Transmission from Ice Station Reindeer

daev reports in from the the Arctic - 69° north...

For the next couple of months, I'll be reporting from Inari, in Lapland, northern Finland. I'm here working on a Greenpeace project - we're working in partnership with the Sámi people, to protect the ancient forests - crucial for herding reindeer - from Finland's national logging company.

While much of northern Europe is under snow - we'll be having it for the next while. The Forest Rescue Station is 3 degrees north of the Arctic Circle, and few places are on the same latitude - extreme north Russia, north Alaska, Canada, Greenland, north Norway, and a little bit of Sweden.

Spilled coffee on my jacket earlier, while out at the camp. The coffee froze instantly...

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