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Delimiting the time frame of the conflict problem you want to examine will be a key determinant of whether your investigation is functional or not. A timeframe that is too wide and it generates a lot of data…that can be unwieldy. Too narrow and there may not be enough data to come up with a viable analysis or solutions.
Talvivaara was a national embarrassment for Finland involving financial, legal and environmental machinations. The case raises some uncomfortable questions as to why this was allowed to persist.
F.4. Reading (Look at this before doing the tasks). The Tasks and Answer Key/Pointers/Sources are in Theme H in the drop-down menu at the top of this page.
Talvivaara mine in Sotkamo, Finland. June 2013.
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Think About:
“Nuclear power is not a miracle key for the future” –Tarja Halonen
“The safest nuclear power or energy policy is to realize ‘zero nuclear power'” – Naoto Kan
“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment” – Ansel Adams
“The generation that destroys the environment is not the generation that pays the price. That is the problem” – Wangari Maathai
A memorial (The Monument for Selfishness) in the Töölö district of Helsinki listing those parliamentarians who voted for nuclear power reactors in 2010. Part of Greenpeace’s Nordic anti-nuclear campaign.
Materials Updates/News:
Periodically, materials will be updated, or there may be news items worthy of attention related to this Unit. They will be notified here. If you come across any news/resources, e.g. journal/newspaper articles relevant to the content of this website, please let me know. I can be contacted via the email address below.
Eerola, T. (2022). Corporate conduct, commodity and place: Ongoing mining and mineral exploration disputes in Finland and their implications for the social license to operate. Resources Policy 76: 102568.
Eerola, T. (2015). The Recent Uranium and Current Mining Disputes within the Framework of Environmental Protest Waves in Finland. Mineral Resources in a Sustainable World. 13th SGA Biennial Meeting Proceedings. 4.
Lahti, R., and Rainiala, M. (2019). Alternative Investigation and Sanctioning Systems for Corporate and Corporate-Related Crime in Finland. Revue internationale de droit pénal 2019/90: 131-163.
Yle. 29.9.2023. Chinese firm to build €1.3 billion battery-materials factory in Finland.
Yle. 17.5.2021. Court: Former Talvivaara boss illegally sought €1.3m in tax breaks.
Yle. 20.6.2022. Mining firm Terrafame receives new environmental permit.
Yle. 21.12.2022. Terrafame to launch Europe's only uranium recovery operation.
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