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WIN R500 | Name the city where you’ll find Santa’s official home

Santa Claus Village, where you can meet 'the man himself', is on the outskirts of the capital of Lapland, Finland. Name the city and you could win a cash prize

11 December 2022 - 00:00 By Elizabeth Sleith

According to that jaunty Christmas jingle you'll definitely have heard if you’ve been anywhere near a mall recently, it’s time to pack away your pout, not shout, not cry and, as we’d say in South Africa, just be lekker. Why? Because Santa Claus is coming to town. I’m sure you know the tune, but do you know where he’s coming from?  Most might say the North Pole, but good ol’ Saint Nicholas does have an “official home”, Santa Claus Village, just 8km outside the capital of Lapland, Finland’s northernmost region. ..

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