Kids left in tears on 4k holiday from hell Christmas Lapland trip where Santa said ‘I don’t even live here’ [Video]

KIDS were in tears as a Christmas Lapland trip became a holiday from hell — with no snow, a tied-up “angry reindeer” and a Santa who said: “I don’t even live here.”

Families who forked out around £4,000 for a three-day “trip of a lifetime” to Kuusamo, in Finland, arrived to find what they describe as “dangerous” and “disastrous” activities, with some being left without food for over eight hours.

Families travelling to Finland for a Christmas trip of a lifetime were left crushed with disappointmentCredit:

Snow had melted away after heavy rainfall and subsequent visits have been cancelled by the tour operatorCredit:

Unseasonably warm weather and heavy rainfall has seen the snow washed away at resorts in Lapland, leading travel company TUI to cancel trips there on Wednesday.

But before the announcement, hundreds of hopeful families had already embarked on the 1,500-mile journey.

One dad-of-three said his six-year-old girl …