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
Read moreWhen the sun sets over the Finnish Lapland municipality of Utsjoki on Monday, it will be the last time for
Read moreTemperatures in the northernmost Finnish municipality plunged as low as -35 degrees. Kevojärvi weather station in Utsjoki, northern Finnish Lapland,
Read moreThe District Court of Finnish Lapland has overturned all charges of illicit fishing against four Sámi men from Utsjoki, the
Read moreFinland’s period of winter darkness ended on Friday when the sun dared to rise above the horizon, if even briefly,
Read moreThe month of July was unusually cold in Finland, according to the Meteorological Institute. The coldest temperature recorded last month was -1.6 degrees Celsius.
Read moreGovernment control over fishing rights in the Tenojoki, or Tana river in Utsjoki has been contested both by the Constitutional
Read moreThe sun has not risen at all in faraway Utsjoki, northern Lapland since late November. As occurs every year, the
Read moreAn Irish mining company’s bid to begin prospecting for diamonds in Utsjoki, northern Finland has fallen flat following opposition to
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