Sanna the Sami and her reindeer

My wee boy's chum was away to Lapland over the weekend to see Santa. They are visiting Finnish Lapland rather than Swedish Lapland, though I guess the differences are moot. I once worked with a Sami (similar to Lap) woman called Sanna. Every Christmas she would bring in the most delicious smoked reindeer for the office, and we would sit and drink glögg and get well on the way. One of the most (if not the most) Northerly breweries in the world is in Trømso. Norway. The Mack Brewery is family-owned and brews some great beer (including Polar Beer). The Mack Brewery claim to fame, or at least one of them, is that it doubles as the UK Consulate! Diplomatic relations are good in Trømso.