Since joining NATO in 2023, Finland has increased military exercises near the Rovajärvi firing range — the largest in Western Europe. For reindeer herders, the presence of NATO and ...

Some 10,500 indigenous Sami live in Finland, speaking three different Sami languages. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

A fighter jet roaring through the grey sky breaks the tranquillity of a boreal forest in northern Finland, one more sign of a growing military presence that is challenging the ability of reindeer ...

The controversial Sakatti mining project on a doubly protected mire will set a precedent for discarding environmental ...

Our planet hides the most unique history of indigenous tribes that have preserved their cultural identities, languages, and ...

Alice journeys into the heart of Finnish lapland! Alice journeys into the heart of Finnish lapland as the midnight sun blankets the arctic circle with 24 hours of sun. She visits the towns of Levi ...

Meet the Sámi, an Indigenous community still thriving in the Sápmi region, which today encompasses Norway, Sweden, Finland, ...

A new day shelter is being built at Korvatunturi in Finland’s Urho Kekkonen National Park, near the Russian border. The ...

Tourists visit the Santa Claus Village on a rainy November day, near Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland. AFP Herders say milder and more unpredictable winters have left reindeer struggling to dig up their ...

On Christmas Eve, a team of reindeer will crisscross the sky towing Santa and his present-laden sleigh. But Rudolph’s team won’t be the only reindeer doing something special. Back in the ...