- Address: GESUNDABERGSVÄGEN 80, 792 90 Sollerön, Sweden
- Phone: +46 250 287 70
- Website: www.tomteland.se
- Site in Russian: dedmoroz.se
- E-mail: dedmoroz@dedmoroz.se
- Opening date: December 8, 1984.
Tomteland, or the Village of Tomte - the place where Swedish Santa Claus, Tomte. It is located in the thick of the forest near the town of Mura in the province of Dalarna. This is - a real magical country, which will appeal to both small and adult visitors.
Amusement park
In winter, Tomteland, surrounded by frozen waterfalls and lakes , covered with snow, looks just magical. At the entrance visitors are met by elves, dressed in red caps.
Here you can:
- meet wicked witches and good witches;
- Learn what treasures are stored in their trolls;
- to look, how the life of gnomes is arranged;
- to visit the residence of the Snow Queen.
At the end of the path is Santa's hut, where fire burns in the hearth, and Mrs. Santa knits a stocking sitting by the fireplace. She treats guests to a real "Christmas" ginger biscuit. And after the meal, you can go to the very Sante Tomte and leave him a letter, where to indicate what you want most in the world.
You can go to the workshop where Sant's assistants prepare gifts for all the children, as well as visit the wood warehouse where these gifts are kept until it is time for Grandpa Tomte to deliver them on her reindeer harness.
Here you can ride a sled, in which reindeer are harnessed, see a sleigh entirely made of gingerbread dough, participate in a quest - for example, in the search for a village of trolls. In summer, tourists go on a boat trip on the lake, in which the mermaid lives, listen to the Water Elf singing, or walk through the forest of fairies to see the Princess of the trees.
Where to live?
Visitors to Tomteland can stop very close to Santa's Village:
- in the town of Thalberg is located 4 * hotel Dalecarpia SPA;
- 30 km from Mura (towards Stockholm ) on the shore of Lake Siljan is 3 * hotel Lerdalshuiden;
- 2 km from Rattvik, on the coast of the same lake Siljan is the cottage complex Dala Wärdshus;
- in the center of Mura is 4 * SPA hotel Mora SPA.
Features of visit
Tomtelland works all year round. The admission fee is 220 SEK for adults and 170 for children between the ages of 3 and 12 (correspondingly a little over 25 and around US $ 20).
How to visit Tomteland?
The fastest way to Tomteland from Stockholm can be reached by air: a flight from the Swedish capital to Mura will take 50 minutes. The road from the town of Mura to the Village of Santa Claus by car takes only half an hour; You can go on the highway E45, you can - by E45 and Ryssa bygata; another option - Sundsvägen - will take almost 40 minutes.
You can get from Stockholm and by car. The road will last about 4 hours, go along the route number 70. You can get there by public transport , but you will have to make several changes: a train travels to Mura from Stockholm, from there it is possible to drive by bus to Tomteland itself, from the bus stop to the Village of Santa Claus it will take about one and a half kilometers to walk.