January 21, 2006

"Skábma" in Inari

It's the darkest time of the year - "skábma" in Sámi language. Since Christmas week, however, it has been getting more light up in Inari, even though this week has been record cold. Since the UN Human Rights commission forbade logging in Nellim, the state owned forestry enterprise Metsähallitus has started and expanded logging in the other threatened reindeer forests in the municipality.

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