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Finland welcomes fully-vaccinated travellers, but Sputnik V isn’t valid

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 14:12
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From July 26 there are now longer any internal border controls for traffic into Finland from EU- and Schengen countries,

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Finland implements mandatory COVID-19 testing at all Lapland border crossings

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 12:54
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As of June 1 anyone arriving into Finland via a border crossing point in Lapland is subject to a mandatory

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Norway opens border with Finland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, May 21, 2021 at 14:57
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Travel is now permitted to Finland’s Nordic neighbour from regions with a low incidence rate of coronavirus. The Norwegian government

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Lapland, Finland ski season ends, but not for lack of snow

Yle News
Posted: Friday, May 14, 2021 at 14:59
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Ski resorts in Levi, Pallas and Saariselkä kept their slopes open until Mother’s Day this year. The last of Lapland’s

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Finland’s regional inequality laid bare in new report, with rural North amongst lowest scoring areas

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 09:26
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The report, ‘Unequal Finland’, says differences between regions are at the heart of a growing national divide. A new report

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Suspended sentence for man who accidently shot cyclist in Arctic Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 09:42
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A man was found guilty of the accidental shooting of a cyclist in a Lapland national park last year. On

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Mysterious coronavirus variant in Arctic Finland is rare US-Mexican strain

Yle News
Posted: Friday, April 9, 2021 at 13:21
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The chain of coronavirus infections in the Kemijärvi region last month has since calmed. A mysterious coronavirus variant detected in

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Psychosocial support for Sami proposed ahead of Finland’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Yle News
Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021 at 11:39
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The truth and reconciliation commission, due to begin in 2023, is likely to stir up difficult emotions. A working group

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Half of Lapland coronavirus cases found in visitors

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 10:47
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Half the coronavirus cases in Lapland in the past two weeks have been detected in visitors from outside the region,

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Calling attention to climate emergency, Lapland town Salla launches parody bid for 2032 Summer Olympics

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021 at 11:00 — Last Updated: Friday, January 29, 2021 at 11:10
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“Please, don’t let these games happen,” municipal authorities in Salla write in their call to host the 2032 Summer Olympics.

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Lapland sees a population decline that will continue for years to come

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 10:43
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Finland’s northernmost region lost almost 500 inhabitants in the ten months period from January to November 2020. There are now

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Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay brings film crew to Finnish Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 09:50
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A restaurateur said Ramsay and his entourage were well behaved and offered female patrons glasses of sparkling wine. British celebrity

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Finland’s Northern Lights may soon have names

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 09:06 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 09:10
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Tourism promoters want to make it easier to distinguish between different solar storms to improve their ‘shareability’. A Finnish tourism

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Everyone encouraged to boost Sami language visibility in Finland, Norway and Sweden this week

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 15:56
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Sami Language Week is underway this week in Finland, Norway and Sweden and everyone is being encouraged to make Sami

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Safety debate sparked in Arctic Finland after hunter shoots cyclist in national park

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 10:28 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 13:56
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Metsähallitus said that both the hunter and the biker who was shot were moving around in authorised areas. Hunters are

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