This news report takes place far inside the Arctic Circle but , no , it ’s not about Santa Claus . What it is about is truly espouse the Christmas flavour — the part where you give of yourself .
Finland celebrates its centennial on December 6 , 2017 . 100 years ! Such a milestone ! How do you possibly mark such an event ? To properly fete their century - old neighbour , a grouping of Norwegians require to give Finland a giving that “ no one can match,”according to a Facebook campaignthat set in motion last week . Norway wants to give Finland a quite a little .
But not just any old mountain . The high point in Finland is a spot that ’s 4,344 feet above sea story , located on the slope of a mount named Haltitunturi ( you could just call it Halti ) . But the 4,478 - fundament summit of the stack is just inside Norway , where it ’s known as Ráisduattarháldi . The thought would be to realine Norway ’s border a few hundred feet to the northeastward so Halti ’s summit is in Finnish territorial dominion . ( So yeah , it ’s actually just the steer of a slew , if we ’re being completely precise . But it ’s the thought that count ! )
The idea comes from Norwegian Bjørn Geirr Harsson , a geodesist and engineer for the country ’s chromosome mapping authority . He had the idea over 40 long time ago , when he was doing surveys by plane in the area . After the programme was posted to social culture medium , Norwegians have been overpoweringly supportive . Why so generous ? Well Norway ’s got great deal to spare : There are at least 200 Norse peak taller than this one . What ’s one hill ?
Finland ’s ambassadorposted a link on Twitteracknowledging that they saw the plan , and someone from the Norwegian mapping authoritysaid it was a good estimation , so international relation are at least fairly underway , at least from a societal medium linear perspective . It ’s not just a heedful talent from a geologic perspective , it might also avail to comfort some of the pain Finland find by losing a region identify Karelia , which wasstolen by the USSR in 1939 .
Skal Norge gilbert Finland en fjelltopp som 100 - årsgave?#halti#fjell#suomi100https://t.co / UYdVcnLd77
— Finlands ambassade i Oslo ( @FinlandOslo)December 15 , 2015
At a clock time when certain countrieswho shall not be namedare fussy squabble over which parts of their land — artificial or natural — belong to whom , it ’s nice to see a heartwarming tale of geopolitical relations where one country actually wants to gift a little objet d’art of itself .
Now if that does n’t make you want to purchase something a small more serious-minded for your White Elephant interchange , I do n’t bonk what will .
[ The Atlantic ]
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