Finland mulls an end to Barents cooperation
By Hannah Thule, Thomas Nilsen “The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is gradually disengaging from Barents cooperation,” says Elina Valtonen
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Bicycles abandoned by asylum seekers in the Arctic sold by Finnish customs
By Elizaveta Vereykina Around 250 bicycles were auctioned off The Finnish customs auctioned around 250 bicycles on July 20 in
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Rerun Sámi election in Finland prompts 22 complaints
The courts had ordered elections to be re-run with 65 excluded voters returned to the electoral register. There have been
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Finland’s President confirms controversial deportation law
By Hannah Thule Under certain circumstances, the law allows for border authorities to refuse to accept asylum applications at border
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Sami parliament braces for budget cuts in Finland
The Sami Parliament in Finland is bracing for budget cuts as Helsinki seeks to reduce spending by 9 billion euros
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“Sámi Parliament election in Finland: 2 candidates by court ruling
By Hannah Thule The court ordered repeat election of the 2023 Sámi Parliament has started. Five out of the 36
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Finnish Defence Minister announces €300 million investment in Lapland defence
During his visit to military exercise Northern Forest 24 in Rovajärvi, Minister Häkkänen underscored the importance of allied military exercises
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Finland’s President makes first official visit to Lapland
By Hannah Thule, The Independent Barents Observer Finland’s newly elected President, Alexander Stubb, on Friday met with reindeer herders, citizens,
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US soldiers get a day out in Lapland
Finnish Lapland has been the site of numerous international military exercises this spring. Around 1,500 US soldiers are currently in
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Sámi Parliament board sign UN complaint over election re-run
The Executive Council of the Sámi Parliament has written to the UN’s Human Rights Committee to protest an order to
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EU guards to remain at Finnish-Russian border until at least autumn
Border guards from the European agency Frontex look set to remain at Finland’s frontier with Russia throughout the summer and
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Sami leader says recent Finnish court ruling was ‘devastating’ & violation of autonomy
The President of the Sámi Parliament in Finland labelled a recent Finnish court ruling as ‘devastating’ at a UN forum
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Sámi Parliament in Finland prepares for repeat election
The Executive Board of the Sámi Parliament in Finland has recommended the previous term’s election committee be reappointed to oversee
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Finland’s eastern border to remain shut indefinitely, including boat harbours
As expected, the Finnish government on Thursday decided to extend the closure of the border with Russia. In the past,
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Finnish Court annuls 2023 Sámi elections
The vote must be considered invalid because a significant number of individuals had been omitted from the election list, the
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