Santa Claus village

Rovaniemi

Karajosk, Santa Claus Village & the Arktikum

June 26th 2006
These were our last days in Lapland. We first visited Karajosk, which is Sami Norway's capital. Here you can find the Sami parliament, in the shape of a Sami tent. From there we drove to the beginning and end of our journey: Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland. We visited the Santa Claus Village, where you can meet Father Christmas all year round. Rovaniemi has the most northerly McDonalds ... read more

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more

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Kurt

Kurt de Gante

Hello everybody, I'm Kurt, nearly 40 years old and living in Belgium. I always wanted to see the world and explore other countries. Until now I've done a few -rather small- journeys. But to my feeling there are still a lot to places to explore ;-) I'm the kind of traveller that has done a different kind of trips: in group, alone, with some friends, with my wife (and kids), multiple day trekking in the mountains, city-trips, cultural trips, lazy vacations, ... For the moment, my kids are too young to take them far abroad. That's why -in 2011- I decided to write down some of my travel-e... full info

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