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New terminal to help Lapland face tourism boom

The first phase of Kittilä Airport’s new expansion project is nearly complete and its new areas will be open to the public next week, on Thursday, 22 November, according to national airport operator Finavia. The improvements are part of a 55 million euro project at airports across Lapland.
November 15, 2018

Scientists and leaders gather in Finnish north to talk Arctic biodiversity

Finland is hosting the Arctic Biodiversity Congress this week, where 450 scientists, government officials, indigenous peoples and experts from 26 countries are discussing safeguarding the Arctic environment. Finland is chair of the Arctic Council from 2017-2019, and hosting two high-level environmental meetings this month.
October 10, 2018

Chinese tourists replacing Japanese visitors in Finnish Lapland

Overnight stays by Japanese tourists in Lapland (Arctic Finland) have declined every month since the end of last year, according to Statistics Finland figures.
October 01, 2018

Kiruna is Europe’s fastest-warming, data shows

This past summer was a record-breaking one in the Nordic region. Now new data compiled by a European journalism group shows Sweden and Finland featuring prominently in the region’s shifting climate.
September 25, 2018

Gold mining in northern Finland hurts reindeer, says Natural Resources Institute

The gold mining industry in Lapland might cause more ecological problems than previously estimated.
September 20, 2018

Police in Northern Finland overstretched, says retiring officer

After 41 years on the force, retiring deputy head of the Lapland Police Department Seppo Kinnunen is worried how his team will cope in the future. He says the large distances and lack of resources in the north already have his unit extremely overextended.
August 13, 2018

Russia threatens response if Finland and Sweden join NATO

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Russia would react if Finland and Sweden joined NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
July 25, 2018

Finland suspends twenty councillors in Lapland's Levi ski-resort town before trial

Twenty Kittilä councillors have been suspended by central government until the conclusion of their trial on charges of abuse of an official office, workplace safety violations and workplace discrimination.
June 19, 2018

Finnish president demands Arctic Summit to stop dangerous black carbon emissions

President Sauli Niinistö addressed the Finnish Climate Summit in Helsinki on Wednesday, calling on the Arctic Council member states to meet to tackle black carbon emissions in the far north.
June 13, 2018

Lapland braces for worst spring floods in decades

The Finnish regions of Lapland (north) is likely to see flooding in the coming weeks, as warm temperatures set spring thaws in motion. The Finnish Environment Institute’s leading hydrologist Bertel Vehviläinen says that current data point to the worst flooding in 20 years.
May 14, 2018

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