Lapland is not only the hometown of Lapland and reindeer, but also the hometown of the world-famous Santa Claus. "A long time ago, an old Santa Claus traveled around the world and brought joy to children. One day, he came to the rabbi area near the Arctic Circle and was covered with snow. Fascinated by the beautiful scenery wrapped in silver, I decided to settle in Ershan here. Since then, Ear Mountain in Finland has become the place where Santa Claus lives ... "Whenever Christmas comes, enthusiastic Finns will tell this touching fairy tale to distant guests over and over again. Many children all over the world know that Santa Claus lives in Earl Hill in the Arctic Circle.

The legendary Santa Claus, wearing a soft red hat with drooping shoulders, red robes and boots, a head of silver hair and a curly white beard hanging down to his waist. Every Christmas night, he comes to every house in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer and takes out candy from a red cloth bag. Snacks, toys and other beautifully packaged gifts were distributed to children, and * * * had a happy holiday. In recent ten years, in order to broaden the tourism resources, many countries have been searching for roots and ancestors for Santa Claus and their hometown. Swedes once held a grand settlement ceremony for Santa Claus; The Norwegians intend to let Santa Claus live in their place; Icelanders think that Greenland is the most suitable place for Santa Claus to live in. Americans insist that Santa Claus used to live in Alaska; Even in Japan, I regard Hokkaido as the hometown of Santa Claus. 1July, 1996, world santa claus congress was held in Copenhagen. 150 Santas living in 18 countries were invited to attend this grand event, but there was no Santa Claus from Ershan. Originally, the Finns insisted that it was the Finns who first found their hometown for Santa Claus, and only their own country was the real hometown of Santa Claus, so they boycotted the conference and refused to get together with the "fake" Santa Claus.

On Christmas Eve (1995), the then UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali sent a letter to congratulate Santa Claus, saying that the Christmas spirit spread by Santa Claus among children all over the world, like the UN Charter, is full of peaceful wishes and good wishes. To the delight of Finns, the address of this letter was sent to rovaniemi, the capital of Rabi province in northern Finland, which is the only city in the world located in the Arctic Circle, and the famous Santa Claus Village was built here. Finns proudly believe that Gary's congratulatory letter means that even the United Nations recognizes Finland as the hometown of Santa Claus.