Finnish Defence Minister announces €300 million investment in Lapland defence
During his visit to military exercise Northern Forest 24 in Rovajärvi, Minister Häkkänen underscored the importance of allied military exercises
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US, Norwegian forces in Lapland for rapid reinforcement exercise
About 2,000 US soldiers, nearly 300 Norwegian and 4,500 Finns take part in the international brigade level exercise dubbed Northern
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Finland’s President makes first official visit to Lapland
By Hannah Thule, The Independent Barents Observer Finland’s newly elected President, Alexander Stubb, on Friday met with reindeer herders, citizens,
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Finnish Lapland sees temps plunge to -8C, rest of country awaits heatwave
While the south and west of the country basks in late spring sunshine, the far north of Finland is still
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US soldiers get a day out in Lapland
Finnish Lapland has been the site of numerous international military exercises this spring. Around 1,500 US soldiers are currently in
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Nightless nights begin in Finland’s Far North
Residents of Finnish Lapland’s northernmost towns will next see the sun dip below the horizon in late July. The season
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Finland’s weather seesaws through April, with coldest temperature posted in Lapland
April in Finland saw topsy-turvy weather that fluctuated between unusually warm and and unusually cold before ending on more typical
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Inspections reveal poor treatment, underpaying of foreign workers by Lapland tourism firms
Inspections carried out by Lapland’s Regional State Administrative Agency (Avi) of tourism companies in the region have undercovered evidence that
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Lapland exception to Finnish tourism’s current challenges
Finland is suffering from a dearth of tourists, after overnight visits from Russia and east Asia dipped by over a
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Finland to freeze in second half of April
Finland is set for chilly weather for the rest of the week, according to Yle meteorologist Elias Paakkanen. The forecast
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Lapland tourism workers mourn dead colleague — “I have never worked in such a bad company”
Ramiro Menaya, a 24-year-old from Spain, spent the last winter season working as a safari guide for the Rovaniemi-based company
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March brought milder-than-usual weather to Lapland
The beginning of March brought milder-than-usual weather to Finland’s northern Lapland region, then gradually cooled as the month wound down,
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Spring temps to continue defrosting Finland
Yle’s weather forecast anticipates that Tuesday’s warm weather will continue on Wednesday in many areas, particularly in the south-east —
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Want a bargain holiday home in Finland? Look northward
The most important price factor is proximity to the Helsinki region – and preferably the sea. There are over half
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NATO exercises set to cause traffic jams in northern Finland
The Nordic Response 24 exercise, taking place in Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian Lapland, is set to end this week and
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