Christmas Special: How Santa became Finnish
All Points North went to Lapland to find out how one man helped make Santa Claus one of Finland’s biggest
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Turkish Airlines opens flights between Istanbul and Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland
The new route is the first long distance to Rovaniemi and the local tourism hope it will bring more visitors
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A gigantic Christmas theme park project in Arctic Finland
Plans for the Republic of Santa Claus theme park north of Rovaniemi, northern Finland include a giant transparent dome with
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Reindeer struggling to stay cool as unusual heat hits northern Finland
A pair of enterprising reindeer hit the beach in northern Finland last Tuesday as the mercury rose to 28 degrees
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Rovaniemi, Kuopio and Oulu most lucrative Finnish cities for residential investment
The most attractive cities for residential real estate investors in Finland are Rovaniemi, Kuopio and Oulu, followed by Turku and
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Blog – Did Finland fail as Chair of the Arctic Council?
The attention of Finnish and international media focused on the lack of results at the Rovaniemi Arctic Ministerial Meeting. There
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Blog – The Arctic Council Ministerial could have been worse
“The result could have been much worse.” So pronounced Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the press conference following the
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Inuit from Alaska, Canada, Greenland & Russia condemn U.S. torpedoing of Arctic Council declaration
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), an organization that represents 165,000 Inuit in Alaska, Canada ,Greenland, and Chukotka, Russia, blasted the
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U.S. stonewalling on climate language scuttles Arctic Council declaration
ROVANIEMI, Finland – For the first time in history, an Arctic Council ministerial ended without a joint declaration from the
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U.S. stuns audience by tongue-lashing China, Russia on eve of Arctic Council ministerial
ROVANIEMI, Finland – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stunned onlookers Monday by tongue-lashing China and Russia during an Arctic
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Venezuelan tensions part of discussion at Arctic Council meeting
The Arctic Council ministerial meeting began on Monday in Rovaniemi, Arctic Finland with one of the most highly anticipated talks
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Blog – What to expect from the 2019 Arctic Council Ministerial
The Arctic Council is a collegial and sober organization, that likes to stay above the fray of geopolitical tussling. But
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Fighter jets flying low over Arctic Finland for military drill in northern Sweden
Planes from the Finnish and Swedish air forces could be seen flying over Finnish Lapland on Friday as part of
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U.S., Russia thwarting black carbon reduction efforts in Arctic, says Finland
Black carbon pollution remains a pressing concern in the Arctic, but the U.S. and Russia are thwarting regional co-operation efforts
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U.S. Secretary of State expected to attend Arctic Council meeting in Finland
Finland’s hope for an Arctic Summit with heads of states vanished earlier this year, but this spring, the Arctic Council
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