Our Arctic Christmas

Six sleeps before Christmas, your family crosses Finnish Lapland by husky sled and reindeer sleigh to a cabin. They learn why reindeer eyes turn blue, what makes the northern lights green and how Finns spend Christmas Eve.

• Reindeer eyes turn from gold in summer to blue in winter.
• Oxygen high in the sky glows green in the northern lights.
• A low Moon looks bigger, but it’s a trick of the eye.
• Finns bake star-shaped prune pastries called joulutorttu at Christmas.
• Finding the hidden almond in Christmas porridge is said to bring luck.