CHRISTMAS IN FINLAND

Finnish people believe that Santa lives in the north part of Finland.

People from all over the world send Santa letters of their wishes.

In Finland Santa is also known as joulupukki who was the Christmas goat

Christmas Eve is very special and the most important day over Christmas. It's traditional to eat rice porridge and plum fruit juice for breakfast. Then the tree is bought (if it hasn't been already) and is decorated.

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• Animals are given their own Christmas in Finland, with farmers sometimes hanging a sheaf of wheat on a tree to be eaten and pecked at by the birds. Nuts and pieces of suet are also hung on trees in bags from the branches.