Santa Claus has completed another epic Christmas journey to deliver gifts to children all over the world and is back in the North Pole for a well deserved rest.
Though he spends much of his time in his workshop at the North Pole, Santa's official residence is in Rovaniemi just inside the Arctic Circle.
Several hundred tourists and locals had gathered there on Christmas Eve to wave him off for the busiest period in his calendar.
With his elves putting on a song-and-dance performance to wish him luck, Santa spoke to the crowd briefly in Finnish and English.
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"We are lucky and fortunate people, our life is good. We are having a nice holiday season", he said.
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