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Finland hails plan for allies to join NATO land forces in North

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 11:24
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Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen hailed plans on Wednesday for six NATO member states including Britain and France to participate

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Cooler May weather for Finland but spring still warmer overall

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, June 23, 2025 at 14:41
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Finland experienced a warmer-than-average spring overall—until May arrived and with it, dipping temperatures just below the seasonal norm, the Finnish

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Finland’s lawmakers vote to leave land mine treaty; boosts defenses against Russia

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 15:53
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Finland’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on antipersonnel land mines Thursday as the Nordic

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Blizzard brings hazardous road conditions to North Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, May 5, 2025 at 13:23
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Authorities warned of hazardous driving conditions in the northeast and of train delays in eastern Finland. where a track fault

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Former energy minister charged for broken heating in naval infantry base Sputnik

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 14:40
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Aleksandr Kobytev was minister of energy and housing in Murmansk before he took over the lead of a regional utility

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Rovaniemi airport in Arctic Finland to get major expansion as passenger numbers surge

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 16:12
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Rovaniemi Airport in Arctic Finland will get a major upgrade with a €3 million expansion to accommodate the surging number

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Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) 

Finland keeps border with Russia closed “until further notice”

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 14:21
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Finland will keep all the checkpoints on its eastern land border with Russia closed until further notice, the Interior Ministry

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Finland leaves Ottawa mine ban treaty, citing geopolitical security concerns

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 18:03
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Finland has announced it will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, an international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing the escalating tensions

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Sami Parliament in Finland call for reform to Reindeer Damage Act

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 16:12 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 16:21
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The Sámi Parliament in Finland is calling for reform of the Reindeer Damage Act after the March 13 government refusal

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Arctic Finland sees unseasonably mild winter this February

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 17:31
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Finland’s Arctic Lapland region experienced an astonishingly mild winter through the month of  February with the average temperature roughly 7

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Finland, Denmark aim to bolster defence cooperation, ministers say

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 3, 2025 at 13:03
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Finland and Denmark want to increase the countries’ defence cooperation, according to Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) and Danish

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Lapland travel boom

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 3, 2025 at 09:54
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Finland is entering the third and final week of the school winter holidays, and Ilta-Sanomat carries a piece looking at the flood

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Lapland shivers while south warms in a January of extremes for Finland

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, February 21, 2025 at 15:48
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January brought a stark contrast in weather across Finland, with Lapland experiencing some of the coldest temperatures while the South

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Police call on people to report suspicious activities after intelligence-linked Russians took photos in military restricted area

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 11:38
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Two Russians citizens took photos inside the military restricted area of Norway’s Ranger Battalion (GSV) near Kirkenes, jumped into their

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Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) Politics Politics (Finland) 

Defence Minister: Nato troops will be stationed in Rovaniemi, Sodankylä

Yle News
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2025 at 10:33
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Nato’s Forward Land Forces (FLF) will be stationed in Rovaniemi and Sodankylä, Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) confirmed at

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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