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Finnish Santa Touched by Unexpected Present in Hwacheon

HWACHEON, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hwacheon County in Gangwon Province invited Santa Claus and elves from the original Santa Village in the Finnish city of Rovaniemi for a three-day visit from last Friday to Sunday. The county decided to hold such event as it is home to the one and only Santa Claus Post [...]

Finnish Santa Claus Makes a Return to S. Korean Ice Fishing Festival

HWACHEON, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Santa Claus is coming to the ice fishing festival in Hwacheon, all the way from his “official” hometown of Rovaniemi in Finland. According to Hwacheon County officials, the mythic figure has graciously accepted their invitation, and has agreed to make a string of appearances from January 12 through 14. [...]