Lapland and Above the Arctic Ltd have continually made the headlines over the last year, in the UK and abroad. Here you can read exactly what's been making the headlines . . .
| Brits buying holiday real estate in Yllas |
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| Clean and safe, beautiful and profitable |
Lapin Kansa
January 6, 2007 |
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| Where Santa always serves up magic |
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| Buy your own cosy log cabin in the enchanting landscapes of Lapland, says Gareth Rubin |
The Observer
December 24, 2006 |
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| The cabin next door to Santa's grotto |
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| As the snow on Europe's southern slopes retreats, more Britains see the potential of an investment further north. June Field reports |
The Telegraph
December 24, 2006 |
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| That's snow business |
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| It was while looking for Father Christmas last December that Colin Brunt first spotted a gap in the market for buy-to-let log cabins in Lapland. |
The Telegraph
December 20, 2003 |
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| Next door to Santa Claus |
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| Buy a house in Finnish Lapland and watch out for reindeer — either on the road or on your plate, says Peter Conradi |
The Sunday Times
December 17, 2006 |
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| A Log Cabin's Not Just For Christmas |
| Could Santa's snowy homeland be a new hotspot for property investors? |
www.findaproperty.com
December 14, 2006 |
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| Snowed under |
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| Lapland is not a destination that immediately strikes the optical nerves, as one idly spins the globe in search of the alternative holiday home location. |
Property World
December 06, 2006 |
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| A second home in the third world? |
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| Investors are looking far and wide for the new hot (and cold) spots. Emma Lunn and Patrick Collinson report |
The Guardian
September 23, 2006 |
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| Your very own winter wonderland |
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| It’s the height of the ski season and when we’re whizzing down the slopes, past the picturesque log cabins nestled in the mountainside, many of us can’t help thinking how nice it would be to own a second home in the snow. |
Interactive Investor
February 02, 2006 |
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| Essex: Company offers a 'White Christmas' |
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| An Essex firm has been set up to offer residents the chance of a White Christmas in Lapland. |
Brentwood Weekly News
December 20, 2004 |
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| Fancy living in Santa's village? |
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| TALK to the average six year-old about your latest buy-to-let investment and the chances are that they will either wander off or fall asleep. |
Manchester Online
December 15, 2004 |
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| 20 Best Places to Make Money |
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| Everyone knows there is money to be made in property, but which country provides you the biggest return? |
A Place in the Sun |
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| Yllas |
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Amidst three airports |
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| Last Christmas - New Year season was probably the busiest in Yllas’ history so far. |
Kuukkeli
January 14, 2007 |
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| Kolari and Pajala fit together |
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| Bengt Niska, Mayor of Sweden’s Pajala municipality, Pekka Vaattovaara, chair of Kolari municipality Executive Board and Tapio Niittyranta, Kolari’s Head of Department of Commerce had a fruitful meeting just before Christmas regarding future cooperation. |
Kuukkeli
January 14, 2007 |
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| New plan for Yllas confirmed |
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| Yllas will be made up of four service centres |
Kuukkeli
December, 2006 |
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| Pajala Airport runway will be extended |
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| Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson announced late Thursday that the Government will give financial support to the extension of Pajala Airport runway. |
euroarctic.com
August 25, 2006 |
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| Millions invested in Yllas ski resorts |
16 million Euros in total will be invested to develop the area of Yllas, introducing new lifts and ticket systems. |
Kauppalehti
August 1, 2006 |
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| Ruka |
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| Investments in Ruka |
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| More than ten thousand m² of new accommodation space in Ruka central square within the next three years |
Kauppalehti VIP
January 15, 2007 |
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| Lapland |
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| Russian ambassador supports Lapland-Russia rail |
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Rail news from central and eastern Europe! |
Railway Market
April, 2007 |
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Brits rush into Lapland’s cabin market |
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| English people are now fascinated by Lapland’s rising property value on top of its winter, snow and exotic nature. |
Kauppalehti
February 2, 2007 |
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| Extra money still hasn’t found its way to Lapland’s holiday properties |
| It is easy to buy property in Finland, and there is plenty of leftover money in the world. Yet these two haven’t found each other so far. |
Pohjolan Sanomat
January 6, 2007 |
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| The lap of good cheer |
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| It’s that time of year when I sincerely hope that a wave of Yuletide goodwill and bonhomie pervades your household. |
7days.ae
December 25, 2006 |
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| Donald Trump invests at the Arctic Circle |
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| The American playboy and businessman Donald Trump wants to build a tourist resort in Finnish Lapland. |
euroarctic.com
September 21, 2006 |
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| New horizons for holiday homes |
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| HARDLY a night goes by without one TV programme or another extolling the virtues of buying a property abroad. |
Mail on Sunday
17 May 2006 |
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| More and more British skiers are heading for Finland in search of an unusual holiday. Report by Nick Dalton |
The Telegraph
May 05, 2006 |
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| James Bedding feared the worst when his son wanted to snowboard but careful planning paid off on their holiday in Finnish Lapland. |
The Telegraph
March 03, 2006 |
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| Chill out in a land of wintry wonder |
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Snow-shoe adventures, cosy hotels and the prospect of the northern lights mean there’s more to Finnish Lapland than Santa Claus, writes Claire Prentice |
The Sunday Times
February 5, 2006 |
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| Easy slopes, reindeer and sledges make Lapland ideal for children - and sauna lovers. Nick Trend bares all. |
The Telegraph
November 26, 2005 |
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| Guaranteed snow throughout a long winter up here in the Arctic Circle was the reason why the equipment manufacturer Rossignol established one of its three worldwide test centres here. |
The Telegraph
December 21, 2002 |
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| In the frozen depths of Lapland, Richard Robinson is given a warm welcome by the fun-loving Finns |
The Telegraph
December 03, 2002 |
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| Finland |
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| International film producers look to Finland for movie locations |
| Wild scenery in Lapland, advance technology, and security major advantages in competition |
Helsingin Sanomat
April 24, 2007 |
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| Learning from the Finnish article |
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| Those Finns take innovation very seriously. |
The Herald
March 25, 2007 |
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| EU Study: Climate change will initially benefit Nordic regions |
| Northern Europe could significantly benefit from global warming in the near future. |
Helsingin Sanomat
January 08, 2007 |
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