Escape the Christmas chaos of Finland’s Rovaniemi with these equally festive destinations. Here are our favourite Lapland alternatives ...

The winter solstice is approaching (this year it's on December 21) and in Sweden that means darkness. It can be a hard time of year— I've heard it described as “four months of depression”—but there ...

Subsidence caused by extensive mining has meant that several old buildings in the Swedish city of Kiruna have had to be demolished. But the most famous, and most popular, building has been carried 5km ...

Materials that are essential for the transition to a sustainable society are currently being extracted using methods that are ...

Probably Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals, Kiruna's Per Geijer, is moving forward. The project is so massive ...

A high-altitude balloon telescope has revealed new patterns in X-rays emitted near the black hole Cygnus X-1. These signals ...

Two Islanders are set to embark on the adventure of a lifetime — a 240km husky-sled trek across the frozen wilderness of ...

Environment Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla stressed the Philippines’ commitment to responsible and innovative mineral development as the ...

When mining forced the Swedish town of Kiruna to move in 2014, city planners promised a fresh start. But residents say the new town has lost the warmth that defined the old one - both in spirit and ...

When the city was relocated, the city council wanted to increase Kiruna's attractiveness as a place to live. Part of this involved creating a city centre with dense streets and a large square, which ...

Sweden's historic Kiruna Church needed to be relocated due to an expanding iron ore mine in the area. Rather than demolishing it or trying to carefully disassemble it for the move, the decision was ...

A 113-year-old wooden church in Sweden successfully reached holy ground after a dramatic two-day trek. Incredible photos of the slow-going house of worship, jacked up and placed atop a specially built ...