Airports in Arctic Finland saw record passenger numbers in December, says the latest data from Finavia, Finland’s airport authority.
Their final tally showed 364,834 passengers passed through Lapland’s airports in Rovaniemi, Kittilä, Ivalo, Kuusamo and Kemi-Tornio.
"Already about half of the
A former commander with the Kremlin-linked Wagner private military company fled across the border to Norway in dramatic circumstances last Friday. Local police fear life and health are at risk if more illegal border crossers are coming in the polar night with temperatures down to minus 25 Celsius.
The installation that is to be able to drift autonomously for up to two years in thick Arctic sea-ice is on its way to Murmansk as part of its first voyage to the North.
The unique 83 meter long vessel that for the past two years has been under construction at the Admiralty Yard on the 2nd of Sep
The third annual tree hugging championships in Arctic Finland takes place on August 20, and organizers say they're looking forward to another successful event.
"The competition is a fun way to bring attention to nature, and how trees and forests, and nature in general, can really bring well-bein
Lapland, the northernmost region of Finland, experienced an especially warm and rainy July this year, says the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI).
"A comparison with long-term averages shows that July temperatures were highest in Finnish Lapland and in the east of Finland," the FMI said in a