Lapland is the ultimate real-life Christmas winter wonderland. It’s a place where 24-hour daylight in the summer is replaced by forever dark winter days. It’s also where Santa is reported to live, of course.
Take a look at these incredible frosty images from the land to the far north…
1. Where even the sun is frozen
![Finnish Lapland Winter Photography](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/northern-lights-photography-finland-92-584e7569d5df8__880.jpg)
2. Lapland is Finland’s northernmost region and it is one of the best places on Earth to spot the Northern Lights – they appear on more than 200 nights a year.
![Finnish Lapland Winter Photography](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/northern-lights-photography-finland-66-584e6234513ca__880.jpg)
3. It’s truly a magical scene.
![Finnish Lapland Winter Photography](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/northern-lights-photography-finland-65-584e61b6acda6__880.jpg)
4. Lapland is almost above the ordinary – spiritually, geographically and in everything it does.
5. The scenery is text book.
![Finnish Lapland Winter Photography](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/northern-lights-photography-finland-100-584e7b2a38d31__880.jpg)
6. It’s also said that Lapland is home to Santa Clause and his reindeer. Thomson means “it’s the stuff of fairytales. Cue snow-dusted forests that stretch for miles, cosy log cabins that look like they’ve been plucked from a storybook, and a population that’s made up of more reindeer than people.”
![Finnish Lapland Winter Photography](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/northern-lights-photography-finland-9-584e5cf999c84__880.jpg)
7. It’s the perfect place to celebrate Christmas.
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8. The exact location of Santa is not known, though, but it is best to head to his Rovaniemi office. This is where he greets visitors all year round! Rovaniemi is the capital of Finnish Lapland.
![Finnish Lapland Winter Photography](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/northern-lights-photography-finland-17-584e5d0823f4d__880.jpg)
9. Santa and his elves are only a part of the adventure: Finland is also said to be a great place to test your skiing skills or to go snowmobiling.
![Finnish Lapland Winter Photography](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/northern-lights-photography-finland-38-584e5d38e2576__880.jpg)
10. There’s something lonely and intangible which makes it kind of magical.
![Finnish Lapland Winter Photography](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/northern-lights-photography-finland-16-584e5d0618603__880.jpg)
11. Save some money and book a trip to this mystical place.
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