Finland, like most western countries, has embraced Santa wholeheartedly, but long before the charitable St. Nicholas made his way into Finnish households, he was preceded by joulupukki, or ...

In November 2017, Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture approved Joulupukki (or Finnish Santa Claus tradition, as it is known today) to be included in the National Inventory of Living ...

The Finnish Santa Claus, Joulupukki, greets a small boy on Helsinki Market Square in 1961. Finnish Heritage Agency , CC BY But standardising Santa's appearance did not settle where he actually ...