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 ...

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 ...

Others sent only greetings to Santa and Mrs. Claus, or made requests: "Please Joulupukki [Finnish for Santa], Pray to God to bring peace once more to Sri Lanka." ...

MINSK, 15 November (BelTA) – The Finnish Santa Claus Joulupukki will visit Belarus to attend the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the Residence of the Belarusian Father Frost in ...

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 ...