LAPLAND: In normal times, it is a common sight in the city of Rovaniemi in the Arctic Circle to see throngs of Chinese holidaymakers visit Santa Claus’ main post office to send Christmas cards with special local postmarks, or to be waiting to check in at the glass-roofed igloos for Northern Lights-spotting.
However, the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the capital of the northern Finnish province of Lapland very hard, and its usual stream of visitors from China has all but dried up.
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