Capturing the true essence of Christmas, Lapland is the perfect place to take your family for the holiday period. Situated in the arctic regions of northern Sweden, Finland and Norway, there are a villages in each country around where you can enjoy the full festive experience.

A Sri Lankan leopard is pictured at a zoo in Dehiwala near Colombo on March 3, 2016, on World Wildlife Day. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)

England goalkeeper Mary Earps saves a penalty from Jennifer Hermoso of Spain during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)

Two Red-eyed Tree frogs (Agalychnis callidryas) mate at “Exotic Fauna” breeding zoo, where exotic animals are reproduced to be marketed as pets in U.S., Canada and Asia, in Ticuantepe, on the outskirts of Managua, Nicaragua on July 17, 2022. (Photo by Maynor Valenzuela/Reuters)

A protester aims a sling shot at police in Santiago, Chile, September 1989. (Photo by Marco Ugarte/AP Photo)

China's Women Badminton team gather for a group cheer before a final match against Indonesia for the Uber Cup held in Chengdu in southwestern China's Sichuan Province, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

A person smokes marijuana as marijuana enthusiasts mark the informal annual cannabis holiday, 4/20 (four-twenty), corresponding to the numerical figure widely recognized within the cannabis subculture as a symbol for all things related to marijuana, in Hyde Park in London, Britain on April 20, 2023. (Photo by Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters)

Solid Light, an exhibition of the immersive works of Anthony McCall, opens at Tate Modern in London on June 25, 2024. Installations use beams of light projected through a thin mist to create large three-dimensional forms. (Photo by Guy Bell/Alamy Live News)