Traffic weather warnings hit Utsjoki and Inari in Arctic Finland
Slushy conditions have hit Finland’s far north, putting traffic weather warnings into effect in Utsjoki and Inari. Temperatures are set
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NATO to set up northern land command in eastern Finland
NATO will set up a new land command in Finland near the Russian border next year, tasked with leading the
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Finnish Lapland sees season’s first snow cover
Overnight precipitation in Lapland brought three centimetres of snow to Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö. Other parts of the far northwest of
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Landmark Nordic declaration includes plan for new icebreaker
“The building of an icebreaker will geopolitically strengthening our presence in the region,” the governments of Sweden and Finland write
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Report highlights threat climate change poses for Sami culture
A new report commissioned by the Sámi Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Finland emphasizes the urgent need to establish a
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Exceptionally warm weather in Finland’s arctic region
September has been warmer at Utsjoki in Finland’s far north than an average July, but cooler temperatures are on the
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Sweden will lead NATO troops in northern Finland
“I am very happy that Sweden has today announced its ambition to assume the framework nation role in the enhanced
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Overnight temperatures drop below freezing in Finnish Lapland
The coldest temperature of the night was recorded near the town of Kittilä, where the mercury dropped to -5.3 degrees
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Seven new direct flights connect Europe with Ivalo in Arctic Finland
Winter tourism will get an additional boost as key European airliners announce new routes. Loads of snow, freezing cold, polar
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Aleksandr launches massive Ocean-2024 strategic exercise
For the first time in post-Soviet era is Russia deploying warships in the inner waterways east of Finland in a
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Red skies over Finland as Canadian wildfire smoke arrives
The most colourful sunset is expected on Tuesday evening. People in Finland may see unusually red glowing sunsets in coming
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Lapland faces rainy start but sunny weather later on in week
This week looks quite sunny though there will be rainy days, too, says Eerik Saarikalle, a meteorologist at the Finnish Meteorological
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Lapland hit by unusually warm and sunny July
Finland’s northern Lapland region saw a notably warm and sunny July, standing out from even from the warmer days experienced
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Kola wildfire smoke drift into Nordic neighbours
Fires on dry peat bogs at several locations west of Murmansk on Russia’s Barents Sea coast continue to send smoke
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Russian forest fire smoke drifts into Finnish Lapland
Emergency services have received reports of smoke in the region over the past few days. Smoke from a large forest
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