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Korvatunturi is a fell in Lapland, on the border of Finland (in the municipality of Savukoski) and Russia. It is a "tunturi", which is a type of a mountain according to the Finnish definitions. It height is 483 metres (roughly 1585 feet) (from sea level). It has three peaks. The border is drawn through the middle peak. The name translates to "Ear Fell". A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ...
National anthem Sámi soga lávlla Languages Sami, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian Area ca. ...
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ...
Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
The Ylläs fell in Finland Fell (from the Old Norse fjall, mountain) is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in parts of England and Scandinavia. ...
Savukoski is a municipality of Finland. ...
The Ylläs fell in Finland Fell (from the Old Norse fjall, mountain) is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in parts of England and Scandinavia. ...
The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ...
A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...
Korvatunturi is the place where Santa Claus (or Joulupukki in Finnish) is said to live. This legend comes from a children's radio show called Markus-sedän lastentunti ("Children's hour with Uncle Markus") hosted by Markus Rautio and sent by The Finland's National Broadcasting Corporation between years 1927-1956. Uncle Markus told children that from this "Ear Fell" Santa Claus can hear what all the children are saying so he can find out if the children behave and obey their parents (and therefore may receive gifts next Christmas). A typical depiction of Santa Claus. ...
Joulupukki is the Finnish name for Santa Claus. ...
Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s, though popularity has declined a little in some countries since television became widespread. ...
YLE (Yleisradio in Finnish, Rundradion in Swedish), Finlands National Broadcasting Company, was founded in 1926. ...
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