Greetings from Santa’s homeland – this is what winter in Lapland actually looks like!

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Greetings from Santa’s homeland!

See what winter in Lapland actually looks like. These 12 photos were taken in different parts of Lapland and were specially selected for you. Merry Christmas, everybody!

Auroras above a farm in Kittilä.
Ounasjoki river, Rovaniemi.
Frozen door. Saariselkä, Inari.
Dog in a white forest in Sodankylä.
Reindeer on a frozen river bank in Kittilä.
Sudden snowfall in Sodankylä.
Auroras above a reindeer fence in Utsjoki.
Noon in northern Finland during the polar night.
Forest of old pine trees, Sodankylä.
Fishermen’s cabins by lake Jerisjärvi in Muonio.
Äkäsjoki river in Muonio.
Samoyed dogs looking at river Teno in Utsjoki.

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