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In addition to research the observatory performs routine geophysical measurements at its
different stations. They produce ionospheric, geo-magnetic and auroral data as well as
seismic, cosmic ray data from Finland.
The observatory and its associated research units nearby form a scientific community devoted to work that has global significance. There are high hopes that the brainwork of the scientists will also have beneficial effects on the local economy in this part of Lapland. The idea is that the findings of scientific research can be used to attract high-tech firms to the area, generating jobs and stimulating commercial activity. Already tourists can visit the privately operated "revontulikota", an auroral observatory and planetarium built in the shape of the traditional Lapp dwelling that is known as a "kota". |
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