The extreme heat is also affecting Lapland's famed reindeer. Celebrated worldwide as Santa's sleigh-pullers at Christmas, ...

Another heat record was also broken Saturday in Finnish Lapland, where temperatures of over 25 degrees — the threshold for a heatwave — have now been recorded for 17 days in a row. This marks the ...

The official home town of Father Christmas has been hit with a record-breaking heatwave, stoking fears that wildfires that ...

Finland has broken its national heat record with 15 consecutive days of 30°C temperatures. The heatwave, driven by a ...

Lapland is facing a spell of extreme heat, with temperatures soaring far above seasonal averages. After an unusually cold and rainy spring and early summer, the region, which lies inside the Arctic ...

Tui launch ‘Search for Santa’ day trip to Lapland amid concerns over impact on climate - Passengers will be served a full English breakfast and a Christmas dinner on same-day return flights to Finland ...

The heatwave has left much of the country’s surface soil parched, prompting the Meteorological Institute to issue wildfire ...

TUI has this week announced the launch of its Lapland day trip programme for Winter 2026, which now includes flights from 11 ...

TUI has launched a new ‘extreme day trip’ to Lapland for winter 2026. Flying from 11 airports, families can head to Lapland ...

The package includes flights, meals, thermal gear, sleigh rides, snowmobiling, storytelling, and a private visit with Santa ...

Lapland is home to hundreds of lakes, the biggest of which is Lake Inari, in the far north, which covers more than 1,000 square kilometers. Even when the lakes are frozen, Lappish fishermen can be ...

A reindeer in the Lapland snow near the Luxury Action lodge. Octola Lodge. The area may be remote - but if you come across anyone in the forests, they are friendly.