New flight routes benefited Finland’s Arctic tourism this Christmas season
Up to 200 planes are arriving in Finnish Lapland during Christmas week with tourists from all over Europe. That is
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Holidays
Finnish Christmas traditions explained
The Christmas season is all about holiday traditions, from decorating the tree to prepping the big meal and waiting for
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Christmas gifts showcasing Inuit crafts are more popular than ever
Inuit artists from Iqaluit have been working hard over the past few weeks to finalize their creations just in time
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Finland expects a white Christmas nationwide
Finland will wake up the morning of Christmas Eve to a winter wonderland, according to a forecast from the Finnish
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Northern Swedish airports get compensation for fall in travellers linked to climate change
The government will pay out 67 million SEK to make up for a drop in passengers airports in the north
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Seal meat, dinosaurs and friends: Nunavut Day celebrated in Canada’s eastern Arctic
July 9 is Nunavut Day, and in Iqaluit, people took to the streets to celebrate 26 years since the Nunavut
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation may be Canada’s next new statutory holiday
Canadians are one step closer to getting a new statutory holiday recognizing Indigenous people. Two years ago Saskatchewan MP Georgina
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Doctor shortage in South, patient shortage in North during Finland’s summer
Yle surveyed 21 hospital districts in Finland to find out how they re-organise their functions during the summer months when
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Celebrations in Canada’s Nunavut for territorial holiday
Today, July 9, is Nunavut Day, when people from across the Northern Canadian territory commemorate the passing of the Nunavut
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Rain and wind await Finland for Midsummer weekend
The upcoming holiday weekend will be wet and windy, according to forecasters, with the Midsummer break featuring a low pressure
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Finnish research shows spike in post-Christmas divorce applications
Historical data show a nearly 40 percent increase in divorce applications filed in January, compared to December, according to Turku
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Sweden’s North: from myth to reality
The myths of Christmas are tied to the north of Sweden in many people’s imaginations. But what is the reality
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Helsinki has priciest Xmas trees in Finland
An Yle survey of market square Christmas tree merchants shows that Helsinki, and especially central Helsinki, has the most expensive.
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Direct Central European flight arrives in Lapland
A direct scheduled flight route has been opened between Finnish Lapland and Central Europe. The first plane to fly the
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Snowploughs out in North Sweden week before Midsummer
The sun is shining in southern Sweden and it is Midsummer next week, but in Klimpfjäll in Jämtland, you still
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