Norwegian and Finnish soldiers train together in Lapland this week
By Hannah Thule The RYSKE military exercise ends on Friday, July 26. This week the military exercise RYSKE will occur
Read moreBy Hannah Thule The RYSKE military exercise ends on Friday, July 26. This week the military exercise RYSKE will occur
Read moreFinland’s North experienced record-breaking temperatures and more rainfall than usual this June, significant changes from past weather patterns, the Finnish
Read moreThe Sami Parliament in Finland is bracing for budget cuts as Helsinki seeks to reduce spending by 9 billion euros
Read moreFinland posted unusually warm temperatures in May, despite a colder-than-typical middle of the month. “The month was about 1.8 degrees
Read moreFinland’s long warm spell is coming to an end, says Yle meteorologist Matti Huutonen. Thursday could be the first day in
Read moreDuring his visit to military exercise Northern Forest 24 in Rovajärvi, Minister Häkkänen underscored the importance of allied military exercises
Read moreAbout 2,000 US soldiers, nearly 300 Norwegian and 4,500 Finns take part in the international brigade level exercise dubbed Northern
Read moreBy Hannah Thule, The Independent Barents Observer Finland’s newly elected President, Alexander Stubb, on Friday met with reindeer herders, citizens,
Read moreWhile the south and west of the country basks in late spring sunshine, the far north of Finland is still
Read moreFinnish Lapland has been the site of numerous international military exercises this spring. Around 1,500 US soldiers are currently in
Read moreResidents of Finnish Lapland’s northernmost towns will next see the sun dip below the horizon in late July. The season
Read moreApril in Finland saw topsy-turvy weather that fluctuated between unusually warm and and unusually cold before ending on more typical
Read moreInspections carried out by Lapland’s Regional State Administrative Agency (Avi) of tourism companies in the region have undercovered evidence that
Read moreFinland is suffering from a dearth of tourists, after overnight visits from Russia and east Asia dipped by over a
Read moreFinland is set for chilly weather for the rest of the week, according to Yle meteorologist Elias Paakkanen. The forecast
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