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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James Brooks

Santa Claus village faces threat of overtourism

Tourists visit Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park on the edge of the Arctic Circle.

They frolic in the snow, take a reindeer sleigh ride, sip a cocktail in an ice bar or even meet Saint Nick himself in the capital of Finnish Lapland, Rovaniemi, which happily calls itself the “official hometown of Santa Claus."

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