Finland sizzles as Lapland sweats through 21-day heatwave
Lapland, best known for its reindeer and winter landscapes, experienced its longest heatwave on record last month, as Finland endured
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Wildfires continue to burn across Lapland
Recent thunderstorms have also sparked several fires across the dry landscape, rescue officials say. Over the weekend, the Lapland Rescue
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Heaviest rain and thunderstorms will likely be seen in Lapland this week
The ongoing stretch of hot weather in Finland has raised the temperature of inland waters across the country, with some
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Deterrence Norway joins NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Lapland
This is “deterrence against Russia” and “a strong expression of allied unity and solidarity,” the Norwegian Defense Ministry states. It
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Cooler May weather for Finland but spring still warmer overall
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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Finnish Defence Minister: No surprises in Russia’s base buildup near Lapland
Satellite images obtained by Yle revealed that Russia began extensive construction work last winter in a closed military town, near
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Finland building shelter at Arctic national park along Russian border
The municipality of Savukoski and state forestry agency Metsähallitus are joining forces to build a new day shelter at Korvatunturi,
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Sámi introduce certification to promote ethical tourism in Arctic Finland
The draft of a new certification system was presented Wednesday at the Indigenous Peoples Conference in Inari, Finland that the
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Recovered black box may offer answers to Hornet jet fighter crash Arctic Finland
An official investigation into the crashed fighter jet in Rovaniemi is currently underway. The flight data recorder, or “black box”,
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Finnish fighter jet crashes in Lapland
The accident occurred near Rovaniemi Airport on Wednesday morning. An F/A-18 Hornet crashed near Rovaniemi Airport in Finnish Lapland on
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Record winter tourist season for Finnish Lapland
In addition to a surge in tourism in Arctic areas of Finnish Lapland, the more southerly cities of Kemi and
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Last summer in Lapland likely warmest in 2,000 years
A new study indicates that the summer of 2024 in Finnish Lapland was not only the warmest on record, but
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Rovaniemi airport in Arctic Finland to get major expansion as passenger numbers surge
Rovaniemi Airport in Arctic Finland will get a major upgrade with a €3 million expansion to accommodate the surging number
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Arctic Finland sees unseasonably mild winter this February
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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Springlike weather coming to Finland
Many parts of Finland will see spring-like temperatures on Thursday and Friday, according to Yle meteorologist Elias Paakkanen. Many southern
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