started by her father that grows and sells KRAV-label trees. Although there are a
Read more
Santa changes the way he will answer letters
Things are getting busy at the North Pole. Santa Claus and the elves are getting ready to answer the flood
Read more
More Swedes travel abroad for xmas holidays
Air travel abroad from Swedish airports over the Christmas and New Year holidays have increased by 50 percent over a
Read more
Sweden’s North: from myth to reality
The myths of Christmas are tied to the north of Sweden in many people’s imaginations. But what is the reality
Read more
Helsinki has priciest Xmas trees in Finland
An Yle survey of market square Christmas tree merchants shows that Helsinki, and especially central Helsinki, has the most expensive.
Read more
Wet weather in store for Finland’s holiday travellers
Finns will travel far and wide over the holiday break in the midst of unsettled weather conditions. Motorists will face
Read more
Direct Central European flight arrives in Lapland
A direct scheduled flight route has been opened between Finnish Lapland and Central Europe. The first plane to fly the
Read more
Miserable snow conditions in Finland
With long-term forecasts now extending to late December, meteorologists at Finland’s public broadcaster Yle, say it is likely that sleigh
Read more
Google technology shares Santa’s village in Arctic Finland with global audience
The internet giant Google has leveraged its global reach to offer the world a look at the place where Santa
Read more
Canadian Inuit community applies for holiday booze ban
The alcohol education committee in the Inuit community of Kimmirut in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is asking for
Read more
Finland’s Santa replies to holiday mail
More than 40,000 letters will leave Santa’s main post office at Finland’s Arctic this week. Last Christmas, the Italians dethroned
Read more