Are you going to see santa in Lapland

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Information that might help. My wife is going to see Santa with the 3 children at the start od December.She is flying into Tampere airport in Finland with ryanair on 1 cent flights.She will then take a train right up to Rovaniemi which is 8KM from where Santa lives,over night train takes around 7 hours which have sleeping cabin for around 30 euro, daytrain around 10 hours. Her train ticket will be 120E return and due to having 2 children under 6 it will be free, and our child who is over 6 travels for free as she is travelling with a paying adult. To see Santa costs wife 25E and children 20E each.
Also Tampere is worth a visit if you have the time.
The whole package will cost less 300E,
 
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As a parent of young kids, I have to laugh at this Lapland lark. What's wrong with going to see Santa in the local community centre or shopping centre? Anyone who unnecessarily drags their kids onto Ryanair flights and 10-hour train journeys in the depths of winter should be looked into by Social Services. ;)
 
Ah, I dunno, travelling by public transport from somewhere like Lucan or Naas in and out to Stephen's Green shopping centre probably isn't much quicker or cheaper.

I just tell mine he's not coming this year. ;)
 
ubiquitous said:
As a parent of young kids, I have to laugh at this Lapland lark. What's wrong with going to see Santa in the local community centre or shopping centre? Anyone who unnecessarily drags their kids onto Ryanair flights and 10-hour train journeys in the depths of winter should be looked into by Social Services. ;)
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Ask your kids which they'd prefer. Going to see Santa in The Square/Liffey Valley? Or go see him in Lapland?
 
Yoltan said:
Ask your kids which they'd prefer. Going to see Santa in The Square/Liffey Valley? Or go see him in Lapland?
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Or put it another way

Travelling 2 hours to airport, 2 hours at checkin/security/boarding, 2+ hours on plane, 7-10 hours on train = total of 13-16 hours travelling to see Santa in Lapland

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Travelling 10/20 minutes to see Santa in the local hotel/shopping centre respectively?


ps If parents and kids are hell-bent on travelling such a long distance, imho seeing Santa in NYC would be a much better option for everyone.
 
ubiquitous said:
ps If parents and kids are hell-bent on travelling such a long distance, imho seeing Santa in NYC would be a much better option for everyone.
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Have to disagree 100%. Spent Christmas in NY a few years back. Had a great time but Christmas day over there is like any other day. I don't have kids but would definitely go to Lapland if I had. Might go either way! :D
 
Yoltan said:
Have to disagree 100%. Spent Christmas in NY a few years back. Had a great time but Christmas day over there is like any other day. I don't have kids but would definitely go to Lapland if I had. Might go either way! :D
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Christmas itself is a bit late for going to see Santa anywhere, imho - least of all Christmas Day. I'm sure it would be easy for kids to see Santa in NYC at any stage between now and the week before Christmas.
 
Since the children are half Finnish anyway the cold will not be an issue,warm blooded and all that,Our children are used to travelling long distance as we do it every year from one part of Finland to the next.The train will be a sleeping train that does not mean the train is asleep, For the person who mentioned better going to square than lapland to see Santa, that is just another way of not spending money ,It is only money and I believe it is better spent on children than down the pub, the green eyed monster comes to mind to tell the truth,
When I posted here it was to try and give people a cheaper way of going to see Santa in lapland who will go and see Santa no matter what, as I have got great help from AAM on many things I feel it is only right to give an alternative which is much cheaper than rip of Ireland.
Already I have helped 2 people from work save over 1800E each by advice given here. If someone does not want to take the advice so be it, but keep your jealous rants to yourself.I did say we would be travelling by train to Lapland and not walking, and believe it or not we do have warm clothes.
ubiquitous said:
As a parent of young kids, I have to laugh at this Lapland lark. What's wrong with going to see Santa in the local community centre or shopping centre? Anyone who unnecessarily drags their kids onto Ryanair flights and 10-hour train journeys in the depths of winter should be looked into by Social Services. ;)
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dodo said:
It is only money and I believe it is better spent on children than down the pub.
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It might be better put in to savings for the children's college fund.......

Or it might be better given to charity........
 
Dodo,
I think you've posted a really good piece of money saving advice, i would never pay 2 grand plus but 300 sounds like an adventure worth taking.
thank you!
 
1c flights still available, so 80€ inc taxes for 3 adults , 1 child. How do you book the train? Can you put up the link for train station?
 
Sounds like a brilliant alternative - give me a sleeper train over a cramped airplane seat anytime - my sisters and their kids did the 1800 a head package - wonderful experience but the 4am flights were a nightmare, especially coming home where they were seated by the loos, with a plane load of tired cranky kids (& parents) sick from 'free' sweeties :)
 
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