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Little to cheer about in Santa's homeland as tourists stay away

Little to cheer about in Santa’s homeland as tourists stay away
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In Finland’s snowy far north, international visitors normally flood the Santa Claus Village amusement park, in search of reindeer rides, snow castles and a meeting with the jolly man himself.
Under the pandemic travel restrictions, however, crowds in the Lapland town of Rovaniemi have dwindled to just a trickle and the joyful winter wonderland feels ghostly and abandoned.
‘Santa actually had time to chat!’
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Santa and his elf, Vanilla, read letters separated by a plexiglass screen to slow the spread of coronavirus, on December 17, 2020 in Rovaniemi at the Santa Claus Village amusement park, where visitor numbers have collapsed this year due to coronavirus restrictions. In Finland’s snowy far north, international visitors normally flood the Santa Claus Village amusement park, in search of reindeer rides, snow castles and a meeting with the jolly, red figure himself. Image: Sam Kingsley/ AFP

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Lonely Christmas In Santa's Homeland As Tourists Stay Away – Channels Television

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Updated December 21, 2020
The Arctic Snow Hotel is pictured on December 17, 2020 in Rovaniemi. – In Finland’s snowy far north, international visitors normally flood the Santa Claus Village amusement park, in search of reindeer rides, snow castles and a meeting with the jolly, red figure himself. (Photo by Sam KINGSLEY / AFP)

In Finland’s snowy far north, international visitors normally flood the Santa Claus Village amusement park, in search of reindeer rides, snow castles and a meeting with the jolly man himself.
Under the pandemic travel restrictions, however, crowds in the Lapland town of Rovaniemi have dwindled to just a trickle and the joyful winter wonderland feels ghostly and abandoned.

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Lonely Christmas in Santa's homeland as tourists stay away

Lonely Christmas in Santa's homeland as tourists stay away
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21/12/2020 - 06:36
4 min
Rovaniemi (Finland) (AFP)
In Finland's snowy far north, international visitors normally flood the Santa Claus Village amusement park, in search of reindeer rides, snow castles and a meeting with the jolly man himself.
Under the pandemic travel restrictions, however, crowds in the Lapland town of Rovaniemi have dwindled to just a trickle and the joyful winter wonderland feels ghostly and abandoned.
"It's been an exceptional and difficult year," Santa tells AFP from behind a plexiglass screen installed in his grotto, adding that his visitors have appreciated being able to forget a tough year and enjoy the Christmas cheer.

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Santa Claus Village deserted due to Covid-19

Santa Claus Village deserted due to Covid-19
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Lonely Christmas in Santa's homeland, as tourists stay away

In Finland’s snowy far north, international visitors normally flood the Santa Claus Village amusement park, in search of reindeer rides, snow castles and a meeting with the jolly man himself.
Under the pandemic travel restrictions, however, crowds in the Lapland town of Rovaniemi have dwindled to just a trickle and the joyful winter wonderland feels ghostly and abandoned.
Video: AFPTV/AFP
“It’s been an exceptional and difficult year,” Santa tells AFP from behind a plexiglass screen installed in his grotto, adding that his visitors have appreciated being able to forget a tough year and enjoy the Christmas cheer.

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