Rovaniemi, Finland - 26th June 2006 - 28th June 2006

Our first proper stop in Finland was at the small town of Rovaniemi just south of the Arctic Circle. It seems that Rovaniemi's claim to fame is that it boasts a theme park dedicated to Father Christmas and, on the Arctic Circle, the Santa Claus Post Office. Being just south of the Arctic Circle meant that there was still the issue of the place never getting dark, although it was far less of a problem than at Nordkapp - by which I mean the sun did at least try to set around midnight (although it did of course fail miserably).