Press release - 8 April 2020 10:41

Santa Claus sends his greetings to you from Rovaniemi The Official Hometown of Santa Claus®

Dear friends of Lapland

We are up against new difficulties globally, as both businesses and personal lives are affected. We feel you. Now is the time to join efforts and fight to stop this new threat called COVID-19.

It is heartbreaking to see many fine establishments close their doors worldwide.The most famous resident of Rovaniemi wants to send a positive message and kind reminder to everyone around the world, to keep dreaming.

It has been a quarter century since Santa Claus opened his doors to welcome visitors daily to his office at the Arctic Circle Rovaniemi. The tradition stands still as Santa Claus Office is closing the doors from visits here on the Arctic Circle but opening a window to Christmas magic via daily live stream, so that everyone in need of some Magic can join on Santa Claus Office website: www.santaclausoffice.com This is the time to dream new dreams!

Stay home and healthy and take care of your loved ones, remember to keep the dream alive,

on behalf of Visit Rovaniemi

Sanna & Anne & Toni the Visit Rovaniemi Media Team

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Visit Rovaniemi is the local tourist board of the Rovaniemi region in Lapland, Finland, and will bring you the latest stories and news from the Arctic Circle! Northern people, Arctic phenomena such as Northern Lights and the Midnight Sun, Arctic animals, events and of course Santa Claus and Christmas all year round!

Visit Rovaniemi is the city’s Christmas brand guardian. Visit Rovaniemi keeps central throughout its operations the Christmas brand values: authenticity, giving and caring, surprise and innovation as well as constant presence. Read more about the Rovaniemi Christmas brand below.

Download Rovaniemi Christmas Brand brochure as PDF here

Established in 2007, Visit Rovaniemi engages in image marketing, media visits, communications and PR, tourist information and congress marketing (Rovaniemi Congresses).

Contacts

Sanna Kärkkäinen

Press contact Managing Director, Media visit and PR Public relations and inquiries sanna@visitrovaniemi.fi +358 40 576 3414

Salla Tauriainen

Press contact Media visit and PR Coordinator Media visits & inquiries, Tour operator visits, Marketing salla@visitrovaniemi.fi +358 40 776 2418

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