Rovaniemi, long celebrated as the “official home town of Santa Claus” in Finland, is this winter welcoming more than families seeking reindeer rides and festive photo opportunities. A growing NATO ...

What started as a shack for Eleanor Roosevelt is now a $153 million industry. With alarming rates of global warming, locals are complaining that Santa’s home, Rovaniemi, is under a tourist siege.

ROVANIEMI, Finland — After dinner at the Bull Bar and Grill in the small Finnish city of Rovaniemi, Mariel Tähtivaara, a law student, popped into a supermarket to grab some dessert. As she perused the ...