I just learned about the elves in Finland, a new attraction for families.
Doesn't this gorgeous blue-eyed guy look like what you expect in a Northern country, pale skin in order to absorb more sunlight. If he isn't from Finland, I can only say that he is well suited to the job of PR for the elves and the resort.
Who are the elves? Are they native, homegrown elves, like trolls/ (You get those, or something like them, supposedly, in other northern and Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway and Iceland.) No, they are the well-known elves which find employment at Christmas time helping Santa. So you could to atwo-centree holiday, in Santa's home and the elves' home.
Silly, isn't it! But so cute.
What do you get? A guided tour by a guide dressed as an elf. Presumably there's a height qualification for this job.
I wonder if I would qualify. I have blue eyes and pale skin. Also I am not tall, unlike the PR guy.
On the other hand, the elves, to judge by the model held here, have black faces, white snowball noses like a snowman, buttoned up mouths, and a red hat which covers their eyes, so they can't see anything, no peeking at the presents, and long grey hair reaching down to their feet.
I am going off the idea of apply to be an honorary elf or elf guide. (I think I shall have to dress as Mrs Santa for a Christmas party. I noticed there's also a store in London advertising on London's Euston station with a poster about Uncle Christmas. It pays to be creative.)
Did you know that the original Santa Claus costume was green? Coca-Cola's advertising department came up with the idea of a red costume, brightening up the dark short days, contrasting with the white snow.
Meanwhile, the latest on the Santa scene, is the Elves, with conical red hats. You could stop traffic with those red cones.
The resort, in addition to the guided tour of the elves, has at least one luxury hotel.
Doesn't this gorgeous blue-eyed guy look like what you expect in a Northern country, pale skin in order to absorb more sunlight. If he isn't from Finland, I can only say that he is well suited to the job of PR for the elves and the resort.
Who are the elves? Are they native, homegrown elves, like trolls/ (You get those, or something like them, supposedly, in other northern and Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway and Iceland.) No, they are the well-known elves which find employment at Christmas time helping Santa. So you could to atwo-centree holiday, in Santa's home and the elves' home.
Silly, isn't it! But so cute.
What do you get? A guided tour by a guide dressed as an elf. Presumably there's a height qualification for this job.
I wonder if I would qualify. I have blue eyes and pale skin. Also I am not tall, unlike the PR guy.
On the other hand, the elves, to judge by the model held here, have black faces, white snowball noses like a snowman, buttoned up mouths, and a red hat which covers their eyes, so they can't see anything, no peeking at the presents, and long grey hair reaching down to their feet.
I am going off the idea of apply to be an honorary elf or elf guide. (I think I shall have to dress as Mrs Santa for a Christmas party. I noticed there's also a store in London advertising on London's Euston station with a poster about Uncle Christmas. It pays to be creative.)
Did you know that the original Santa Claus costume was green? Coca-Cola's advertising department came up with the idea of a red costume, brightening up the dark short days, contrasting with the white snow.
Meanwhile, the latest on the Santa scene, is the Elves, with conical red hats. You could stop traffic with those red cones.
The resort, in addition to the guided tour of the elves, has at least one luxury hotel.
I have tracked down the elves for you. A hotel too.
The website is easy to remember. Elves and the abbreviation for Finland, fi.
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Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.
