Sisu gave Otis a Christmas surprise

24.12.2024 by Mervi

One day in December Sisu and Luka were making plans for Christmas. Of course, they were dreaming of a white Christmas but even without snow they were sure this special time of the year would be merry and bright.

Sisu and Luka planning

Luka: Sisu, Christmas is a time for good things. I was thinking of Otis. He’s the only baby bear in Europe for the time being. Maybe we could surprise him with something nice ….

Sisu: Well thought, old chap! Because I still have good connections with Santa Claus I thought a trip to Rovaniemi could make Otis glad.

Little Otis was already dreaming of his first real Christmas. Last year he was still in the den with mama Frimas.

Otis snowball transparent

Sisu really have good connections because one morning his reindeers arrived to Eindhoven to offer Otis a reindeer ride to Finland.

You can meet Santa Claus every day of the year at the Santa Claus Village. Meeting Santa is a unique experience, no matter what time of year you visit us. Santa’s gift sack is always filled with good cheer, warmth, and friendship. He reminds us of a world of fairy tales and stories where everyone is welcome, not just the children.

Sisu and Otis posed nicely with Santa

Otis and Sisu with Santa

After the long ride the reindeers needed food. Otis was glad to assist Santa at the feeding.

Otis Santa and reindeer2

Santa Claus Village is located in Rovaniemi, Finland, the official hometown of Santa Claus. Santa Claus has made Lapland in Northern Finland his home for centuries, and the Arctic Circle is close to his heart because many Christmas secrets are rooted in this magical place. Santa Claus Village is a family destination with plenty to see and do for all ages. Here’s wishing you an unforgettable visit!

When you arrive at Santa Claus Village, you’ll feel like you’ve stepped right into the pages of a storybook. A moment filled with curious joy and wonder.

The blue hour makes everything look very fairy tale like.

Is Santa a polar bear

This is Santa Claus’ Main Post Office

The cozy atmosphere invites you to sit down and write your greetings from the Arctic Circle to your friends all over the world. The cheerful Postal Elves will post your greetings for you, whether it’s Christmas or the middle of summer! All post will be stamped with the special Arctic Circle postmark.

Otis sent a beautiful card to mama Frimas.

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Mrs Santa Claus’ Christmas Cottage is located in the Santa Claus Reindeer resort. Otis enjoyed the cosiness of the cottage while Mrs Santa was knitting and telling stories.

Otis and Mrs Santa

Even though Santa is already very old he wants to make his exercises every day. Wading in the snow is very efficient to keep him fit. Otis noticed the white snow made his fur look dirty so he decided to roll in the snow in order to get a whiter fur.

Snow Santa Otis

Ranua is only about 80 kilometers from Rovaniemi so Sisu decided to visit mama Venus and wish her a Merry Christmas.

The entry of the Ranua Wilflife Park looks very ‘Christmas like’ this time of the year.

ranua zoo entry

Mama Venus was, naturally, delighted to meet her younger son again.

sisu and Venus

In the shop Otis saw some strange thingies …. he wondered if they were ‘other kind of polar bears’ because they had such nice white beards.

Otis in the shop

It was time to say ‘bye bye’ to Santa and his reindeers but Santa promised to visit Otis on the Christmas Eve.

pukki ja poro Otis

Before leaving Rovaniemi and Santa Claus Village Sisu and Otis went into the woods and decorated a nice Christmas tree.

Otis and Sisu and Christmas tree

FROM OTIS, SISU AND KNUTI’S MAGAZINE TO YOU ALL

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FROM US ALL

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12 Comments

  1. This is a real charming ‘Weihnachtsgeschichte’, the story itself, the main protagonists, SISU and OTIS, the lots of lovely collages, RANUA’s impressive and fairytale-like entrance, Santa Claus Village in ROVANIEMI (of course both situated in FINLAND), the Finnish snow landscape, . . .

    Even Mr and Mrs Santa Clause are introduced, as much as Rovaniemi with its very special tasks and offers. We learned how to say appropriate wishes at Christmas time in 7 languages (Bildungsauftrag voll erfüllt! :-). .

    SISU and LUKA did a good action (with a little – let’s say rather with ‘a big’ share of help of Mervi . . . and OTIS showed his most lovely baby face in the collages. . . .
    Was will man hehr!?

    Vielen Dank für das Vergnügen und die interessanten Informationen und Einblicke.

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    Goodnight to everybody now in the very early morning of ‘Christmas Eve’ 🙂

  2. Dear Mervi,
    Thank you so much for this wonderful Christmas story with the beautiful collages of Otis, Sisu & Luka. Little Otis certainly looked like he was having a great time.
    Thank you also for all the work put in by you & your ‘little elves” in producing Knuti’s Magazine and enjoyed the many throughout the year.

  3. Dear Mervi!
    Thank you so much for this lovely surprise! In your imagination Otis got the best present ever and celebrated a wonderful Christmas for a polar bear cub, fittingly in the Arctic Circle. It’s very Christmassy to see Sisu, Luka and Otis united in your fairytale collages and in a story with Father Christmas and his wife and some elves.

    Merry Christmas dear Mervi!

    Hugs
    Anke

  4. dear Mervi,
    thank you so much for the sweet Christmas story and all the lovely collages,it is great that we can have such dreams
    I wish you,Vesa and Mimmi a cosy Christmas and Wintertime
    dear greetings
    Filomena

    • Dear Mervi and Jens
      This story brings a much needed smile to our faces. Sisu was once a little cub like Otis and I have him in soft toy form at home.

  5. Dear Mervi,

    It was a great idea to send your little darling Otis to Stanta Claus in the far north so that he could get to know the great snow, because it doesn’t snow in Eindhooven any more than it does here.

    The post office in Rovaniemi is great and Oti’s help came in handy with the current rush.

    I think he’ll be dreaming of this white Christmas for a while yet.

    Best wishes and thanks for the story with the beautiful collages!
    Britta-Gudrun

  6. Ein herzliches DANKESCHÖN an Mervi, die mit der Hilfe von Luka, Sisu, Santa Claus und seiner Frau sowie Venus und einer großen Portion Schnee nicht nur dem kleinen Otis sondern auch mir, so eine große FREUDE bereitet hat!!!👍👌👏😊
    Und ein weiteres DANKESCHÖN an Jens für die weihnachtlichen Grüße von Frimas und Otis…🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️👍👌😊

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