A Finnish Santa Claus and a Russian Grandfather Frost met at the Finnish-Russian border to exchange gifts on Monday.

The Bisons have been without one of their top players for almost a month but Finnish forward Venla Hovi returns to the lineup on Friday, fresh off an international appearance at the Four Nations Cup.

A 19-year-old Finnish supermarket cashier with millions of Internet fans of her language imitation YouTube video is heading for America hoping her gibberish hit will open up a new career.