“Ladies and gentlemen, the northern lights are on,” announced a member of our group, breaking the pre-dinner weariness. It had been another long day of cross-country skiing, but his message spurred us ...

A trip to Finnish Lapland to see Santa Claus, his reindeer and the elves is the stuff of childhood dreams. The funny thing is you’ll probably enjoy it even more as an adult. When the Yuletide bubbly ...

If you're looking for a magical winter break with snow-covered forests and frozen lakes as a backdrop, Yllas and Levi in Finnish Lapland are the perfect places to visit for a romantic, family or ...

To a Soviet soldier of World War II, a “cuckoo” was a Finnish sniper attached to the German Army. The Finns, who fought back heroically when the Soviet Union invaded Finland in the months before ...

Anyone who knows me will probably associate me with sunny, warm climates (filming A Place In The Sun), but last winter I was somewhere a lot colder – Lapland in Finland! I’d been once before with a ...

The magical, wintery wilderness of Lapland is known for aurora borealis, midnight sun and being more heavily populated with reindeer than people. It is also home to one of Europe's coldest football ...