Metsä Group to build €1.6bn pulp mill in Kemi in northern Finland
The new bioproducts mill will be the largest single investment ever made by the forest industry in Finland. Forest products
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Jobless huskies in Arctic Finland travelling south for work
The collapse of the tourism industry in Lapland has meant thousands of sledding dogs are out of work. The pandemic
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Duo aiming to raise funds for jobless sled dogs in Arctic Finland
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Finnish tourism destinations are turning to virtual tourism to get around travel restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. The first
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New guideline launched for Arctic-specific risk assessment in shipping
A picture of the Arctic Ocean at the 85th parallel north between the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land and
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Half of Finnish Lapland’s tourism businesses fear failure by winter
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
Forecasts from the Ministry for Employment and the Economy (TEM) suggest that spending on tourism, accommodation and related services in
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How not to promote Arctic tourism – Why Finland’s Indigenous Sami say marketing their region needs to change
Illustration showing an example of destructive Sami stereotypes for the Sami Parliament in Finland’s Culturally Responsible Sami Tourism project. (Artist:
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