Professional Elves of Lapland

Hundreds of professional elves work in tourism industry in Lapland. The elf picks up the tourist from the airport. The elf packs the tourist’s overalls and takes them to the drier. The elf hides from the tourists on top of a fjell. The elf must never break character. Most of the elves are foreign workers. Some companies use professional actors. The foreign elves work under strict secrecy. There are also Finnish Elves. I photographed the pre-Christmas work of a few Finnish Elves in Kittilä. Suomen Kuvalehti 2018.