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Christmas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Almost every country has a traditional meal for Christmas. In Finland; the family meets around ham meat and so called Porkkanalaatiko carrot box, Lanttulaatiko rutabage or swede box, and Perunalaatiko potato box. As a dessert you might want to try the Joulutorttu a prune tart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like everybody, you surely already know that Santa Claus (Joulupukki) is living in Lapland, the North of Finland, more exactly in the Korvatunturi montains near Rovaniemi on the polar circle. You can even visit Santa at his home during the Winter under www.santaclausvillage.info. You can find a whole lot of infos -in Finnish- about Santa Claus under www.santaclaus.fi .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

©  L. Joachim