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A thick ice fog is seen in a Whitehorse park
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Much of Finland likely snow-free over Christmas, except for Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, December 19, 2025 at 15:55
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If you want to see snow and ice over Christmas, you’ll have to head pretty far north, according to the

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First snow of the season falls in northwest Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:15
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The wait for the first snow was unusually long this year, following the third-warmest September on record. The village of

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Lapland could see snow next week

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 13:17 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 15:34
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Northern Finland is set for a chillier turn following an unusually warm start to September. The start of next week

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Finland braces for temperatures of -25 C in North

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 10:48
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In southern and southwestern Finland, there is almost no snow, and none is expected before the upcoming winter break week.

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Not-so snowy start to winter casts a gloomy shadow over Lapland tourism

Yle News
Posted: Monday, December 9, 2024 at 11:28
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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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Snow, wind storms hammer Sweden, power cuts in North

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 12:13
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During Thursday morning, at least 10,000 households were without electricity along the coast of Västerbotten. Snow and wind continues to

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Climate change linked to previously unseen injuries in polar bears, study finds

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:41
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A new paper suggests that climate change is leading to previously unseen injuries in polar bears in some of the

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Highway closure leaves Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., running low on supplies

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 10:49
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Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., is experiencing food shortages as it deals with an ongoing highway closure. The closure is a result of

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It’s so cold and snowy in Alaska that fuel oil is thickening and roofs are collapsing

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, February 2, 2024 at 15:49
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Infrastructure and heating systems strained under -40 C temperatures Much of Alaska has plunged into a deep freeze. Anchorage has seen

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Anchorage ‘Pandemic of snow’ sets record for earliest arrival of 100 inches of snow

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 12:20
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By Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press  Alaska city is well on track to break its all-time record for snowfall Even by

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Whitehorse residents paying it forward by shoveling snow for those who can’t

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 10:44
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There is a magic in the air when it snows in the Yukon, but when it comes to shoveling it,

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A file photo of a snow covered road in Helsinki, Finland. (AFP)
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Lapland heading for possible -30 degrees Celsius this week

Yle News
Posted: Monday, December 11, 2023 at 15:49
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Poor driving conditions on slippery winter roads over the weekend in southern and eastern Finland will not improve until later

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‘Varpu’ storm fells trees and cuts power in south, brings ‘first snow’ to Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 09:05
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Wind speeds of up to 35 metres per second were recorded in the south and east of Finland on Wednesday

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Snow expected in Finnish Lapland on Wednesday

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 10:59
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The mild weather of recent days is set to continue this week, with intermittent local snow and rain showers, according

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Warming climate poses challenge to Arctic animals — and those who hunt them

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 11:10
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When David Kuptana looked out the window of his home in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., and across the Beaufort Sea last Friday,

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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