Christmas around the corner

Tonttu is the Finnish name for the assistants of Father Christmas - Joulupukki.

These small individuals move around the world and check that kinds are behaving.

We used to have a house-koti-tonttu in every house.

Every Finnish Sauna did have its own Sauna-tonttu.

This picture is from the ELMA exhibition from 27.11.2005.

Location: Helsinki International Fair.