Interviews

According to fishers, ice now forms later and melts earlier on Lake Kilpisjärvi. The formation of ice has also changed: there is less clear ice than before.

Manuscript submitted to newspaper Inarilainen (Read .pdf in finnish here) Minna Turunen, Helena Syrjänen, Hannah Strauss-Mazzullo University of Lapland, Arctic Centre The FROST project encompasses 12 research areas across the Arctic region. In Finland, the research sites are Muddusjärvi (in picture) and Kilpisjärvi. As the older generation of fishermen steps aside, the traditional fishing culture is fading. The number of people who fish with nets has declined and continues t