The ‘nightless night’ season begins in Finland’s Far North
When the sun sets over the Finnish Lapland municipality of Utsjoki on Monday, it will be the last time for
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Coldest day of winter recorded in Utsjoki, Finland
Temperatures in the northernmost Finnish municipality plunged as low as -35 degrees. Kevojärvi weather station in Utsjoki, northern Finnish Lapland,
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Finland’s indigenous Sámi score victory in fishing dispute
The District Court of Finnish Lapland has overturned all charges of illicit fishing against four Sámi men from Utsjoki, the
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21 minutes of sunshine: Polar night ends in Finland’s far north
Finland’s period of winter darkness ended on Friday when the sun dared to rise above the horizon, if even briefly,
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Unusually cold month of July in Finland
The month of July was unusually cold in Finland, according to the Meteorological Institute. The coldest temperature recorded last month was -1.6 degrees Celsius.
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Sami group occupies island in northern Finland to protest fishing rules
Government control over fishing rights in the Tenojoki, or Tana river in Utsjoki has been contested both by the Constitutional
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Polar night ends in northernmost Finland
The sun has not risen at all in faraway Utsjoki, northern Lapland since late November. As occurs every year, the
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Local opposition buries plans for diamond mine in Arctic Finland
An Irish mining company’s bid to begin prospecting for diamonds in Utsjoki, northern Finland has fallen flat following opposition to
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