Traditional Reindeer Racing Is Delighting Spectators In Frigid Finland
North Pole Files Grievance After Finland Lures Away Its Top Reindeer With Racing Contracts
SALLA, FINLAND. A labor dispute erupted in the Arctic this week after Finland’s traditional reindeer racing circuit signed eight high-profile reindeer to multi-season contracts, leaving the North Pole’s December delivery operation severely shorthanded.
“They offered dental, a mid-season bye week and their names on a scoreboard,” said a workshop spokeself who asked to be identified only as Gary. “We offered one night a year and some carrots. I understand the decision. I just don’t love it.”
Racing officials defended the signings, noting that spectators have traveled from around the world to watch the animals compete in frigid conditions and that “the reindeer seem genuinely happier going in a straight line.”
The North Pole has reportedly opened tryouts, and early footage shows a determined goat attempting to pull a sleigh roughly four feet before lying down.