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Let's wish bon voyage to Santa Claus
when he leaves to deliver gifts



Santa Claus leaves for his long journey to deliver gifts to children of the world 

in day before Christmas eve. We all can be wishing him bon voyage and at the     
same time send Christmas greetings to all over the world. 


Santa Claus begins his long journey from the Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi at 7 p.m. on the 23rd of December. All folk from near and far are welcome to the Arctic Circle to wish Santa Claus farewell as he starts his trip to give gifts to all the children of the world. Naturally, Santa will be taking his trip with a reindeer-drawn sleigh.

The atmosphere on the night before Christmas Eve is enhanced with the busy goings on of the elves and the greetings given to the Christmas folk of the world by Rovaniemi’s most famous inhabitant. A departing song for Santa Claus will be sung by the children’s choir of the Tezukayamaga Elementary School from Osaka, Japan. The choir arrives in Rovaniemi just before Christmas Eve to present their own donation to Unicef. In addition, the choir will hold two short concerts in the Santa Claus Village Gift House at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on 23 December.



Santa is on his way... 23rd December 2011 at 7 pm

in Santa Claus Village, Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
 

Bus 8 to Santa Claus Village:

Rovaniemi Railway Station - city centre - Santa Claus Village
from railway station at 16.25 and 17.15.

Santa Claus Village - city centre - Railway station at 19.45 (after the event).



The departure of Santa Claus can be viewed from the morning of Christmas Eve as a short video compilation at this site or www.visitrovaniemi.fi/In_English.






VIDEO FROM EVENT 2010