Yes, Santa Claus lives in Greenland

Not in a Finnish theme-park tourist centre or on a drifting ice floe in the middle of the ocean.

1. Logistics and space:
Storing billions of gifts, looking after a huge reindeer herd, and housing an endless elf workshop takes space. Where else but on the world’s largest island?

2. A truly Arctic winter:
Reindeer don’t thrive in thawing weather and mud. Santa demands real snow, the ice sheet, and biting frost to keep the sleigh conditions in order all year round.

3. The world’s largest mailbox:
For decades, children from all over the world have sent their secret wishes straight to the far north, to Greenland—and this is where the letters end up.

4. The North Pole is open water in summer:
Everyone knows that the North Pole itself is floating sea ice with no solid ground. The workshop would sink in July. You only build your headquarters on solid Greenlandic bedrock.

5. The domain doesn’t lie:
You’re on santa.gl. Not .fi, not .com. That should be enough to show that Santa lives in Greenland.

Santa’s details (Fact box)

Name: Juullip Inua / Santa Claus / Santa Claus

Residence: Greenland

Primary transport: Dog sled for everyday use – flying reindeer on 24 December

Favourite dish: Rice porridge with plenty of butter, dried fish, and a good cup of coffee

Status: Hard at work in the workshop

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