Photo Series: Join Us in Old Kiruna Kiruna, Northern Sweden (High North News): The city of Kiruna in Northern Sweden is being relocated to make room for mining under the city, leading the ground to sink and form cracks, which again poses a risk to the building and the inhabitants. Join High North News on a tour of the old and now-abandoned mining city.
Spectacular Views: Kiruna Church Moves to a New City Kiruna, Northern Sweden (High North News): Mining towns are a breed of their own. When the mines were empty, people moved on. In Kiruna, however, the municipality and LKAB see it differently. The city itself has relocated to make room for the iron ore mine. Yesterday, an over 100-year-old church was on the move.
Arne O. Holm is Snowbound in Northern Finland and Experiences Kiruna's Cruisers in Their Natural Habitat Editor and commentator in High North News, Arne O. Holm is forced to park the motorhome in heavy snow in northern Finland, but has a pleasant experience in northern Sweden.
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, From Democracy to Aristocracy of Officials? Comment, Longyearbyen: I borrow some life experience from a friend living a varied life in Longyearbyen. "There have been some downs," he said, adding, "But there sure have been some uphills as well." Surveys show that the local population is happy in the town, while the business sector struggles in a near-endless bureaucratic anthill.
Norwegian-Russian Battle of Wreaths During the Commemoration of Finnmark's Liberation Kirkenes (High North News): It became a battle of the wreaths on Wednesday, when Kirkenes commemorated the liberation of Eastern Finnmark on October 25, 1944. Shortly after Mayor Magnus Mæland (Conservatives) had laid down a wreath in Ukrainian colors by the monument, the Russian consul laid his wreath in front of the Norwegian one.
VIDEO: Living in The Shadow of The War It has been over a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Preparedness is being increased in the northern regions and the nuclear threat is imminent. How is our mental and physical reality affected by our neighbor's warfare? Join the debate when Editor-In-Chief Arne O. Holm meets composer Tine Surel Lange together with other guests during the True Northern Arts Festival.
High North Tour 2022: Deep in the Finnish Forests, People Feel Fear (Commentary) Ivalo, Finland: The Mayor of Inari, Toni K Leine, nods with recognition when I tell him that I have met people on this tour who fear that the war will hit Finland too. “However, most of them are not really afraid, but rather very worried.”
