Map of the river. I forget how large an area that this border covers - it stretches a few hundred miles and across a few centuries.
Posted on 04/10/2020 1:10:14 PM PDT by texas booster
Map of the river. I forget how large an area that this border covers - it stretches a few hundred miles and across a few centuries.
Aimo, Sami fisherman on Lake Inari, Finland, where the Pasvik River originates. Photo: Céline Clanet
Smooth flat lake, reminds me of our northern states or the Canadian plains.
The reindeer herd of the Sami herder Egil Kalliainen, Norway. Photo: Céline Clanet
Way too much vodka being consumed to even think this has any chance...
“if they turn Kirkenes into the “Singapore of the Arctic” as they hope, it will be even bigger ships that will come ashore at the end of the Pasvik River, maybe Chinese ships, after crossing the Northern Sea Route, that connects Asia to Europe via northern Russia, shortening the journey time compared to the journey via the Suez Canal as global warming causes the melting of the ice pack.”
Ornamental door, Kirkenes, Norway, with the inscription in Chinese: “The northernmost Chinatown in the world”.
Lots more pics at the linky.
Speaking of Finland, I’m really fascinated with this place, I wonder if any Freepers have been there.
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort
https://www.kakslauttanen.fi/
I had #33 on my fantasy reindeer racing team.
(After all, what could go wrong?)
Keep out the ChiComs with tactical nukes, if you have to. To get your mind around why, think of the ChiComs as a virus.
Today, that shouldn't be hard.
Is there a ticket window in fantasy reindeer racing?
But with fish, there is certainly a limit as to how gigantic these processing ships can become, before overfishing is again a problem.
OTOH, I trust most Chinese citizens (as opposed to their overlords) more than I do many nationalities. At least the older gents.
My mother has DNA haplogroup 'V' as do 52 % of the Skolt Sami
Benjamin franklin was a Sami.
“Finland...Finland....Finland...the place where I want to be...”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baHsoEAAMZU
This beautiful country is a stark contrast to Nikel, Russia. The nearby Norilsk nickel plant is one of the most polluted places on the planet.
Another thing that I learned today. TY.
A lot of our brave men died to bring war supplies to Murmansk, which is here, during WWII.
Just beautiful!
An uncle made a trip to Murmansk on a freighter during the war, in support of Lend Lease. I understand that he did not make it back to the US on that trip.
Lost way too many good men during the war.
An amazing story of heroics. 50% of the aid ships going to Murmansk were sunk with 100% loss of the crews.
Still, with that knowledge, those crews volunteered to make that trip.
Soviet troops cried when they were given Spam because it was the first meat they'd eaten in two years. I've read that during the last two years of the war that Soviet troops 'marched' on Spam from the USA.
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