It is true that, legally, Sweden is favorable towards mines. And this suits investors. I know the Kiruna mine well enough, as I have been inside the mine, seen the subsidence shifts, and the new relocated city. That ore deposit is just so massive, and it has been mined since before the wars, so the story is a bit different. Kiruna was built because of the mine, not the other way around. I have also visited several other mines in Northern Sweden, so I don’t have to rely solely on news. However, the idea that nothing is known or done right in Finland is not true. Every ore deposit has its own story, its environment (with or without protected areas), and local people around it who must be kept satisfied.
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