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Conscripts injured in Lapland accident released from hospital

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 10:33
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According to Lapland police, the rear end of the tracked vehicle skidded to the side of the road, causing the

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All-terrain vehicle crash in Finnish Lapland injures 23 conscriptS

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 10:56
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At least two conscripts were seriously injured in the accident. Twenty-three conscripts were injured after a tracked, all-terrain transport Border

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Lapland court hands suspended prison sentence to juvenile rapist

Yle News
Posted: Monday, November 4, 2024 at 11:56
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At the time, the victim was 13 years old and the perpetrator was 16. Both attended the same school. Lapland

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Budget cuts threaten Sami-language development, Indigenous leaders say

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:00
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Proposed budget cuts in Sweden and Finland could threaten the development of Sámi languages and leave the body responsible for

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Lapland among healthcare regions to face bleak financial outlook

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 11:30
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Over half of the country’s regional healthcare authorities revised their financial reports for 2024 to reflect increased budget deficits. Finland’s

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GPS interference prevented Finnair’s airplane from landing in Joensuu

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 13:05
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By Hannah Thule The aircraft had to return to Helsinki. On Tuesday morning, a Finnair aircraft traveling from Helsinki to

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Wind power is being planned for Rovaniemi, Finland

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 11:17
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By Hannah Thule, The Independent Barents Observer The zoning of areas for two wind power projects was approved by Rovaniemi

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Stubb honours war dead on Memorial Day ahead of Lapland trip

Yle News
Posted: Monday, May 20, 2024 at 12:06
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President Alexander Stubb laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Helsinki’s Hietaniemi Cemetery on Sunday morning

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Lapland tourism workers mourn dead colleague — “I have never worked in such a bad company”

Yle News
Posted: Monday, April 15, 2024 at 13:40
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Ramiro Menaya, a 24-year-old from Spain, spent the last winter season working as a safari guide for the Rovaniemi-based company

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One dead, two missing in Lapland hostel blaze

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 15:30
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Rescue services were alerted to a hostel fire in Äkäslompolo, Lapland, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The first

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Finland marks Sámi National Day

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 11:35
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The flag’s distinctive red, green, yellow and blue design was inspired by the Sámi people’s relationship with the sun and

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Popularity of Finland’s national parks continues to rise, including in Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, January 26, 2024 at 10:40
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Visitors are also spending more money and boosting the economies of communities around the parks. People continue to take advantage

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Polar night ends in Utsjoki, Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 13:38
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The long winter nights are getting a little shorter in Finland. The polar night ends on Wednesday in Finland, after

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Saying “I do” in an igloo: Finland’s frozen wedding boom

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 12:06
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Money is no obstacle for some romantic holidaymakers in Finnish Lapland. Lapland is becoming a wedding destination, particularly for British

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Santa Claus departs from Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:58
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While not on his yearly trips around the world, Santa lives near his workshop on the Lapland fell of Korvatunturi

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