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The ‘nightless night’ season begins in Finland’s Far North

Yle News
Posted: Monday, May 15, 2023 at 15:53
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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

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 6, 2023 at 11:25
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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

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 10:01 — Last Updated: Friday, March 8, 2019 at 15:33
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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

Yle News
Posted: Friday, January 18, 2019 at 14:50
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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

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 14:37 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 19:22
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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

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 14:51
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Government control over fishing rights in the Tenojoki, or Tana river in Utsjoki has been contested both by the Constitutional

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Polar night ends in northernmost Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, January 16, 2017 at 14:30
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The sun has not risen at all in faraway Utsjoki, northern Lapland since late November. As occurs every year, the

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The proposd mining area included the catchment area for the Teno River, which borders Finland and Norway. (Jarmo Honkanen / Yle)
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Local opposition buries plans for diamond mine in Arctic Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 15:17 — Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015 at 17:52
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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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