The Arctic city of Rovaniemi in northern Finland, home to Santa Claus and known for snow and winter holidays, has been melting amid unprecedented heat in the region

After an unusually cold early summer, the whole of Finland has been plunged into two weeks of high temperatures.

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The Arctic city of Rovaniemi in northern Finland, home to Santa Claus and known for snow and winter holidays, has been melting amid unprecedented heat in the region