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24 November 2025 / Lapin Kansa / Milla Sallinen
Event

New and viable, previously unknown freshwater pearl mussel population found in the Ivalojoki River

Inari, Lapland, Finland

A significant, previously unknown population of freshwater pearl mussel was found in the Ivalojoki watershed in Finnish Lapland. The cooperative Lumimuutos discovered it during restoration work in the Sámi homeland in summer 2025; authorities are withholding the exact location.


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