# How is Santa's mail delivery organized in the US and other countries **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 27, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-santas-mail-delivery-organized-in-the-us-and-other-countries/565479 "2010-12-27T02:23:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-santas-mail-delivery-organized-in-the-us-and-other-countries/565479/21 "2010-12-29T13:51:06Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Olentzero in the Basque areas I get emails every so often throughout the year. If my Basque were up to the task I’d probably take a shot at answering them… then again if word gets around I’d be up to my neck in e-mails. ---
**Author:** ![komolono](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/komolono/32/532_2.png) [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-santas-mail-delivery-organized-in-the-us-and-other-countries/565479/22 "2010-12-29T17:41:01Z")
In Finland address is 99999 KORVATUNTURI and Santa will answer mail coming from all over the world between March and April (the following year). > **[Korvatunturi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korvatunturi)** > > Korvatunturi is a fell in Lapland, on the border between Finland and Russia. Its Finnish part is within Urho Kekkonen National Park in the municipality of Savukoski. In Finnish the name Korvatunturi means "Ear Fell", referring to the mountain's distinctive profile. > Korvatunturi is covered by a thick pine forest, and surrounded by frozen lakes, and sits on a landscape over which hundreds of thousands of reindeer roam. Korvatunturi stands 486 metres (1,594 ft) above sea level; it has three peaks, ... > **[Santa Claus Village](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus_Village)** > > Santa Claus Village (Finnish: Joulupukin Pajakylä) is an amusement park in Rovaniemi in the Lapland region of Finland. It was opened in 1985. > Santa Claus Village is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Rovaniemi and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the Rovaniemi Airport. > The first original home of Santa Claus was Korvatunturi. In 1985, Rovaniemi was declared as an official hometown of Santa Claus. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-santas-mail-delivery-organized-in-the-us-and-other-countries/565479/23 "2010-12-29T17:54:22Z")
Lazy bastard needs to get with the times and start using e-mail. ---
**Author:** ![constanze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@constanze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constanze)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-santas-mail-delivery-organized-in-the-us-and-other-countries/565479/24 "2010-12-30T10:18:37Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > Well sure, that makes sense. I recall going to the Christkindlmarkt in Munich ages ago, but I did not realize that little baby Jesus was actually doing all the legwork in Germany. Thanks. This is funny to read. Because Kindl= small child is neutral in German, not male, and because the Nativity scenes have an undetermined bundle in a blanket (or a small boy with a halo), the Christkindl is often considered seperate from Jesus, not the Baby Jesus. It doesn’t help that, as usual\*, the Christkindl is represented in Person by [young blond women in white nightdresses with golden wings](http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Christkindlesmarkt_prolog_2009.jpg&filetimestamp=20091129122132)… As for the lifting itself, that’s done by the companions, Knecht Ruprecht and others in South Germany + Austria. See the famous poem by Theodor Storm, [Knecht Ruprecht](http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/?id=5&xid=2786&kapitel=217&cHash=6755b23f75ruprecht#gb_found): > [@](#): > > Von drauß’ vom Walde komm ich her; > Ich muß euch sagen, es weihnachtet sehr! > Allüberall auf den Tannenspitzen > Sah ich goldene Lichtlein sitzen; > Und droben aus dem Himmelstor > Sah mit großen Augen das Christkind hervor; > Und wie ich so strolcht’ durch den finstern Tann, > Da rief’s mich mit heller Stimme an: > »Knecht Ruprecht«, rief es, »alter Gesell, > Hebe die Beine und spute dich schnell! > > From out of the forest I come, > I have to tell you, it’s christmasing very much! > All over the fir tree tips > I saw golden lights sitting; > and from above through the Heaven’s gate > the christchild looked with big eyes; > And as I was strolling through the dark fir, > it called to me with bright voice > “Knecht Ruprecht,” it called, "old chum, > lift your feet and hurry up! - The [Münchner Kindl](http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchner_Kindl)(munich child) is another case of this transformation. Originally, the coat of arms of the city of Munich shows a monk in his garb. Over time, this became a small child, who is now represented during the Oktoberfest procession by a [young, usually blond, women](http://www.tz-online.de/aktuelles/muenchen/muenchner-kindl-maria-tz-805409.html)riding on a horse. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-santas-mail-delivery-organized-in-the-us-and-other-countries/565479.md?page=1)