May 6, 2022 The first ospreys have arrived in Lapland! The osprey nest web camera in Muonio allows us to observe the life and nesting of osprey in real time throughout the nesting season until autumn. We obtained the web camera in Muonio in cooperation with the Finnish Osprey Foundation, [...]
June 8,2021 Each year, the Kittilä mine offers a wide variety of summer jobs and internships to students from various fields. This summer, there are approximately 70 summer workers in total at Agnico Eagle Finland. Our environmental department employs two interns this summer: Nella Hietanen and Lilja Ojala. It was [...]
March 29, 2021 The hardworking volunteers restoring the Parvajoki River gathered for a work session in the area on Saturday, March 20. Because of the COVID-19 situation, the number of participants was restricted to six people, with other safety measures in place while working. About 6 m3 of rock material [...]
February 25, 2021 Seven members of Agnico Eagle Finland’s regional mineral-exploration team gathered at Levi Rally Center one morning in February. There was excitement in the air, because their winter-driving course was about to start. Before the course, senior exploration geologist Jari Ylinen said, “We drive in all kinds of [...]
February 23, 2021 On Friday, February 12, a serious snowmobile accident took place in the village of Kiistala, outside the Kittilä mine area. Since it takes about 45 minutes to drive from the Sirkka fire station to Kiistala, Lapland’s Rescue Services submitted a request for assistance to the Kittilä mine’s [...]
February 18, 2021 Kari Herukka, who works as the safety expert for the Kittilä mine’s expansion project, was inducted to Agnico Eagle’s Mine Rescue Hall of Fame in recognition of his commendable work for our mine’s rescue operations. The recognition was awarded by the Kittilä mine’s General Manager Tommi Kankkunen [...]
January 5, 2021 Our environmental-impact monitoring includes monitoring fish stocks by means of various methods. According to the monitoring results, the neighboring Seurujoki’s fish stocks are abundant and the fish are safe to eat. Among our monitoring methods are fishing logs, fishing surveys, sampling from electric fishing, determination of the [...]
December 30, 2020 The health, safety, and well-being of our employees will continue to be a key area for the Kittilä facility, and we have a strong mandate and support from the management. “Well-being is important for both individuals and the entire community. Healthy employees act more efficiently and safely [...]
December 18, 2020 The Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centre) for Lapland gave its approval for the commissioning of the Kittilä mine’s discharge pipeline today. The construction of the pipeline was a significant investment, which will reduce the environmental impact of our operations even further. From [...]
At Agnico Eagle, employees’ health and safety are a high priority. We continuously strive to improve our safety culture and to develop practices and processes that help us create a work environment that is healthy and safe for everyone. To this end, the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) carries [...]