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Arctic Circle travel: On the trail of Finland's lights fantastic

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NO SMALL talk,' was the advice from my Finnish friend before setting off. 'Just a simple 'My name is...' and a firm handshake.' What? No small talk? I'm second-generation Irish for heaven's sake - the gift of the gab is my birthright.

And so reluctantly resolved to override any urges for idle chit-chat and with a suitcase full of thermals, I flew north to Rovaniemi the capital of Finnish Lapland. Perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle, the city is famous for being the home of Santa Claus and is as close as reality gets to a winter wonderland. As well as the chance to meet the big man himself, a chance of seeing the Northern Lights is what draws many to this remote part of the world.

 

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