We have been four or five times. The first time we did the Santa thing through First Choice and stayed in Rovaniemi. I would not recommend staying there as Snow is not guaranteed. We did not have any (and it is a common thing) so one day we took a trip to Levi as there was snow there.
We fell in love with the place and have been back several times since.
A week in Levi was cheaper than 4 nights with First Choice. It is also a great place to learn to ski/snowboard and the lifts are very quiet in December.
We went over Christmas last year.
My kids are a little too old for the Santa thing now but the whole Christmassy thing is very alive for the romantic within me and a week in Levi is great.
We go self catering with Inghams.
There are many excursions that add to the experience. When the kids were younger snowmobiling out into the Arctic wilderness to find a Father Christmas’ home was amazing.
Now they are older we always do the longer husky safari – incredible.
One thing I keep meaning to do but have never got around to it is to learn how to do cross country skiing and take advantage of some of the picturesque woodland trails.
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