{"id":2334,"date":"2024-02-13T09:36:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T07:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rajatlapinkaivoksille.fi\/?page_id=2334"},"modified":"2024-03-12T22:49:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T20:49:50","slug":"the-film-industry-sector-for-a-living-viiankiaapa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rajatlapinkaivoksille.fi\/index.php\/the-film-industry-sector-for-a-living-viiankiaapa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Film Industry sector for a living Viiankiaapa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Viiankiaapa is a large mire with unique natural values in the municipality of Sodankyl\u00e4 in Finnish Lapland. A huge mine is planned
underneath it, which, if completed, will destroy the doubly protected land.

\u201dKaivoskriittinen kansanliike\u201d (Mining critical people\u2019s movement) and \u201dRajat Lapin kaivoksille ry\u201d (Limits for mines in Lapland, registered
association) are collecting signatures from film industry professionals on the petition below to prevent the establishment of
the mine. Sodankyl\u00e4 hosts the Sodankyl\u00e4 Film Festival every summer. The petition and signatures will be handed over to Sodankyl\u00e4
municipality`s decision-makers in June 2024 in Sodankyl\u00e4 at the same time as the Sodankyl\u00e4 film festival is celebrated in Sodankyl\u00e4. If you
want to sign the petition, send an email to Liisa N\u00e4nt\u00f6 (liisa.nanto@gmail.com<\/a>), who will collect the signatures. <\/p>\n

Please include your name, title, municipality and country of residence in the email. We hope you could send this message to film professionals (film directors, cinematographers, film editors, film sound designers, film actors and so on) you know around the world. We need a lot of signatures to convince Finnish decision makers that Finland\u2019s biodiversity is valuable for all people.

MORE INFORMATION

Liisa N\u00e4nt\u00f6, Kaivoskriittinen kansanliike
liisa.nanto@gmail.com<\/a>, +35844 0130187

Vesa Puuronen, Rajat Lapin kaivoksille ry, chairman
info@rajatlapinkaivoksille.fi<\/a>, +35850 3203434

THE PETITION

Viiankiaapa is a large mire with unique natural values in the municipality of Sodankyl\u00e4 in the municipality of Sodankyl\u00e4 in Finnish
Lapland. A huge mine is planned underneath it, which, if completed, will destroy the doubly protected land. The main part of Viiankiaapa
was protected in the National Mire Conservation Programme in 1988. Later the area was also annexed to the the European Union\u2019s Natura
2000 network of protected areas. Viiankiaapa is located in the central part of Lapland, in a greenstone belt area, which is of great interest
to mining companies.

The zone runs from Kuusamo to Enonteki\u00f6 across central Lapland. Viiankiaapa covers an area of approximately 66 square kilometres, i.e.
about one third of the size of Helsinki. It is the largest in Europe one of the richest areas in Europe in terms of nature\u2019s richness. The mire type is classified as a priority under the European Union\u2019s Habitats Directive.  Viiankiaapa is protected because of 13 different habitat types and 31 animal and
plant species, including the critically endangered ruff. The endangered brackish water bodies in the pond are derived from groundwater.

The endangered fens in Viiankiaapa are nutrient-rich mire types and they are dependent on groundwater. Almost all types of fens have been
assessed as endangered at the Finnish level. Just the fens in central Lapland greenstone belt area are unique in terms of their diversity.

The main metals in the deposit underneath Viiankiaapa mire are copper, nickel and the deposit also contains precious metals such as platinum,
palladium and cobalt. AngloAmerican is one of the world\u2019s largest mining companies. Its subsidiary AA Sakatti Mining Oy is planning a
mine under the Viiankiaapa to exploit this deposit. The operating life of the mine, called Sakatti Mine would last for about 20 years and
extraction volume would be around 2.2 million tonnes per year, according to information provided by the mining company. The mining
company plans to drill two 5-kilometre-long boreholes into the rock. tunnels to the ore deposit.Later, as mining progresses, these number
of tunnels would increase to up to four.The Lapland ELY Centre has has stated in its opinion that the adverse effects of the Sakatti mine on
groundwater could be significant. If the risks materialise, the unique marsh will dry up and protected species will disappear. The National
Mire Protection Programme prohibits altering the water balance of the wetland and damage to the soil and bedrock.

Furthermore, the Sakatti mine would have a significant impact on Finland\u2019s fourth largest river, the Kitinen. Kitinen is already
polluted by wastewater from the Kevitsa mine of the Boliden mining company. The Sakatti mine would produce, among other things, a huge
amount of sulphuric acid mining waste. Mining waste in Finland is particularly dangerous in because most of our ores are sulphide ores.
Sulphide ores react with water and air to form sulphuric acid. The acid dissolves out heavy metals and arsenic, which can then spread
into waterways and groundwate. The wastewater from the mine to Kitinen would therefore contain many extremely harmful substances to the river
ecosystem.

If AA Sakatti Mining Oy is granted a permit to mine the Viiankiaapa mire, it would be the first time that a national protected area under
the National Mire Protection Programme was opened to mining. In addition, the mining project means a Natura protected area is at risk.
Viiankiaapa is part of the EU-wide Natura 2000 network. Establishment of the Sakatti mine in Viiankiaapa would set a dangerous precedent,
opening the gates to the already economic exploitation of areas already agreed to be protected across Europe.

The EU\u2019s critical raw materials act (CRMA) aims to increase Europe\u2019s \u201cself-sufficiency\u201d when it comes to minerals & metals. This has
further increased mining companies\u2019 interest in Finland\u2019s bedrock. Mining companies are seeking to maximise their economic profit by
setting up shortlived mines that operate for a set number of time, such as 20 years. Compared to mining companies\u2019 profit, Finland gets
minimal economic benefits, destroyed nature and long-term environmental problems caused by the mines for the hundreds of years
to come.

Climate change is not the only environmental crisis of our time. Nature\u2019s rapid loss of biodiversity is an equally serious threat. We
cannot solve climate change by accelerating the natural catastrophe that is destroying the planet\u2019s livability. The real solution requires
people to take decisive action to change its resource-wasting lifestyle.

Viiankiaapa\u2019s natural values are irreplaceable. We, the undersigned representatives of the film industry do not accept the use of the
protected mire of Viiankiaapa to mining activities. Viiankiaapa must be immediately and permanently protected from all
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