Book now for the 16-19 Dec 2008 Special offer to visit Santa in Syote.

Book before the by 31 July 2008 and receive a £75 per person discount on the brochure / web prices for the 16-19 December 2008 departures from Manchester and Luton to visit Santa in Northern Finland.

Syöte, which is often called the gateway to Lapland and is located in northern Finland just below the Arctic Circle, and is home to Finland’s southern most fells.

This really is a beautiful, but isolated location, the nearest large village with shops is 35km away, but is a must for those looking for unspoilt nature, open spaces and a wide range of exhilarating activities.

The hotels, Iso-Syote and Syote Keskus, sit on top of these gentle fells and allow easy access to the surrounding nature, excellent tobogganing and a chance to try skiing on the adjacent slopes.

Meet Santa, once, as a family while he rests in a forest cabin and again at the Christmas party on the final evening. Take part in husky and snowmobile safaris. Try your hand at ice fishing, snow shoeing, riding in a reindeer pulled sled and quad biking.

For further details on the 16-19 December holiday to Hotel Iso Syote click here

Experience the new Viking XPRS and the Estonian capital.

This high speed passenger and car ferry has been a huge success since it started service at the start of the summer. It sails daily between Helsinki (Finland) and Tallinn (Estonia) taking just 2 ½ hours.

The brand new vessel can carry 2,500 passengers and cruises at a top speed of 25 knots. It promises to offer comfort, reliability, great onboard service and a short crossing time regardless of weather conditions throughout the year. The ship will be especially popular during winter when the traditional catamaran services are unable to operate due to sea conditions.

Passengers can pass their time on board in the duty free shops, deli, bars and restaurant.

Visitors to Finland wishing to pop across for a taster of Tallinn can choose from two cruise options.

The day cruise that gives visitors 4 hours in Tallinn or a night cruise that includes a night onboard ship and a full day to explore the city.

For further details and prices click here.

In Hämeenlinna Finland 31 July – 03 August 2008.

For the past 30 years the Hippalot Festival has brought a diverse range of art, theatre and drama activities specifically for children.

The festival takes place in Hämeenlinna in Finland, located approximately 100km north of the countries capital, Helsinki.

Each year the festival has a theme and this year they have chosen the circus. The theme will be explored through drama, workshops, visual art, dance, music, circus and encounters with a host of art forms.

 This festival has been a firm favourite with the Finns for many years but as interest grows internationally some English language events have been introduced.

For further details about the festival click here.

London to Helsinki.

The UK based low cost airline, Easyjet, will start a service between London Gatwick and Finland's capital city, Helsinki, on 03 November 2008.

Seats will go on sale on the airlines website this month.