Tourism in Finland forests around the sea, rivers, and the waterways. In wintertime Finland provides opportunities for cross-country skiing and alpine skiing. Many of the popular ski resorts are situated north of the Arctic Circle in Lapland, but there are exceptions like Kuusamo in the northeastern part of Oulu Province and Himos in Jämsä, only 200 km North from Helsinki. Santa Claus is commonly known to live on Korvatunturi in Finland. In the town of Rovaniemi there is the Santa Claus Village for tourists to visit. Moomin World in the outskirts of Naantali is a theme park based on Tove Jansson child books
Naantali towns in Finland, and the highest in the province of Southwest Finland. The name "Naantali" is the fennicised version of the Swedish name of the town, . The Swedish name was given as a direct translation from the Latin "Vallis Gratiae" which literally means "The Valley of Grace". This interesting divide between urban and rural is perhaps one reason as to why the city has been named the most popular tourist centre in the country in numerous surveys. Another factor affecting this is the proximity of both Turku, the region's administrative centre and largest city, and of the archipelago. There