Finland is the official home to Santa Claus, and you may even meet him in Espoo during the festive season. Christmas celebrations for Finns mean taking it slow and enjoying each other's company. Many stay home to celebrate with the family or head to the countryside or Finnish Lapland, where a cottage for the whole family can be rented. Winter activities such as skiing and sledding help to recover from the festive tables that often include pork roast as the main dish, a variety of fish, casseroles, and salads. Besides, the traditional mulled wine drink – Glögi with gingerbread or so-called 'joulutähdet' (sweet pastries) is presented throughout December when 'pikkujoulu' so-called small Christmas parties occur. To fully recharge one's body and soul during Christmas, a traditional sauna session at the end of the night is a must.

How can you celebrate?
- Have a cup (or two) of traditional mulled wine – Glögi
- Rent a cottage or villa in the countryside for the whole family
- Make Finnish Christmas decorations – Ice lanterns
- Taste Finnish Christmas treats such as gingerbread, so-called Christmas stars 'Joulutähdet' (sweet pastries) or traditional Christmas Eve breakfast – Rice Pudding
- Meet and greet Santa's fluffy helpers – reindeer in Nuuksio Reindeer Park
- Taste the traditional Christmas dishes by joining some of the Christmas Feast events
- Have a traditional Christmas sauna
- Join local Christmas markets and events
Christmas Feast

Little Christmas dinner

Fat XMAS Buffet / Christmas lunch

Haltia Christmas lunch

Freja's Christmas lunch

Backby Manor's Christmas lunch

Christmas lunch Original Sokos Hotel Tapiola Garden's Grill It! in the restaurant

Castle's Christmas lunch

Christmas lunch Innopoli 1 and Innopoli 2

Restaurant & Cafe SooS Christmas lunch

Christmas lunch

Christmas lunch at Bistro Ranta

Bodom Manor's Christmas lunch

Villa Lilla's Christmas lunches

Christmas lunch at Bear's Nest, Safarihouse or at Nuuksio Reindeer Park's Lappish Teepee

Traditional Christmas lunch at Nokkalan Majakka
Wrap a holiday for Christmas gifts
Christmas Events

NuuksioAid

Operation - Save the Christmas balls! -workshop

Christmas and Outdoor Flea Market in Haltia

Grillari's Jazz Jams

Organ Night and Aria's Christmas

Elisa Masters Espoo 2023

Espoo Adult Education Centre's traditional Christmas Gift Ceremony

Christmas concert of the Espoo Adult Education Centre

Candomino's most beautiful polyphonic Christmas carols - sing along

Puppet Theater Sampo: Christmas is coming

Espoo Trail Run 6 December 2023

Independence Day Celebration Brunch "Finlandia"

Let Sibelius play! Fall concert of the Espoo Wind Orchestra

Haltia Christmas lunch

Club For Five - Christmas 2023

Thursday dances at the Hotel Korpilampi on December 7, 2023

In the street

Christmas is...

Art & Wine Staycation 14−15 October / 18−19 November

Petrus Schroderus - White Christmas

Craft workshop in Museum Leikki

Estrada's ballet and dance shows in Kannusali

Christmas show of Santa Claus, Master Elf and Karri the Turkey

An Evening with Heavy Metal Perse

Freja's Christmas lunch

Public sauna- & winter swimming

Backby Manor's Christmas lunch

Christmas lunch Original Sokos Hotel Tapiola Garden's Grill It! in the restaurant

Castle's Christmas lunch

Puppet theater Sampo: A surprise gift for a friend

Bog, dig and blog – refresh your relationship with nature

Siina & Taikaradio (duo): Christmas catches the paw concert

Christmas lunch Innopoli 1 and Innopoli 2

Restaurant & Cafe SooS Christmas lunch

Public guidance in Museum Leikki

The Nutcracker - narrated by Anna Airola, music by UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra

Jamkids' Christmas in Sello's library

"Hiljaa" - the traditional Christmas concert of the choir family

Finnish landscape - rugged beauty and reduced aesthetics

Freja Rooftop's live music evenings

House of elves - Christmas workshop

Estrada's dance performances in Uusi Paviljonki

Joy appears - Tapiola Chamber Choir's Christmas concert

Little Christmas in Nokkala

Erkko Badermann: Exhibition of Raptors and Primitive birds

Polytech Choir's Christmas concert - Olari church 16.12.2023

Dances at the Hotel Korpilampi on Sat 16.12.2023

Bodom Manor's Christmas lunch

Traditional Christmas lunch at Nokkalan Majakka

ChristmasQ

Finnish Nature exhibition

The Finnish Nature Photography of the Year 2023 exhibition

Unlimited Christmas - charity concert

Rent a fatbike from Hotel Korpilampi

Villa Lilla's Christmas lunches

Jylla Ensemble's Christmas concert

Haltia's Gate Little Christmas

Organize a little Christmas in Freja

Artist meeting with the winner of The Nature Photography of the Year 2023 Jetro Luhtaa in Haltia, Nu
