I've been loving this series of yours from Rovaniemi. I feel like Finland falls inbetween these big countries and gets often unnoticed although we're filled with culture. As a proud Finn, my breath is often taken by our beautiful nature - especially during winter time when the trees and the ground is just covered in snow. Thank you so much for showcasing Finland in such beautiful way. Love from Finland, Helsinki! Hyvää joulua! ❤🎄
Its so so so beautiful I really want to come back and come to Helsinki! And other areas of Finland you live in a beautiful part of the world thank you so much for watching and commenting! YOU DA BEST
I was once an elf at a Santa's grotto in northern England where I looked after the reindeer. It was very common for full grown adults to argue with me that the reindeer weren't real, they were made up like unicorns even though they were feeding actual reindeer (assumed they were "just" deer). They either still didn't believe me and thought I was staying in character or you would literally see their minds blown that they were real all along 🤣
oh my gosh thats so so cool, hahah oh really 🤣 thats SOOOO funny I cant believe even adults didnt bealive yu hehehe this made. me giggle thank you for sharing this story!
Sooooo beautiful! Ty for taking me here because being from FL I would freeze to death in 2 seconds! lol. I loved the baby reindeer with one antler. So darn cute 🥰
When I was a kid, around age 4 or 5, my grandparents took me to Santa’s Land in Cherokee, North Carolina. It wasn’t nearly as fancy as this, but it was one of the best times of my life at that age.
Oh goodness . So totally magical wow .. really loved this 😍😍 I'm not sure why I fully expected Reindeer to be huge lol not like a Horse but easily the size of a Donkey 🤣🤣 they look so much smaller than I expected and how beautiful they are 😍 fancy a hot chocolate now 😍
I've watched all 3 of your Lapland videos, and I love them all and you're so cute, so now I'm Subscribed and I'm looking forward to watching all of your other videos now. The scenery is stunning and the Reindeer are just adorable, and very real, just like Unicorns! Happy Christmas to you and anyone reading this Xxx
I always look forward to these vlogs to be posted it’s like I’m traveling to love the winter theme and cozy. Makes me get into the Christmas vibe more 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎅🤶🤶🤶🥰
It so nice and lovely how you show our Lappland. I live in a small village in southern Finland 🌲❤️🤩 We have deers and moose and some wolves living in our woods but reindeers we see only when travelling to north.. ✨️🌺 Lovely vlog and have a beautiful christmast!
Maybe you see a reindeer with only one horn, that's normal! Reindeer grow new antlers EVERY year. Males drop them in winter and females in spring. Make a wish if you see a horn fall.
My husband would be in heaven with all of the salmon to eat there (me not so much). The reindeer are adorable. That would be so fun to go and interact with them!
So, so fun to watch these vlogs! I live in Canada and have seen many deer, moose and reindeer relatives….I always think these animals are magical creatures so I fully understand how you thought they were not even real. This is so Christmasy….thanks for these wonderful vlogs Catherine!
Oh my gosh thats amazing, I really didnt when I was a child I literally thought they were like unicorns 🤣 Thank you so so much for watching Canada is actually one of our bucket list places to see as well! We hope to come there soon!
@@catherinekayy absolutely come to Canada! It will be hard to choose what to see and do though as we are such a diverse landscape…I’ve been all over our country and I can honestly say that every part has beautiful things to see.
@@catherinekayy Finland has shelters for whole population (and tourists). Main shelters can take a direct hit even from a nuclear weapon and survive from it.
Loving your Lapland adventures! I've been watching them with my daughter and she would love to go there. Oh, and the mulled fruit drink is called Glögg and you can buy it in bottles from IKEA xx
fun health tip for future trips, if you cover your nose you're way less likley to get a cold. This can be a scarf, mask, balaclave or a mix of them. Turns out the cells that keep you health die off when your nose gets even just 9 degrees colder.
17:20 is the exact reason why i have a little first aid kit with me hha. it's a really small bag that I just stuff with painkillers of all kinds and bandaids haha
Maybe you see a reindeer with only one horn, that's normal! Reindeer grow new antlers EVERY year. Males drop them in winter and females in spring. Make a wish if you see a horn fall.
Loved your experiance of Lapland, i didn't even know about santa village did you have to book or just go? i have a specail age birthday at Christmas next year but looking to go in November
@@-NEH- I actually didn't know that! Its crazy but also a really cool fact, it goes so low under ground too! Thank you so mnuch for sharing that, I wish we knew at the time!
Even as a Finn myself, this seems crazy expensive. Sure, the season is very short, but the 39€ for example is on par with what a ticket to a full-blown theme park costs.
Yup seasonal travel to Lapland seems really expensive for what you would get out of it as a Finnish person. I get it's an experience like no other for foreign travellers but I can experience the same foods and magical winter atmosphere at home as well.
My wife and myself are looking to go lapland in 2024 for our wedding anniversary. May I ask how you booked trip? Tui fly to rovanimie but no accommodation at santa Village. Any help you can give would be appreciated
My husband actually booked this for us! He did it all seperately, so he booked flights through Skyscanner (We flew with Ryan air) He then did the hotel booking on booking.com
Yes you can offset with the flights too now which is pretty cool, although we havent done it every trip i dont think! I will admit Im not sure we offset on this trip though because Dean booked it 🌷
@@DeanPattrick hahah 😂 yeah I see what you mean now hahaa definately not the right target audience, although I will say you have a beautiful country 🤭🇫🇮🤍 hope I can come back
I've been loving this series of yours from Rovaniemi. I feel like Finland falls inbetween these big countries and gets often unnoticed although we're filled with culture. As a proud Finn, my breath is often taken by our beautiful nature - especially during winter time when the trees and the ground is just covered in snow. Thank you so much for showcasing Finland in such beautiful way. Love from Finland, Helsinki! Hyvää joulua! ❤🎄
Its so so so beautiful I really want to come back and come to Helsinki! And other areas of Finland you live in a beautiful part of the world thank you so much for watching and commenting! YOU DA BEST
Midsummer is magical in a different way.
You are such a shiny positive person, wish there were more like you in this world ☺️🥰👍
Oh my goodness what a huge huge compliment heheh thank you so much!
I was once an elf at a Santa's grotto in northern England where I looked after the reindeer. It was very common for full grown adults to argue with me that the reindeer weren't real, they were made up like unicorns even though they were feeding actual reindeer (assumed they were "just" deer). They either still didn't believe me and thought I was staying in character or you would literally see their minds blown that they were real all along 🤣
oh my gosh thats so so cool, hahah oh really 🤣 thats SOOOO funny I cant believe even adults didnt bealive yu hehehe this made. me giggle thank you for sharing this story!
Nice to have you here in Finland! and welcome again!!
Thank you thank you and thank you 💖
You have so nice way to do this and show my beautiful homecountry 💖
I am so proud to be a finn 💖
😍🇫🇮🤍🤍🤍🥹 thank you so much for watching ❤
Sooooo beautiful! Ty for taking me here because being from FL I would freeze to death in 2 seconds! lol. I loved the baby reindeer with one antler. So darn cute 🥰
Oh my goodness, this place just gets better and better! So magical! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
It really is! I love it here!
When I was a kid, around age 4 or 5, my grandparents took me to Santa’s Land in Cherokee, North Carolina. It wasn’t nearly as fancy as this, but it was one of the best times of my life at that age.
awww wow heheh that sounds so magical hehe what a happy childhood memory ✨
Oh goodness . So totally magical wow .. really loved this 😍😍 I'm not sure why I fully expected Reindeer to be huge lol not like a Horse but easily the size of a Donkey 🤣🤣 they look so much smaller than I expected and how beautiful they are 😍 fancy a hot chocolate now 😍
heheh I know what you mean, almost like big stags! they are quite small! heheh so so happy you enjoyed it thank you so much for watching!
@catherinekayy yesss Stags 🤣🤣 why didn't I think of Stags lol the most similar animal
I've watched all 3 of your Lapland videos, and I love them all and you're so cute, so now I'm Subscribed and I'm looking forward to watching all of your other videos now. The scenery is stunning and the Reindeer are just adorable, and very real, just like Unicorns! Happy Christmas to you and anyone reading this Xxx
Loveing this series
Thank you so muchhh! 🌸
I always look forward to these vlogs to be posted it’s like I’m traveling to love the winter theme and cozy. Makes me get into the Christmas vibe more 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎅🤶🤶🤶🥰
Hehehe yayyy! So happy you enjoy them 🥹🤍🤍🤍🤍
It so nice and lovely how you show our Lappland. I live in a small village in southern Finland 🌲❤️🤩 We have deers and moose and some wolves living in our woods but reindeers we see only when travelling to north.. ✨️🌺 Lovely vlog and have a beautiful christmast!
You livein a beautiful country! We hope to come back 😍
Hey Catherine 🤗 The Reindeer was super cute and like you said worth the 5 euro. I hope your cold got better 🥰 xxx
definately worth the 5 Euro! I would do it all over again! hehe it did thank you I managed to find paracetamol on the evening heheh
Loving this series ❤ I didn’t know reindeer were real either growing up, just thought they were deer 🦌
heheh so so happy your enjoying it we have one final episode left where we try all the finnish foods!
Maybe you see a reindeer with only one horn, that's normal! Reindeer grow new antlers EVERY year. Males drop them in winter and females in spring. Make a wish if you see a horn fall.
Kinda glad to see, Santa Park hasn't changed much over the years. I visited there over twenty years ago and that ride looks exactly the same as then.
heheh oh my gosh really 🤣 its quite well kept them considering its been around for so long!
I love how fuzzy reindeer noses are! Another fab vlog, especially liked the Santa's Park part, didn't know about that being there! :D
pretty cool! But it is pricey for what it is and I would say its definately for young children, not so much adults lol
@@catherinekayy yeah, that's the case with tourist traps here in Finland though, the prices would make even us locals go pale😅
So cool! Maybe someday I will get the chance to visit, but for now, thanks for taking us with. ❣️
heheh thank you so much for coming along!
This is magical! A place I'd love to take my daughter to!
They sell paracetamol in the pharmacies only here. We usually drink hot black currant juice when we are sick.
I learnt this the hard way! Dammit! :')
This is such a dream! I love the balance of yours and Dean's relationship - reminds me a lot of me and my husband! Thank you for sharing your trip ❤
aww thank you so so much heheh we are very much opposites in terms of personality, but it works so well 🤣🌷
My husband would be in heaven with all of the salmon to eat there (me not so much).
The reindeer are adorable. That would be so fun to go and interact with them!
heheh It was so delicious love love love the salmon soup!
So, so fun to watch these vlogs! I live in Canada and have seen many deer, moose and reindeer relatives….I always think these animals are magical creatures so I fully understand how you thought they were not even real. This is so Christmasy….thanks for these wonderful vlogs Catherine!
Oh my gosh thats amazing, I really didnt when I was a child I literally thought they were like unicorns 🤣 Thank you so so much for watching Canada is actually one of our bucket list places to see as well! We hope to come there soon!
@@catherinekayy absolutely come to Canada! It will be hard to choose what to see and do though as we are such a diverse landscape…I’ve been all over our country and I can honestly say that every part has beautiful things to see.
@@andreajlmoore ahhhh I really hope we get to come one day! ❤
That Santa Park is actually also a bomb shelter, that can withstand a nuclear hit.
wow no way! That is the coolest bit of info, I had no idea about that, thank you for sharing!
@@catherinekayy Finland has shelters for whole population (and tourists). Main shelters can take a direct hit even from a nuclear weapon and survive from it.
I 💯 thought Reindeer were like unicorns/Santa just part of folklore. What a cool experience!!
❤❤❤ me too 😂 glad I’m not the only one ❤
i'm only a minute in and i have to comment - DRONE SHOTS! so breathtaking!!
oh my gosh thank you so so nuch! Our hands were freezing trying to capture them lol
The reindeer are so cute so happy you got to hang out with them and share with us ❤
hehehe thank you so so much for watching ❤❤
I’m voting for some cute Katnipp reindeer illustrations! You would make some cute, and squishy, reindeer!
oh yesssss next year for sure we need to get them!
@@catherinekayy yay I can’t wait ❤️
Thank you again for sharing. Love seeing your trip.
Thank you so much for watching ❤🥹
A great fun vlog, loved it...and you've met Rudolph's family lol ⭐️🎄❄️
heheh yayyy! 🎅🏻
these finland videos are so good
Loving your Lapland adventures! I've been watching them with my daughter and she would love to go there. Oh, and the mulled fruit drink is called Glögg and you can buy it in bottles from IKEA xx
Omg can you actually ?! This makes me so happy 😂❤❤❤❤ it’s so good
@@catherinekayy www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/vintersaga-gloegg-mulled-fruit-drink-70431483/
fun health tip for future trips, if you cover your nose you're way less likley to get a cold. This can be a scarf, mask, balaclave or a mix of them. Turns out the cells that keep you health die off when your nose gets even just 9 degrees colder.
Wow what an amazing experience wow deffo xmas glad gad amazing trip you ready for xmas done shopping
your little gnome in the hat is called a Gonk (they are fun to make too)
thats it! Gonk! I heard that name before but couldnt for the life of me remember! Thank you!
what a dream come true!!!.
so beautiful, thank you for an amazing vlog x
Thank you so so much for watching! 😍
Aww fabulous xx
💞it! Now you have to draw a reindeer character! You must! Glad you had fun!
Already on it hahaha
heheh yess omg they would be so so cute 😍
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17:20 is the exact reason why i have a little first aid kit with me hha. it's a really small bag that I just stuff with painkillers of all kinds and bandaids haha
Maybe you see a reindeer with only one horn, that's normal! Reindeer grow new antlers EVERY year. Males drop them in winter and females in spring. Make a wish if you see a horn fall.
Loved your experiance of Lapland, i didn't even know about santa village did you have to book or just go? i have a specail age birthday at Christmas next year but looking to go in November
i've been mobbed by reindeer at a amusement park lol 😝 they are cute, but all the want is food lol
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Hi Catherine, loved your videos, can you tell me please who you booked through for Santa's Village.....thanks .....Claire
Hey Claire! Of course! Dean booked santas village through Booking.com!
In Finland, you can buy medication, like paracetamol, only in pharmacies.
We found that out the hard way! Oopsie heheeh ❤
Hey how long would you recommend to stay at the Santa Park?😊
Santa Park the attraction can be done in half a day/a day I would say!
I wonder if you ever realized that the "Santa Park" is actually a nuclear bomb shelter.
Or one of many in Finland...
gotta keep santa safe
@@kaaayl11 Oh so true! At least we know that where ever this war will end, Santa will remain!
@@-NEH- I actually didn't know that! Its crazy but also a really cool fact, it goes so low under ground too! Thank you so mnuch for sharing that, I wish we knew at the time!
@@catherinekayy No worries! (Now you probably can figure out why everything is so expensive.)
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Even as a Finn myself, this seems crazy expensive. Sure, the season is very short, but the 39€ for example is on par with what a ticket to a full-blown theme park costs.
Yup seasonal travel to Lapland seems really expensive for what you would get out of it as a Finnish person. I get it's an experience like no other for foreign travellers but I can experience the same foods and magical winter atmosphere at home as well.
Yeah I did think it was super expensive, so its interesting to see that it wasn't just because I wasnt from Finland and it is a expensive place!
My wife and myself are looking to go lapland in 2024 for our wedding anniversary. May I ask how you booked trip? Tui fly to rovanimie but no accommodation at santa Village.
Any help you can give would be appreciated
My husband actually booked this for us! He did it all seperately, so he booked flights through Skyscanner (We flew with Ryan air) He then did the hotel booking on booking.com
You are livin your best life thats for sure. 😀 Expensive though which is a shame as probably outside a lot of families budget.
Yes I agree it’s quite a expensive place to visit with a family ❤
Rakas is someone you love. You might call your partner "rakas". Beloved, my love.
Thank you for sharing that is so cute I never knew that hehe
Hi Catherine, where did you got your jacket?xx
It’s from Zara! But I actually got it from Vinted ❤
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39 euros? Jeeeeez..
Yes it was very pricey! Eeek!
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Hi! ❤
Looks lovely but I hate to think what your carbon footprint has been this year… do you offset?
Yes you can offset with the flights too now which is pretty cool, although we havent done it every trip i dont think! I will admit Im not sure we offset on this trip though because Dean booked it 🌷
Nuclear bomb shelter visit for 39€ is a robbery 😬
I think it’s pretty Expensive but could be fun for children! ❤
Meant for children and families... oh really? :D What did you expect? A club and tequila shots? :)
That would be pretty funn 😂 and I meant more young children, I’m not sure older children would enjoy this as much 💁🏼♀️
@@catherinekayy ☺
This subject has been soooooooooo done 😬
Someone pee in your cereal this morning dean? 😂❤
@@catherinekayy perhaps it's living in Finland for over 20 years and RUclips thinking I need to see British people visit Santas grotto 😬
@@DeanPattrick hahah 😂 yeah I see what you mean now hahaa definately not the right target audience, although I will say you have a beautiful country 🤭🇫🇮🤍 hope I can come back
@@catherinekayy true that. I fell in love with Finland in 1998 and decided to make it my home. Glad you got to do so much during your stay here ❄️🇫🇮
@@DeanPattrick 🇫🇮💙
Saw a glimps of you in @walkwithmetim video too
Hehehe what a small world!