Each year, Santa Claus leaves Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland to bring Christmas cheer to people all around the globe. This year, the event will be broadcast LIVE on Facebook and Livestream by Visit Rovaniemi on December 23rd at 7 PM Finnish time (UTC +2).
In Rovaniemi – the Official Hometown of Santa Claus on the Arctic Circle - the run-up to Christmas culminates in Santa Claus departing on his annual mission around the world. To wish Santa the best of luck on his adventure, the elves put on a highlight event of the year called Santa is on his way in Santa Claus Village.
A festive show by Santa Claus and the elves
As a display of true Christmas spirit, the elves now want to share the event with the whole world via live broadcast on the Visit Rovaniemi Facebook page www.facebook.com/VisitRovaniemi.fi/ and on the Visit Rovaniemi website www.visitrovaniemi.fi/watch-live.
The show consists of selected Christmas songs and comes to a head when Santa Claus shares his Christmas message to the world and wishes merry Christmas before hopping in his reindeer-pulled sleigh and embarking on his epic tour.
(Media can embed the live stream on its web site from Livestream https://livestream.com/sahaprod/santaclaus17)