Some estimated effects of the planned harnessing of the Ounasjoki river on reindeer husbandry

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Nieminen, Pirkko, Nieminen, Mauri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1983
• Subjects: effects; reindeer husbandry; river power plant; Ounasjoki; Finland; Lokka; Porttipahta; Varde; Rangifer; Lappi
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/481; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.3.2.481

The harnessing of waterways for electrical power has caused permanent pasture losses and prevented the free movement of the reindeer herds in Finland. Many great changes occurred after construction of the two large artificial lakes of Lokka and Porttipahta (total 630 km2) in the Lappi reindeer herde...