New Year

Happy New Year!Christmas and New Year in Finland are holidays in which reality is closely intertwined with myths and fairy tales, these are brilliant flakes of white snow, these are lights shimmering with all the colors of the rainbow, light and general fun.

Beautiful ancient traditions create the atmosphere of the holiday during the entire pre-Christmas period, saturating the celebration of Christmas and New Year with a variety of colors. The festive mood persists until the Epiphany on January 7. It is also possible to celebrate Orthodox Christmas in Finland.

For most people, it is impossible to imagine these holidays in Finland without Santa Claus. And this is not accidental, because the real Santa Claus lives in Finnish Lapland. It is from here that Santa Claus goes on a reindeer sled to children around the world. You can visit Santa Claus and meet him in person at his home in the Arctic Circle.

Christmas brings together all relatives from grandparents to grandchildren. The New Year’s Eve is also fun: a luxurious New Year’s dinner, fireworks, festivities are usually arranged. Interesting custom of melting tin: melted tin on New Year's Eve predict their fate.