Santa's Secret Manor
Map of Lapland showing Santa's Secret Manor on the Arctic Circle line at Pello, between Rovaniemi and the Swedish border

Santa’s Secret Manor on the Arctic Circle

Everybody knows that Santa Claus and his elves love living on the Arctic Circle. This magical line crosses Finnish Lapland at approximately 66°34′ north. But did you know that Father Christmas has had a secret manor on the Arctic Circle in Pello, Finnish Lapland, for over a century? Santa’s Secret Manor is located some 100 km from Rovaniemi and just 10 km from the Swedish border.

Santa's Secret Manor at dusk, its eaves and windows glowing with Christmas lights and the year 1919 on the gable

Built in 1919 by hardworking elves, this enchanting manor stands right on the Arctic Circle. Now, more than a century later, Father Christmas’s secret retreat welcomes visitors!