Pandemic forces to temporarily close Santa Claus Post Office

Santa Claus’ Main Post Office in Rovaniemi will be temporarily closed from 2:00 pm on 29 April, said the national postal and logistic services operator Posti in a press release on Wednesday.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on tourism in Lapland. There are nearly no tourists visiting from abroad. Customers have also disappeared from Santa Claus’ Main Post Office, 96930 Arctic Circle, as a result of the pandemic.

Other companies operating in the same business environment as the Arctic Circle post office have also adjusted their operations due to the decline in the number of customers.

While the Arctic Circle post office is closed, customers in the 96930 postal code area will temporarily receive all postal services from the R-Kioski outlet at Rovaniemi city centre, 96100 Rovaniemi.

The cooperation negotiations concerning the temporary closure of the post office were concluded on 22 March, Monday. The employees of the Arctic Circle post office will be offered work in Posti’s other units while the office remains closed.

Posti is actively monitoring the situation in Santa Claus’ Village and will reopen Santa Claus’ Main Post Office once the COVID-19 situation comes under control and operations can resume.

The Arctic Circle post office was also temporarily closed last spring due to the pandemic and was opened in time for the Christmas season in November.