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Christmas, Santa Claus and Lapland
Santa Claus is alive and well and living in Finnish Lapland where workshops are staffed by elves, and where sleds and sleighs hauled by reindeer form the local transport.
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Year Round Adventures in Kemi
Kemi, Finland is a seaside town in northern Finland, just on the Arctic Circle, for those looking for year round adventure.
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M is for March in Lapland Lake
Lapland Lake Vacation Center is a complete cross country resort in the Adirondacks featuring 50km of trails for skiers of all levels.
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Lars Levi Laestadius
Who is Lars Levi Laestadius? And what influence does he have on Lutheranism? Meet this fascinating preacher and botanist from Sweden who is revered among the Finns and Swedes.
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The Ice Hotel
Much of Europe is quite cold in February. The sun is slowly beginning to return to the far north, but it's still not exactly what one would call balmy.
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Lapland Lake Nordic 60+ Specials
One of the finest Nordic ski and snowshoeing centers in the Adirondacks, Lapland Lake makes getting outdoors easy and affordable for ages 60-plus.
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Visit Santa Claus' Lapland Village in Finland
In Finland's Lapland region lies Santa Claus' Village. Stop off at Santa's Grotto, cross the official Arctic Circle line, or send a letter home from Santa's Post Office.
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Winter Holiday in Lapland -
A trip by snowmobile across the Lapland wilderness, through forests and across the sub-Arctic to experience the Sami way of life.
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Winter in Finnish Lapland
Daylight hours may be short at the Arctic Circle in winter, but a stay in Finnish Lapland can be full of action.
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Center Parcs Holidays for Families
Center Parcs holidays in the UK are perfect for children, offering an environmentally-friendly setting, surrounded by woodland and catering for everyone in the family.
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Finland for Visitors
A short overview of what Finland has to offer to visitors, from Helsinki on the Baltic Sea, to the Arctic Circle, and lots of places in between.
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Snow Queen
A brief introduction to Andersen's Snow Queen with links to a full text version on the internet. Links are provided to Adrienne Segur's illustration to the story and to Ice Castle in Lapland, Finland
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Legends Behind the Northern Lights
A large mythology of the aurora grew up in different cultures that witnessed the lights to explain what they were and why they occurred.
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Sweden's ICEHOTEL
Staying in a hotel made of ice, drinking Absolut from an ice glass in an ice bar, dog sledding, and ice driving are just some of the amazing experiences at the ICEHOTEL.
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Swedish Food
Swedish food has been defined by the seasons and extremes of an Arctic environment. In the past, to make meat and fish last through the winter; it was cured or marinated. In the summer, fruits and berries were used to flavour sweet and savoury dishes. Today, these flavours and techniques live on despite the advent of refrigeration and a global market.
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The Lapp - Shepherds of the Reindeer
This article is about the Sami. It explores their language and their relationship with the reindeer. It also details some of the problems that the Sami face.
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Finland - Helsinki
The city is a pocket sized metropolis and easy to explore on foot. Some interesting architecture and a good place for day trips to other parts.
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Helsinki Dining: Finnish/Russian
Recommendations on how and where to find a great meal in Helsinki, whether you want to sample Finnish cuisine or explore Helsinki's Russian and pan-European offerings.
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Nordic Midsummer Traditions
A day in the life of a midsummer celebration in Finland and Sweden - one of the most important holidays of the year and one with strong traditions.
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Who Was St Nicholas
Many modern Christmas traditions have their origins in antiquity in ages before the birth of Christ and indeed before the ancient Romans one such is Santa Claus.
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Author Snapshot Bio: Angelou
A brief snapshot biography of the life and work of African-American author Maya Angelou.
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Bird Crashes Cost Lives
Birds crash into windows all the time, but crashes into tall buildings and communication towers claim far more lives.
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Christmas in Europe: Part 2 Seeking Santa
In case you're trying to find Santa Claus, try looking in Rovaniemi. Some time ago Santa decided that the atmosphere at the North Pole was a little too brutal for him, and he decided to relocate to a more hospitable region.
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International Garden Photographs
April: Landscaping at Suite101 "Link of the Month." Away.com offers an archive of travel photographs that includes galleries devoted to international garden landscapes.
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Little People Among Us
Shapes, sizes, names, magic and lore of the <i>little people</i> and others.
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Mrs. Custer's Merry Mister
When George Armstrong Custer and his wife, Elizabeth receive new military orders to the Dakotas the merry and boyish side of the General emerges. Despite Elizabeth&#8217;s anxieties about the move to a new and strange place, she hides her fears and joins her husband in his mirth.
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Snow Bunting
The Snow Bunting is a bird about the same the size of a sparrow. Adult males are about 8 inches in length. Anytime you have a group of Snow Buntings visit your yard, be sure to examine the flock thoughtfully as they often have a few Horned Larks or Lapland Longspurs traveling with them.
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<b>Santa Around the World<b>
Santa Around the World talks about Christmas gift-givers from various countries around the world.
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Celebrate the Millennium in Europe
The media has been "millennium crazed" for several years now. TV shows and movies play up the prophesies of chaos and destruction, and we can't open a newspaper without yet seeing one more reason why our computers-banks-offices-schools-etc. will crash as the clock strikes midnight on December 31.
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Viking Visions: Bjarmeland & Bjarmer of the White Sea (Part I)
Norse contact with the Bjarmer people lasted from approximately 850 to 1238, although evidence seems to suggest that this contact was perhaps more significant and enduring than this brief time span would imply. I'm interested not so much in the nature of Viking-Bjarmer transactions, but in what these transactions may imply about Viking culture and people. What sorts of cultural meanings were enacted in these transactions and how did the Vikings acknowledge these meanings? What sorts of values were engaged in the cross-cultural negotiations of trade and territory? (part 1 of 2)
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