The highest temperature of the heatwave, 31.7C, was measured at two locations, Ylitornio and Sodankylä, earlier this week.

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 ...

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

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 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 ...

Two helicopters from the Border Guard and a Finnish Defence Forces helicopter from Utti, near Kouvola, have been assisting in ...

A lack of snow in Lapland, the traditional “home” of Santa Claus, has folks in Finland worried that the usual crowd of travelers will go elsewhere for a white Christmas.

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 ...