Did you know that?

The origin of the xmas elves

The elves originally come from Lappi.

The pointy ears elves have

The pointy ears are necessary to hear high tones and noise coming from far far away.

Christmas without elves

Without elves you say? No way! Xmas wouldn't be without the elves.

Elf boys and girls

Amoungst elves there are male and female elves, but they are called different:

A male elf is called "Ellon", and a female elf "Elleth"

What language do elves speak?

Santas elves do speak a whole lot of different languages, but on Santas North Pole they speak Finnish with an elve-dialect.

Do elves use fillers?

No, but elves do have a phrase; "kesken" they say completely at random. In English that is "spoken and kept silent amoung us". They do tend to look verry mysterious whilst using it.

Are elves magic?

Yes, elves are magic. The first elves did fall into a pile of 'stardust'. In that pile was so much magic that until now all elves get that magic from birth on.

Do elves get old?

Santas elves do get verry old, how old? No one knows. A long long time ago they didn't have a birth register and nothing was written when an elf was born.

Is Santa an elf?

Hmm, did you have a good look at Santa?

No, Santa is not an elf.

Can elves fly?

Yes, Santas elves do fly quick from the North Pole over here and back again within a blink of an eye.

How many children does an elf get?

In general just 1. But there are cases known of elf couples that did get two just like that.

How many elves are there?

One would asume, seeing the number of gifts to be made and wrapped and deliverd that there are at least a thousand. But then again, you forget one thing: elves are magic!

Even Santa himself doesnt know exactly how many, he when asked, estimates about 400. But misses Clause knows best. She has to bake the cookies for them! And in general every elf just gets one cookie. Every hour. She knows how many there are but as she will tell you when asked: its not an important thing.

Do elves sing?

If there is one thing elves do realy love, then its to sing.

During work, one can hear them sing a song they made themselves:

Mopeatempoiset sormet löytävät edestakaisin
salamannopeat sormet tietävät mihin kuuluu
tiedä missä reikä kuuluu
tiedä missä ja hetkessä

Free translated into English:

Fast-paced fingers find back and forth
lightning-fast fingers know where what belongs
know where a hole belongs
know where and in a flash

Do elves play?

Well yes sir, they most certanly do, they are verry fond of games and playing.

Playing games with others or alone, with marbles, jumping on one leg or hopping around. They love to make fun and run and laugh.