We know where
Santa really lives.
Santa Claus' Main Post Office is an official branch of Finland’s postal service.
It’s located on the Arctic Circle, not the North Pole
– there's literally nothing there!
– there's literally nothing there!
66°33´N
The Arctic Circle, Lapland, Finland
The Arctic Circle, Lapland, Finland
How to participate
Your letter,
hand-delivered
to Santa.
North Pole Redirect targets countries where letters are most commonly addressed to the North Pole. If you're in the UK, USA, or Canada, you can look for a special letterbox in in your city or write to a country-specific campaign address.
London
Where?
Leicester Square, London
When?
November 4th – 8th
How?
Stop by and drop your letter in the box!
You can also write to a country-specific campaign address:
North Pole Redirect
P.O. Box 2662
275 New North Road
London, N1 7AA
Standard UK postage required.
Letters received by December 15th will be collected and transported to Lapland, where they will be delivered by hand to Santa at his Main Post Office.
New York City
Where?
Domino Square, Brooklyn
When?
November 18th - 22nd
How?
Stop by and drop your letter in the box!
You can also write to a country-specific campaign address:
North Pole Redirect
P.O. Box 5044
697 Grand St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Standard US postage required.
Letters received by December 15th will be collected and transported to Lapland, where they will be delivered by hand to Santa at his Main Post Office.
Toronto
Where?
Sankofa Square, Toronto
When?
December 2nd – 6th
How?
Stop by and drop your letter in the box!
You can also write to a country-specific campaign address:
North Pole Redirect
P.O. Box 427B
2967 Dundas St. W.
Toronto, ON M6P 1Z2
Standard Canadian postage required.
Letters received by December 15th will be collected and transported to Lapland, where they will be delivered by hand to Santa at his Main Post Office.
Take part anywhere
Globally, all letters addressed to Santa on the Arctic Circle will always be delivered to his main post office.
Santa Claus’ Official Address:
Santa Claus' Main Post Office
Arctic Circle
FINLAND
#northpoleredirect
Follow the
letters on their
way to the
Arctic Circle!
Letters received in the campaign letterbox or PO Box addresses by December 15th will be collected and transported to Lapland, where they will be delivered by hand to Santa at his Main Post Office.
For the
Media
Download the media kit here for press release, photos, videos and contacts.
Leicester Square, London 4–8 Nov · Domino Park, New York 18–22 Nov · Sankofa Square, Toronto 2–6 Dec.
Not in a North Pole Redirect letterbox. Letters to the campaign PO Box addresses need standard local postage.
Write to your country's campaign PO Box address, or straight to Santa Claus' Main Post Office, Arctic Circle, Finland.
You can write to Santa from anywhere in the world. You can also take part in North Pole Redirect, even if there is no letterbox or special campaign address in your country. In this case, you should write to Santa's official address: Santa Claus' Main Post Office, Arctic Circle, Finland.
No — letters only. They travel internationally, and customs rules may stop anything else
It's collected locally and transported to Santa Claus' Main Post Office in Rovaniemi, where Santa and his elves receive it alongside hundreds of thousands of others.
Include your return address and he'll try. Santa and his elves answer as many letters as they can after the Christmas rush, but a reply can't be guaranteed.
The competition
Photograph or take a video of yourself writing or posting your letter and share it on Instagram or TikTok with #northpoleredirect.
A trip for two to Rovaniemi, worth up to €4,000:
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Return Finnair flights for two from the winner's nearest airport with a direct Finnair service to Helsinki, plus return flights Helsinki–Rovaniemi
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Two nights for two at the Santa Claus Holiday Village (subject to availability), in a shared twin or double room A guided tour of Santa Claus' Main Post Office
Not included: all other transport, meals, travel insurance, visas and travel documents, and any other personal costs. The winner covers any taxes in their country of residence.
The winner must be 18 or over on the closing date and chooses their own companion, who needn't be 18 — but an under-18 companion must travel with the winner throughout, with a parent or guardian's consent. The trip must be booked and completed by 30 April 2027, subject to availability and agreed in advance with Posti. No cash alternative, and the prize can't be transferred.
Letters and privacy
Posti handles letters to Santa Claus' Main Post Office with care. Content and address information are processed so letters can be read and, where possible, answered. Address details are kept only as long as needed to send a reply. Posti Group Oyj is the data controller — see Posti's privacy pages.
