What's under Lapland?

12/11/19 • 13 min

We know it as the home of Father Christmas, but why is Lapland of interest to geologists?

In this festive episode of the Big Questions podcast we ask Anna Bidgood from the University of Oxford's Department of Earth Sciences "What's under Lapland?". Join us as we find out why the minerals found in the region are important, and what it's like to be a field scientist in the frozen north...

We know it as the home of Father Christmas, but why is Lapland of interest to geologists?

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