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Finland and Sweden are once connected by train after 38 years! Read the full story below.
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Finland and Sweden are connected by train again
A new cross-border rail service has opened a slower, greener route from Finland to Sweden, and potentially much farther into the rest of Europe
vocal.media
August 23, 2026 at 6:47 AM
dailynorthern.com
Salmon returns to Tornio River surge, numbers multiply in three years #fishingquotas #salmon #TornioRiver
Salmon returns to Tornio River surge, numbers multiply in three years
Salmon runs in the Tornio and Simo rivers have surged this summer, with counts far exceeding the same period in the past three years, according to migration tracking by Finland’s Natural Resources Institute (Luke). By 7 July, 36,829 salmon had ascended the Tornio River and 1,843 the Simo River. O…
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July 9, 2026 at 7:45 AM
dailynorthern.com
Finland’s forest agency resolves century-old fishing rights dispute on Tornio River #fishingrights #Metsähallitus #TornioRiver
Finland’s forest agency resolves century-old fishing rights dispute on Tornio River
Finland’s state forest agency, Metsähallitus, has ruled that local residents retain fishing rights at Kukkolankoski rapids on the Tornio River, despite the waters being state-owned. The decision ends a dispute dating back over a century, stemming from the sale of the rapids’ land parcels to the s…
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June 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM