Santa elves out of work as jobs are outsourced
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.It seems that even Santa is not immune from the dreaded management review and, just five days before Christmas, the management is outsourcing his elves.
The dead hand of cost-cutting has been felt at Santa Park, in Lapland, northern Finland, which welcomes tens of thousands of tourists each year. But it has struggled to justify its number of full-time staff as it is open only from November to January and briefly in the summer.
Wille Rajala, the Park's managing director, said: "We used to have 120 people on a monthly salary, which was ridiculous. Now we are down to three full-timers."
Santa Park, which is 520 miles north of Helsinki, opened five years ago but has debts of £315,000.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments