In Lapland, Finland, the Inari and Sodankylä areas were Europe's only topsoil Gold Fields, where gold leaching has been economically viable. There have been several gold miners in the Lemmenjoki area. Some of them were professionals using machines but for many gold mining was a way of life. Gold digger Jaakko Kangasniemi surveys the Lemmenjoki gold rush in an interview with journalist Seppo J. Partanen.
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