Cristiano Ronaldo takes family to Lapland for Christmas vacation

FILE – Real’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts at the top of the Champions League final soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, on the Luz stadium, in Lisbon, Portugal, in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Football star Cristiano Ronaldo said it was “just slightly cold” as he posed bare-chested within the snow before taking an icy dip in a pool during a Christmas vacation in Finland’s Lapland region.

The 39-year-old Portuguese international traveled with partner Georgina Rodriguez and their children, who met Santa Claus in a 10-minute video posted online by Ronaldo on Tuesday.

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The previous Real Madrid and Manchester United great appeared to say no to ski along with his family. He wished his followers — including 645 million on Instagram — a “Merry Christmas” in Spanish.

The Al-Nassr striker is on a winter break from the Saudi Pro League until Jan. 9.