Christmas tourism to Finland’s Arctic boasts fifth year of growth
Holiday tourism to the north of Finland has exceeded expectations this year. Charter flights to airports in Rovaniemi, Kittilä and
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Google technology shares Santa’s village in Arctic Finland with global audience
The internet giant Google has leveraged its global reach to offer the world a look at the place where Santa
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Russia-Norway border traffic follows ruble downward
After years of booming border traffic, October saw a slide in people crossing the Russian-Norwegian border. Shopping tourism is less
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Finland: 35,000 people without power in Arctic town
Intense thunderstorms on Monday caused power outages to thousands of homes, with energy companies in eastern Finland reporting that many
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Giant hailstones hit Arctic Finland
Hailstones the size of golf balls fell on the city of Rovaniemi in Finland’s Arctic Lapland province on Saturday evening
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Fighter exercises in North Finland
The Finnish Air Force’s Lapland Air Command is beginning a week of exercises over an area extending from the city
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Rare peregrine falcons spotted in Finland’s Arctic
There have been several sightings of the endangered peregrine falcon, which is on the verge of global extinction, in Rovaniemi,
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Immigrants join forces in Finland’s Arctic
The trauma of arriving in wintry, near-deserted Rovaniemi, a city in Finland’s Arctic, from Bangladesh’s capital of 15 million people
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Archaeologists examine site in Finland’s Arctic
Archaeologists are exploring a series of habitation layers dating back as far as 5000 BC in Rovaniemi, Finalnd, in the
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