Santa Claus與芬蘭的Rovaniemi的綿密關係－閱讀與觀察札記

由於今年有客戶問到如何寄信給Santa Claus，我就上網找資料，也讓我了解到Santa Claus與該聖誕村、聖誕節等的背景知識。我也在線上寫信給他呢！這是我生平第一次寫給Santa Claus的信呢！

1. 羅凡依密（Rovaniemi）為芬蘭拉普蘭地區的首府，同時也是聖誕老人的故鄉。

這裡當然是當地的旅遊資訊站囉~

You can write to him at:
Santa Claus
Arctic Circle
96930 Rovaniemi
Finland

開放時間：

September-November and January-May daily at 10-17.
1.6.-13.6. ja 18.8.-31.8. daily at 9-18; 14.6.-17.8. daily at 9-19.

In December open daily at 9-19. (Exceptions: 24.12. at 9-15, 25.12. at 12-17, 31.12. at 9-17, 1.1. at 12-17.)

Take a bus at Rovaniemi（to Santa Claus Village or Santa Park）

有八號巴士的時刻表與車資(pdf)

若想要到其他地點，也有時刻表與車資可下載與查詢。

3. 聖誕老人官網（英文與芬蘭語）

Joulumaantie 1
Tel. +358 (0)20 799 999
info@santaclauslive.com

開放時間:
September-November and January-May daily at 10-17.
Christmas 29.11.2008-7.1.2009 daily at 9-19

Exceptions:
24.12. at 9–15, 25.12. at 12–17, 31.12. at 9–17, 1.1. at 12–17

In summer 1.6.-31.8. daily at 9-18.

也可以線上寫信給聖誕老人（點選左邊”Write to Santa”），而我真的寫過去！

本來只想寫給訊息祝賀，是因為看到網頁這樣寫…

Email:
Santa and his elves are also familiar with the latest electronic gadgets. Santa says he doesn’t know how he would manage without email these days. Like his letters, he reads all the email messages he receives and tries to answer as many as he has time for.

但是點選接下來的連結Click here to send a message to Santa

網頁接著出現的句子，卻讓我該改想法－

Tell Santa what you want for Christmas

It will soon be Christmas. If you haven’t already sent Santa your present list, you can do so here. Fill in the following details and write your request in the box indicated. E-mail adresses will not be used for commercial purposes.

想要一張聖誕老人與精靈的合照，請他用e-mail寄給我！聖誕老人有回信，不過他說會交由助手處理，一做好就寄出。這時，我不禁想起是否要費用？？？

沒關係，至少我在網站上還沒看過這種合照，最多的是聖誕老人照片與遊客的照片。我忘了跟他要求連聖誕老婆婆也一起入鏡！即使費用將近7歐的話，也可以，至少我不知道何時才有機會去芬蘭…等我收到正式的”禮物”時，再說吧！

※聖誕老公公的回信：

Warmest thanks for your letter. I was really pleased to hear from you.

I’ll be going through your letter with my elves and making a precise note of everything in the big Korvatunturi books. My scribe elves are very careful and hard-working, and they write down every single request. It may not always be possible to meet every request at once, but the main thing is for everything to be recorded.

The scribe elves then issue instructions to the workshop elves, telling them what presents to make for you and other children. Then when the presents are ready, the quick dispatch elves do them up in beautiful fancy parcels. They are then ready and waiting for the big, exciting feast of Christmas.

As you can well imagine, we’re almost rushed off our feet here at Korvatunturi with Christmas only just round the corner. The elves have 101 things to see to. Sometimes they’re so busy that they have to be reminded to come and eat the Missis’ steaming porridge. But she makes sure they take their porridge breaks. Which is just as well, because no one can work well on an empty tummy. The elves may tire at a crucial moment.

Thank you for your letter. I’ll pass it on to the scribes straight away so that the workshop can start on your presents.

My warmest greetings to you, your family and friends. I do hope you enjoy the run-up to Christmas. And since Christmas will be upon us before we even realise, I join with all of us here at Korvatunturi in wishing you

A very merry Christmas

Santa Claus

不管是不是制式回信，我看了也高興！

當你點進左邊Santa Live這個選項後，有Inside Cam與Outside Cam兩個選項供你選擇。

若你要知道聖誕老人的辦公狀況，這裡也有即時攝影機可以看到他的工作（與來自世界各地的遊客拍照），與聖誕村外面的景致。好有趣！

4. 聖誕老人祝福中心，有九國語言的版本，中文是簡體版。

要收到獨一無二的Santa回信，請付費喔~郵寄全球統一訂價6.95歐元，接受線上信用卡刷卡。

5. Christmas House

Napapiirin lahja Oy
Christmas House
Arctic Circle
96930 Rovaniemi
Finland

Tel: +358 (0)16 3561 513
Fax: +358 (0)16 3561 173
napapiirin.lahja@co.inet.fi

展區將近400meters大，主要有三大主題：

1. 芬蘭的聖誕節、聖誕節傳統、拉普蘭（Lapland）的聖誕老人“Joulupukki”

2. 世界各地的聖誕節傳統

3. 小精靈的玩具工廠

ENTRANCE FEES門票:

Adults（大人）: 5 €
Children (4-12 years, 4~12歲孩童): 3 €
Family ticket (2 adults and 2 children,兩大兩小的家庭票): 10 €
Every day: 8 am - 6 pm

6. Santa Park

只在冬季開放，今年是在12/2到明年的1/10，開放時間是10am-6pm，另有這段期間其他開放時間，每年都不太一樣。

門票：大人25歐，小孩20歐

Ice Gallery：一人10歐

光看這門票，就知不便宜…不過，既然來到這裡，就勇敢的花下去吧！

7. Santa Claus’ Main Post Office

Tähtikuja 1
Tel. +358 (0)20 452 3120
joulupukinpaaposti@posti.fi

開放時間：

1.6.-31.8. daily at 9-19
Other times daily at 10-17
1.12.2008 - 6.1.2009 daily at 9 - 19
Exceptions:
24.12 at 9-15, 25.12 at 12-17
31.12 at 9-17
1.1.2009 at 12-19

左邊Write a letter to Santa Claus點進去，就可以寫封e-mail給他囉!不過我寫完後寄出，卻跳不出視窗，不知道爲什麼…

該網站還有Photo Gallery，點進去可以看到聖誕老人、馴鹿等的照片。

當然這裡還有賣相關紀念品喔！

P.S.其他資料：

◎多媒體的異想世界

http://etfamily.tp.edu.tw/cathries/media?n=convew&i=54

有1’24的動態影片，是別人去當地拍的影片分享。

◎Y妹趴趴走的旅遊雜記~聖誕老人村

有她們參加旅遊團到聖誕老人村的文章與照片分享，個人覺得很不錯，重點都講到了！她還附上參考資料與網站，可供人延伸閱讀與資料收集。

◎關於Christmas Tree的由來與傳統，以及裝飾品的演變與所代表的涵義，可參考以下連結：

The Christmas tree decorations

◎關於Santa Claus的小小簡單英文線上動畫欣賞（英國文化協會網站）