Santa Claus Office, Lapland, Finland

5Sabrina M 5:00 PM Jan 3, 2023

Santa was great!
We first had a look at this experience in the afternoon and found a very long queue that was not moving at all, so we decided to come back in the evening shortly before they close. That was a good idea. There was no one ahead of us and we were able to comfortably walk the way to Santas office. They have really done that nicely. When you get there you are greeted by really cute looking elves. You can visit Santa for free, but you can also buy a gift that you/your child gets from him for 28 Euros. We opted for that and the gift was definitely worth the price, so no rip off here. We were then led to Santa and he really looked great and was very nice. He even spoke some German which was important to our daughter, because she said: if he doesn’t speak German he is fake. So he spoke German and she was really impressed. We had quite a long chat with him, probably because of the not busy time of the day. It was a really nice experience which we all enjoyed. After that you can buy the photos and video they make. That is not cheap, but hey, you only meet Santa once….

4Tyler B 5:00 PM Feb 20, 2023

A good, but expensive experience
There are two Santa Claus visits/photo opportunities in the Santa Claus Village. One in the restaurant/gift shop area and one in the Santa Claus office. The one in the Santa Claus office is definitely better, but it was very busy so we skipped it on our first day and then made sure we were first in line for the 10 am opening the following day. You spend no more than a few minutes with Santa which is really just a photo opportunity which costs a whopping EUR 35 for a single image. Let's be honest, it's a complete rip-off, but one that you're willing to pay for a once in a lifetime opportunity.