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Duo aiming to raise funds for jobless sled dogs in Arctic Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 11:24
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The collapse in Lapland tourism means thousands of sled dogs are out of work and could possibly be put down.

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Lapland tourism to lose over 60% of winter business says Finnish survey

Yle News
Posted: Monday, October 26, 2020 at 13:16
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Roughly half of firms said that domestic tourism would not help cover losses caused by the absence of overseas visitors.

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Finnair to end flights to five regional airports, including to Kemi, Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2020 at 08:11
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National airline Finnair has announced plans to end domestic commercial flights to five regional airports after the upcoming winter season,

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Russian tourists eager to book holidays in Finland despite border closure

Yle News
Posted: Monday, July 6, 2020 at 12:02
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Hotels in eastern Finland say there has been an upsurge in attempted bookings by Russian tourists for late July, though

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Eskimo-branded ice cream may get name change in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, June 22, 2020 at 14:33 — Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2020 at 15:02
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The Eskimo-branded chocolate-covered ice cream on a stick will soon be re-branded in the US in an effort to fight

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Northern Scandinavia to pioneer commercial flights with electric planes

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 12:18 — Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2020 at 10:26
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Northern Scandinavia could be one of the first regions in the world with flights operated by commercial airliners with zero-emission

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Finland’s Finance Ministry predicts sluggish recovery from pandemic

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 14:49
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State number crunchers forecast a six-percent slump this year – but Finland’s economy will slowly recover towards the end of

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Finland eases curbs on cross-border travel, public events

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 13:26 — Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2020 at 09:39
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Government said on Thursday that it would ease restrictions on cross-border travel imposed to slow the spread of novel coronavirus.

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Finland joins other Nordic countries in virtual tourism due to pandemic

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 10:39
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Finnish tourism destinations are turning to virtual tourism to get around travel restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. The first

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Half of Finnish Lapland’s tourism businesses fear failure by winter

Yle News
Posted: Friday, May 8, 2020 at 10:52
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The impact of the coronavirus crisis on travel and tourism has already brought many businesses in Finnish Lapland to the brink of

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Virus crisis sees tourism spending in Finland plummet by up to €10b

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 12:16
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Forecasts from the Ministry for Employment and the Economy (TEM) suggest that spending on tourism, accommodation and related services in

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Finnish climate panel: Electric cars cheaper in the long run

Yle News
Posted: Friday, December 13, 2019 at 10:23
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The Finnish Climate Change Panel estimates that electric cars emit 60-70 percent lower lifetime emissions than standard cars with combustion

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Turkish Airlines opens flights between Istanbul and Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 14:30
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The new route is the first long distance to Rovaniemi and the local tourism hope it will bring more visitors

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Northern Finland’s tourism industry divided over flight tax proposal

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 10:18 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 14:46
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Lapland (Arctic Finland) tourism players are divided over a proposal to mitigate carbon emissions by introducing a flight tax. On

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A gigantic Christmas theme park project in Arctic Finland

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 30, 2019 at 12:05 — Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2019 at 12:20
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Plans for the Republic of Santa Claus theme park north of Rovaniemi, northern Finland include a giant transparent dome with

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