A missing bell sends Ronald, Tony, Karen and Harly searching through snowy Santa Claus Village. A little cabin holds a piece of Rovaniemi’s history, and a child’s Christmas wish turns out to be something no shop can sell.

Behind the adventure

Aino, Eero, Liisa, the family reindeer, bell and search are fictional. The winter visit and Santa meeting are invented, with simplified routes and architecture. Talking Tony is a series convention. Dialogue is presented in English for readers.

The Roosevelt Cottage is a real historic building in Santa Claus Village. It was built for Eleanor Roosevelt’s visit in June 1950, when Rovaniemi was recovering from wartime destruction. The construction scene is an imagined illustration, not a documentary reconstruction. Santa Claus Village: history of Roosevelt Cottage.


Ronald & Tony

The wish that wasn’t a toy

The wish that wasn’t a toy · Rovaniemi

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