Correct spelling for the English word “reindeer” is [ɹˈe͡ɪndi͡ə], [ɹˈe‍ɪndi‍ə], [ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_d_iə] (IPA phonetic alphabet).

Wikipedia. Reinder. Reinder (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛinder]) and Reindert are Dutch masculine given names derived from Reinier and Reinhard, which are cognate with Rainier. Often people use the short form Rein.

The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as caribou in North America, is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of northern Europe, Siberia, and North America.

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Lapland, Sami Sápmi, Finnish Lapi or Lappi, Swedish Lappland, region of northern Europe largely within the Arctic Circle, stretching across northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland and into the Kola Peninsula of Russia. Lapland straddles several national borders and does not exist as any unified administrative entity.

Rovaniemi is a unilingual Finnish-speaking municipality and, uncommonly for larger Finnish towns, it is also known by its Finnish name and spelling in the Swedish language….

Rovaniemi is known as the hometown of Santa Claus, the world-famous Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle at the outskirts of the city 8 km north of Rovaniemi. Rovaniemi is the capital of Lapland in northern Finland, on the Arctic Circle, one of the largest cities in the world.

Rovaniemi, city, northern Finland, at the junction of the Kemi and Ounas rivers, northeast of Tornio, on the Arctic Circle. Incorporated in 1929, it became the administrative centre of Lappi in 1939, when the government of Lapland was reorganized.

The new municipality has an area of 8,016.75 square kilometres, thus making it the largest city in the European Union by land. Rovaniemi has an approximate population of 63,000.

History of the Rovaniemi

The fastest way to reach Rovaniemi is to fly. Rovaniemi Airport, the official airport of Santa Claus, is only about 8 km away from the lively city centre of Rovaniemi. Direct daily flights from Helsinki to Rovaniemi are operated by Finnair and Norwegian.

Kemi, town, northwestern Finland. It lies along the Gulf of Bothnia at the mouth of the Kemi River, north-northwest of Oulu. It was chartered in 1869, although the site had been inhabited for three centuries.

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Kemi Badenoch

Not far from there is Saana Mountain. If you go further up to the north you will find Halti Mountain, which, at 1,324 metres, is Finland’s highest point.

Sunshine. Because in the north the sun is above the horizon in the middle of summer for a long time, it is possible to enjoy sunlight on clear days for 18 – 19 hours in southern Finland and 24 hours in Lapland.