Finland registers coldest night of the winter on Sunday — minus 38.2C
Finnish Lapland was especially chilly this weekend. The coldest temperature of this winter season, so far, was recorded by a
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Pickpockets targeting tourists in Finnish Lapland
Reports of pickpocketing incidents started coming in as the tourism season began at the beginning of December, according to police.
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Orpo hosts EU leaders in Lapland just before Christmas
The visiting politicians from Estonia, Greece, Italy and Sweden are all on the EU’s centre-right political spectrum. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP)
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Not-so snowy start to winter casts a gloomy shadow over Lapland tourism
A lack of snow in Finland’s far north has disappointed tourists and snowmobile safari operators alike. A number of safari
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Warm fall, wet November mark unusual autumn weather for Finland
Lapland, Finland’s Arctic region, experienced some of the coldest autumn temperatures in the country, while the southern and eastern parts
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Snowless Finns suffer ‘eco-grief’
The weather in Finland this autumn has been exceptional in many ways. While it was windy and rainy in Turku
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“We are very happy”: Lapland property market draws foreign buyers
Foreign homebuyers are turning their attention to Finnish Lapland, including Italian couple Francesca Callegari and Manuel Crepaz. Lapland is drawing
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Finland’s roads remain hazardous following first winter storm, including Lapland
The Finnish Meteorological Institute has issued warnings of bad or very bad driving conditions throughout the day on Friday. The
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Warm October temperatures across Finland, including in sunny Lapland
October was warmer than usual across Finland, with temperatures running 1 to 2.5 C higher than the long-term average, the
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Stubb heads to Lapland for NATO exercise after 24 foreign trips
NATO’s largest artillery exercise in Europe ever focuses on Rovajärvi in Finnish Lapland. During the first months of his term,
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Conscripts injured in Lapland accident released from hospital
According to Lapland police, the rear end of the tracked vehicle skidded to the side of the road, causing the
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All-terrain vehicle crash in Finnish Lapland injures 23 conscriptS
At least two conscripts were seriously injured in the accident. Twenty-three conscripts were injured after a tracked, all-terrain transport Border
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Finnish Lapland sees highest November temperature in nearly 50 years
The weekend will be chillier, but clear skies are expected in many areas. The temperature in a Lapland village reached
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Lapland court hands suspended prison sentence to juvenile rapist
At the time, the victim was 13 years old and the perpetrator was 16. Both attended the same school. Lapland
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Berry picker testifies as human trafficking trial resumes in Lapland
After gathering 3,500 kg of berries, at the end of the season the picker was paid a total of 115
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