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COVID-19 surge casts shadow over tourism in Finnish Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 11:35
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While relatively few infection cases so far involve foreign tourists, tourism operators are concerned about the impact tougher measures may

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Strong signs of tourism revival in Finland’s north

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 13:42
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Several hundred charter flights are scheduled for arrival in northern Finland in December. Preliminary statistics indicate that the number of

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Temperatures headed toward -40C in Finnish Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, December 3, 2021 at 12:17
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The biting cold could impact Independence Day celebrations on Monday A cold wave is set to hit Finland this weekend,

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Deep freeze in Arctic Europe sends power prices soaring

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 29, 2021 at 09:40
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Exceptional cold is affecting northern Scandinavia and Russia’s Kola Peninsula with temperatures below -30°. On the Finnmark plateau, between Kautokeino

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Finland approves new national park in Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 10:23
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Finland’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a government proposal to establish Sallatunturi National Park in Finnish Lapland. The approximately 10,000-hectare area

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“If we lose the Arctic, we lose the globe,” says Finnish president at UN Climate Summit

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 15:43
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World leaders and policymakers are meeting in the Scottish city of Glasgow to expedite climate commitments. In an address on

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New routes from Arctic Europe include Milan, London & Thai destinations

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 12:21
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Restoring connectivity between airports in northernmost Europe and far-away destinations is shaping up, despite concerns of long-term post-pandemic hangover affecting

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Nordic countries discuss post-pandemic reset for emergency & crisis cooperation

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 13:00
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What can the Nordic Region learn from the coronavirus crisis, and how can co-operation be strengthened going forwards? Those are

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Climate change worries Finland’s young reindeer herders

Yle News
Posted: Monday, November 1, 2021 at 09:45
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Today one in five Finnish reindeer herders is under 25, with the share of women herders growing. More young women

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Winter comes early to Scandinavia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 14:19
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A cold wind brought snow to all inland areas above the Arctic Circle in Finland, Norway and Sweden. With temperatures

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Wintry weather hits Finland with 20cm snow accumulation in Northern Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, October 18, 2021 at 09:43
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The autumn holiday for Finnish schoolchildren may seem more like a winter vacation with subzero temperatures in Lapland and snow

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Swedish rangers might return to Lapland

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 8, 2021 at 14:38
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Twenty years after the Ranger Regiment in far northern Kiruna was disbanded, the Swedish government considers a reopening. Swedish Defense

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Home Guard leaves the checkpoints as Norway reopens border

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 15:12
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The extraordinary military mission to guard the border to Sweden and Finland comes to end after more than 18 months

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Sami education conference looks at how to better serve Indigenous children

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 14:41
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An international education conference is currently underway in Arctic Norway looking at how Indigenous children can be better served by school

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A Swedish Air Force’s JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter in 2011. (Patric Soderstrom/AP)
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Nordic fighter jet exercises underway inside Arctic Circle

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 14:12
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Flying out from Rovaniemi Air Base, the Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish pilots will conduct combat training with a variety of

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