Exploring Finland's Mining Potential: Noora Ahola On the Future Outlook

In this episode, we chat to Noora Ahola, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Mawson Finland, a gold development company working in the mining friendly jurisdiction of Finland, who are developing and advancing the Rajapalot Project in the northern region of the country. Noora has a background in studying forestry, landscape management, and mining and has developed strong experience within the Finnish environmental administration, applying environmental and other land-use legislation for nature protection. She has also been part of the Lapland Chamber of Commerce and Finnish Mining Association boards. In today’s episode, we explore Noora’s leadership journey, her insights on operating in Finland’s highly regulated ESG environment, community engagement strategies, and what’s next for Rajapalot - including drilling updates, feasibility work, and full-scale permitting. KEY TAKEAWAYS Mawson Finland emphasises the importance of community involvement and transparency in its operations. The company actively engages with local stakeholders, ensuring that their concerns and suggestions are heard and addressed. Mawson Finland is advancing its Rajapalot project, with successful drilling seasons leading to new discoveries and resource growth. The company is currently analysing results to determine the next steps Northern Finland is recognised as a safe and mining-friendly jurisdiction, with established infrastructure, a skilled workforce BEST MOMENTS "I think our shareholders share the same vision with me, that we're going to build up a responsible mine, which actually benefits the locals in the area greatly in the future." "It's not a single experience or anything. It's just the whole big picture." "We have done very well... there is always someone who is against or opposed, but it's clearly the minority." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail:        [e-mail] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X:              https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast  Web:        http://www.mining-international.org GUEST SOCIALS  MFL website: https://mawsonfinland.com/ MFL Socials: X - https://x.com/MawsonFinland Linkedin - https://ca.linkedin.com/company/mawson-finland-limited Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Mawson-Finland-Ltd/61560946421734/ CONTACT METHOD [e-mail] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.  This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/