Korvatunturi
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Korvatunturi is a fell
in Lapland. It is located within Urho Kekkonen National Park
in the municipality of Savukoski
. The Finnish name translates to "Ear Fell".
Korvatunturi is a sharp-shaped fell and its height is 486 metres (roughly 1594 feet) from sea level. The surrounding forest consists mainly of European spruce but the top of the fell is clearly above tree limit. Korvatunturi has three peaks and the border between Finland
and Russia
runs through the middle one. There is no road to the fell but a track in the national park starts at a former border guard station at Kemihaara, 18 kilometers away. As Korvatunturi is located within the border zone, visiting it requires written permission from the Finnish Border Guard
.
(or Joulupukki
in Finnish) lives. This legend comes from a children's radio show called Markus-sedän lastentunti ("Children's hour with Uncle Markus") hosted by Markus Rautio and broadcast by the Finnish Broadcasting Company
between years 1927 and 1956. Uncle Markus told children that from this "Ear Fell" Father Christmas can hear what all the children are saying so he can find out if the children behave and obey their parents (and therefore may receive gifts next Christmas). This legend is an important plot point in the 2010 film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
.
For mail to Father Christmas Korvatunturi has postal code 99999 Korvatunturi, even though all mail sent to this address will actually be carried to Santa Claus Village
at Rovaniemi
.
Fell
“Fell” is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in Scandinavia, the Isle of Man, and parts of northern England.- Etymology :...
in Lapland. It is located within Urho Kekkonen National Park
Urho Kekkonen National Park
Urho Kekkonen National Park is a national park in Lapland, Finland. Established in 1983 and covering , it is one of Finland's largest protected areas. It is named after Urho Kekkonen, former President and Prime Minister of Finland....
in the municipality of Savukoski
Savukoski
Savukoski is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish....
. The Finnish name translates to "Ear Fell".
Korvatunturi is a sharp-shaped fell and its height is 486 metres (roughly 1594 feet) from sea level. The surrounding forest consists mainly of European spruce but the top of the fell is clearly above tree limit. Korvatunturi has three peaks and the border between Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
runs through the middle one. There is no road to the fell but a track in the national park starts at a former border guard station at Kemihaara, 18 kilometers away. As Korvatunturi is located within the border zone, visiting it requires written permission from the Finnish Border Guard
Finnish Border Guard
The Finnish Border guard is the national security agency responsible for enforcing the security of Finland's borders...
.
Home of the Father Christmas
Korvatunturi is the place where Father ChristmasFather Christmas
Father Christmas is the name used in many English-speaking countries for a figure associated with Christmas. A similar figure with the same name exists in several other countries, including France , Spain , Brazil , Portugal , Italy , Armenia , India...
(or Joulupukki
Joulupukki
Joulupukki is a Finnish Christmas figure. The name Joulupukki literally means Christmas Goat or Yule Goat. The Finnish word "pukki" comes from the Swedish "bock" and is an old Scandinavian tradition...
in Finnish) lives. This legend comes from a children's radio show called Markus-sedän lastentunti ("Children's hour with Uncle Markus") hosted by Markus Rautio and broadcast by the Finnish Broadcasting Company
Yleisradio
The Finnish Broadcasting Company , abbreviated to YLE , is Finland's national broadcasting company, founded in 1926. YLE is a public-broadcasting organization which shares many of its characteristics with its British counterpart, the BBC, on which it was largely modelled...
between years 1927 and 1956. Uncle Markus told children that from this "Ear Fell" Father Christmas can hear what all the children are saying so he can find out if the children behave and obey their parents (and therefore may receive gifts next Christmas). This legend is an important plot point in the 2010 film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is a 2010 Finnish fantasy film directed by Jalmari Helander about people living near the Korvatunturi mountain who discover the secret behind Santa Claus...
.
For mail to Father Christmas Korvatunturi has postal code 99999 Korvatunturi, even though all mail sent to this address will actually be carried to Santa Claus Village
Santa Claus Village
Santa Claus Village is an amusement park near Rovaniemi in the Lapland region of Finland.-Location and transportation:Santa Claus Village is located about 8 km northeast of Rovaniemi and about 2 km from the Rovaniemi Airport....
at Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland. It is situated close to the Arctic Circle and is between the hills of Ounasvaara and Korkalovaara, at the confluence of the Kemijoki River and its...
.