In the Finnish Arctic, reindeer herders disrupted by rising army presence | EUROtoday

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Tensions between conventional livelihoods and fashionable protection priorities are rising in northern Finland. Since becoming a member of NATO in 2023, Finland has elevated army workouts close to the Rovajärvi firing vary — the biggest in Western Europe. For reindeer herders, the presence of NATO and worldwide troops has begun to disturb the animals throughout essential intervals like calving season.
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