Santa Claus lives in a small hill called Korvatunturi in Lapland , Finland in the Nordic myth . There is a theme park in Rovaniemi , which is near Korvatunturi , called Santa Claus Village . Example websites with most or all of these features are the Santa Claus Village and the Santa Claus Office based in Rovaniemi , Lapland , Finland , close to the Arctic Circle , for the Finnish Santa Claus ( Joulupukki or `` Yule Goat '' ) .