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You can take a look at Santa's post office, have a sleigh ride pulled by a reindeer, meet Santa in person, pet Rudolph and see Santa's elves at work. Besides the Christmas themes there are other winter sports, and fantastic scenery to behold in Lapland.

If you are interested in skiing then you should visit Lapland between the months of February and April when the ski conditions are at their best. Beside down hill or alpine skiing you cal also do hill skiing and cross country skiing. There are also enough resorts that you will not have to deal with any heavy crowds or long lines at the lift.

Lapland is in the Arctic Circle so you will be able to experience some truly astounding sites. The Swedish Lapland is best known for its ice hotel, where you can stay and live in a building made completely of ice. Abisko national park is one of the most beautiful and rigged parks in the world and you can also view the aurora borealis at the correct time of year. Finland offers accommodation in snow hotels, ice igloos and even a snow village. You can learn to drive your own team of huskies or try your hand at ice fishing. Saunas are also hugely popular in Finland so you too will be enjoying the luxury of your own sauna and complete relaxation.

Norwegian Lapland has an extremely diverse and extensive landscape, sitting at the same latitude of Siberia, Greenland and Alaska. Take an Orca safari to view those beautiful and powerful whales. Also experience more out on the water as you view the breathtaking majesty of the mountain ranges, plains and ocean.

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