Europe Information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland, published on Thursday 16th May 2013 the book Arctic Calls – Finland, the European Union and the Arctic Region. The book is written by Head of Science Communications Markku Heikkilä and Science Communicator Marjo Laukkanen, both from the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland.
Arctic Calls takes the reader to a journey into the North. Siberian city Salehard is one of the prospering gas industry cities with big plans for the future. Photo by Markku Heikkilä
The Arctic is undergoing dramatic changes, while international interest in the world´s northernmost regions is growing rapidly. This book helps us to see and understand the background to this trend. Through personal experiences, diverse illustrations and numerous interviews, it puts a human face on the Arctic region.
The book is available in Finnish, Swedish, English and North Sami. The electronic versions are available after 16th May on the
Europe Information website and
Arctic Centre website.
”We believe that the land will treat us the way we treat the land.” Arctic Centre’s researcher Roza Laptander (on the right) tells about Nenents’ situation in the Russian Arctic. Photo by Bruce Forbes
More information:
Europe Information:
Riitta Swan, tel. +358 40 849 6010, riitta.swan (at) formin.fi
Päivi Toivanen, tel. +358 40 560 9020, paivi.toivanen (at) formin.fi
Arctic Centre:
Markku Heikkilä, tel. +358 40 484 4300, markku.heikkila (at) ulapland.fi
For media getting print versions, please contact:
Europe Information: Mr. Martti Ruokolainen, martti.ruokolainen (at) formin.fi, tel. +358 40 510 7518
Arctic Centre: Mr. Johan-Eerik Kukko, jkukko (at) ulapland.fi, tel. +358 40 484 4268
ULapland / Arctic Centre