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

We sampled Pelly Lake on a perfect 15°C day, with blue skies and barely a breath of wind. We had the pleasure of bringing two Elders from the community, Navalik and her friend Josie, out on the land to enjoy the beautiful weather

Two students from Milla Rautio's lab at UQAC in Chicoutimi, Québec - Cassia and Félix -travelled to Alaska to sample Toolik Lake as part of FROST activities led by Sally MacIntyre. Here, Cassia shares highlights and reflections from the experience:

A team of scientists from Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (Akvaplan-NIVA) just carried out the first field campaign for the FROST project. The project's main study location in Norway is Takvatnet, a large lake located 2 hours drive southeast of Tromsø city. Due to an extraordinarily mild autumn, the ice formation at Takvatnet that usually occurs during November, was very late this year. This delayed the first compr

The first ice sampling at Lake Kilpisjärvi, northern Finland, happened during December 2025. The lake is located at 69° N, experiencing nearly two months without direct sunlight, with the sun lingering just below the horizon and providing a few hours of beautiful twilight each day. Whole lake had frozen couple of weeks earlier and 33 cm of clear ice with some 10-20 cm of snow made snow mobile logistics easy. “Sampling of benthic invertebrates at -30 degrees celsius is a perfe

Last November, Frosties from Sweden went to sample Lake Vuoskojaure. Danny Lau, researcher at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and his team measured ice thickness and sampled water, sediment core, zooplankton, and benthic invertebrates. Prof Danny Lau working in the lab after a long day of sampling. Photo by Mikael Östlund Danny Lau’s team on their snowy journey to sample Lake Vuoskojaure. Photo by Karl Heuchel Lake Vuoskojaure is located close to the village Abi

Just like our research, the FROST identity is rooted in the perspectives of the communities we work with. That’s why our logo was imagined and created by a member of the Inuit community of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Last summer, FROST launched a logo contest for local community members, inviting them to express what the project represents through their own lens. We were thrilled to receive around ten original submissions from participants of all ages, each offering a unique visi