Sector 3
Serving Europe and Africa
Elf Rolf Jannsen
Elf Rolf is a native of Austria. As a young man he moved to Russia and was a refugee of that country in 1915 when he found his way to Santa’s employ. Skilled in carpentry, Rolf was given duties in Santa’s workshop where he worked for many years. Charged with building the first airplane Santa ever flew in 1927 — thanks to his wood working skills — Elf Rolf was transferred to the Research and Development Department where he served for many years as a sleigh designer and eventually as a flight test pilot. Rolf took a departure from that work in the mid-1960s when he pursued a degree in computer science, a pioneering field for the North Pole. He returned in 1968 and for years served in data processing before being transferred to the North Pole Tracking and Flight Command Center as an IT specialist. He was instrumental in helping Santa to set up a network of satellites that have become the backbone of North Pole information systems to this day.
Recent News from Sector 3
Background Information
Important things to know about Sector 3
Regional Tracking Center Location 2026: Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Trackers in Sector 3
Sector 3 covers all of Europe and Africa. Santa is wildly popular in Europe and has been a tradition and legend there for almost 2000 years. Santa is not as well known in Africa but his popularity is growing. Compared to other areas of the world Europe and Africa represent a smaller geographical footprint but Santa has more “customers” per square mile in this part of the world than he does just about anywhere else. Santa’s image is widely shown through out the season and children countdown the days to his arrival every year. Due to such anticipation and popularity the citizenry are always well prepared for Santa and very cooperative about things like getting to bed on time.
Issues that Santa runs into in this sector: Density in population means more frequent stops for Santa and his sleigh. That sometimes causes Santa to get bogged down, especially in bad weather. Another issue of significant concern is the age of many populated areas where building standards have not been improved upon — frankly it is just hard to get Santa’s sleigh and all his reindeer on tiny roofs of populated cities such as Rome and Berlin.
Information the North Pole Tracking Center needs most from this area: Density in population should bring density in Santa Trackers — Santa needs a LOT of them, especially from Europe. Obstacles such as fences, antennas, and trees are always a bigger issue in Europe than in other places in the world.
How Christmas is celebrated: Traditions vary from border to border but they almost all include Santa Claus. Rich foods await Santa and his reindeer as they are welcomed like royalty.
