Riksgransen to Host Asylum Seekers
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RiksgrÀnsen ski resort in the Arctic Circle of northern Sweden will be home to more than 600 asylum seekers over the winter.
The resort, which is located 200km north of the Arctic Circle and is in 24 hour darkness in mid-winter is normally shut up during midwinter and has an unusual ski season, not opening to paying guests until mid-February when daylight returns and then staying open to midsummer in June when it is possible to ski or board under the midnight sun.
The director of Lapland Resorts which runs the centre told Swedish media that they were reacting to the refuge crisis and said that the centre could quite easily be kept warm and snug through the winter. He added that although the refugees would be moved on before the start of the ski season he hoped that some might stay on to work in the centre during the spring season.
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Started by J2SkiNews in Ski News 17-Oct-2015 - 1 Reply
J2SkiNews posted Oct-2015
RiksgrÀnsen ski resort in the Arctic Circle of northern Sweden will be home to more than 600 asylum seekers over the winter.
The resort, which is located 200km north of the Arctic Circle and is in 24 hour darkness in mid-winter is normally shut up during midwinter and has an unusual ski season, not opening to paying guests until mid-February when daylight returns and then staying open to midsummer in June when it is possible to ski or board under the midnight sun.
The director of Lapland Resorts which runs the centre told Swedish media that they were reacting to the refuge crisis and said that the centre could quite easily be kept warm and snug through the winter. He added that although the refugees would be moved on before the start of the ski season he hoped that some might stay on to work in the centre during the spring season.
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reply to 'Riksgransen to Host Asylum Seekers' posted Oct-2015
Guess that will test if they are genuine asylum seekers or not :)
Topic last updated on 17-October-2015 at 15:41