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Santa's Correct Address for Christmas Letters
How to send letters to Santa this Christmas without getting lost in the post.
In brief
How to send letters to Santa this Christmas without getting lost in the post. Millions of children's Christmas letters to Santa are redirected to Finland's Rovaniemi post office by Posti's North Pole Redirect campaign. Originally reported by MadeForMums.
Santa's Real Home
Santa's official hometown is Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland, not the North Pole.
Posti's North Pole Redirect Campaign
Finland's postal service launched a campaign to redirect millions of letters to Santa's real home.
Why Letters Go Wrong
Millions of letters are misdirected yearly because families use the North Pole address instead of Rovaniemi.
UK Mailbox Locations
Special Santa mailboxes in London collect letters until 8 November 2026 for Christmas delivery.
UK Postal Address
UK families can send letters to P.O. Box 2662, 275 New North Road, London, N1 7AA.
Letter Deadline
Letters must arrive by 15 December to be hand-delivered to Santa's Main Post Office in Finland.
Santa's Correct Address
Santa Claus' Main Post Office, Arctic Circle, FINLAND is the official address for letters.
Adult Letters
25% of letters at Santa's post office are written by adults, including a 93-year-old from France.
Intangible Wishes
75% of letters ask for intangible things like peace and love rather than presents.
Here's the gist
Millions of children's Christmas letters to Santa are redirected to Finland's Rovaniemi post office by Posti's North Pole Redirect campaign.
