Where does Santa Claus live?
December 15, 2008
Far, far away in the north, amid the endless wilderness of Finnish Lapland, is a mysterious mountain called Korvatunturi. Right at the foot, hidden from human eyes and ears, lives Santa Claus with his wife, his elves and his reindeer. He’s in fact been living there so long that he can’t quite remember when he first moved in. He doesn’t actually say much about his home, but he does let on that, as its name - Ear Mountain - suggests, it’s an excellent place for hearing and receiving the hopes and dreams of people of all ages.
Santa is anxious to keep his secrets; they are, after all, an important part of the Christmas story. But a traveler who happened to be passing about a hundred years ago brought news that soon spread of the mountain and its inhabitants.
More and more people want to keep in contact with Santa all year round. Sometimes the elves have been hard put to know how to arrange all the meetings and contacts. The following are ways in which you can write to Santa:
Snail mail:Santa still prefers ordinary snail mail to anything else. And he certainly gets plenty: more than 700,000 letters a year!
You can write to him at:
Santa Claus
Arctic Circle
96930 Rovaniemi
Finland
Pigeon post:
Santa knows that some parts of the world use messengers - pigeons - that are not dependent on any postal system or electricity. Every now and then a pigeon will fly in a message from some far-flung corner of the globe. Did you realise that merely a pleasant thought will sometimes turn into a bird bearing greetings to Santa Claus?
Email:
Santa and his elves are also familiar with the latest electronic gadgets. Santa says he doesn’t know how he would manage without email these days. Like his letters, he reads all the email messages he receives and tries to answer as many as he has time for.
Click here to email Santa.
This year Santa's home is full with letters. He even announced that Elfs are needed.
But don't worry. He will come at every home. Just don't forget to put out cookies and milks, and some reindeer food, before you go to bed.
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