Where does Santa Claus live?
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SANTA Claus is everyone's favourite person at Christmastime.
For many youngsters, Father Christmas is the main symbol of the festive season, with kids across the globe eagerly awaiting his sleigh on Christmas Eve.
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Where does Father Christmas live?
No one can be completely sure his permanent address, with some arguing that he lives in the North Pole and others Lapland. Perhaps he has a home in both?
One theory is that American cartoonist Thomas Nast kicked off the idea that Santa came from the North Pole in an image he drew for American magazine Harper’s Weekly.
The most popular belief is that he lives in the North Pole, but many lucky children have travelled to Korvatunturi in Lapland to meet the real Father Christmas.
What’s Father Christmas' address?
The deadline for writing to Santa is over for 2020, but the address he gave out was for "Reindeerland".
Your kids can write to Santa (and get a reply) - just be sure to add a stamp and your return address.
The deadline for using the below address was December 11:
Santa/Father Christmas,
Santa's Grotto,
Reindeerland,
XM4 5HQ
Where is the North Pole?
The North Pole doesn't belong to any nation - helping the secrecy surrounding Santa and his workshop.
The North Pole is actually the northernmost point on Earth and is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean.
There is no land there - just lots of ice.
Longyearbyen in Norway is around 650 miles from the North Pole, making it the nearest town to it.
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Where is Lapland?
Lapland is actually part of Finland and is not near the North Pole.
It is however close to the Arctic Circle.
Temperatures in Lapland can drop below -30˚ Celsius in the winter, although don't worry about visiting Santa as temperatures are normally between -15 and 0˚C in winter.
As the North Pole is so inaccessible Santa sets up an official village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, known as “Santa’s official North Pole residence”.