 When it comes to mining, Northern Europe has some of the most advanced mining standards, techniques, and technology in the world. Take for example Finland and Sweden, they are both leaders in the underground equipment manufacturing industry, as Sweden is home to Epirac and Finland is home to Sandvik. Both countries have tight collaboration between academia, mining operations, and equipment manufacturers, making them leaders in the mining industry, especially for underground mining. Let's take a look at five mines you can work at in Northern Europe. The first mine is A-TIC, which is branded as the world's most efficient open pit copper mine. A-TIC is also a world leader in trolley assist technology. Trolley assist is when the haul trucks switches over to getting their power supplied by overhead electric lines, which results in the substitution of diesel fuel with cheaper and cleaner energy. They started trialling this technology in 2018 and 2019 with four CAT 795 trucks over a 700 meter test lane, and soon they will expand that to 10 haul trucks over a 3 kilometer test lane. A-TIC is one of the few mines that will openly welcome visitors as they have a visitor center and will give out guided tours. Next mine is the largest primary gold producer in Europe and that is Agnico EGLE's Catila mine located in the Lapland region of Northern Finland. Catila was an open pit mine until November 2012 and afterwards it transitioned into an underground mine using the open-soaping method followed by delayed backfill. Catila is dedicated to achieving the highest standards of environmental excellence as they adhere to old mining association Canada's Towards Sustainable Mining Standard. Heading back to Sweden, the next mine we'll talk about is Lundin Mining's Sinkgruvin mine. As the name suggests, it is a sink mine and is in fact one of the oldest active mines in the region having been producing since 1857. Sinkgruvin is known for the social performance having achieved an 85% positive response in regards to its social responsibility in a 2017 community survey. One of the flagship community events is the run of mine where local community members can do a marathon-styled run through the mine. Sinkgruvin also provides guided tours through their old underground mine exploration of the mining museum and experience virtual reality technology. Next up is Kiruna owned and operated by Swedish company LKAB. Kiruna is an underground iron ore mine that mines 75,000 tons of iron ore through sub-level caving. Perhaps what is most unique about the Kiruna mine is that the local town is actually physically moving their town 2 miles east to allow the mine to expand and continue its operation. By 2035 around 6,000 people will be relocated to support the mine. Kiruna also has a 20,000 square meter tourist center in the mine located at the 540 level and it features authentic machine displays, museum-style displays explaining the mines history and mining processes and it even features a theater. Personally I have visited this theater and it was amazing. Lastly is the Kivitsa mine and it is one of the biggest open pit mines in Finland and the products are nickel and copper concentrate. It is one of the newer mines in the region having once into operation in 2012. Because of how new the mine is they have some of the latest open pit mining technologies such as autonomous tracks, autonomous and remote drills, the 2020 modular mining dispatch system, blast movement monitoring equipment and slope stability monitoring radars. As you can see Sweden and Finland provide some of the most exciting and advanced mining opportunities there is to offer. By 2025 Sweden is expected to triple its mining production and add more than 50,000 new jobs. Both countries are also politically and socially stable and ranked as one of the lowest-risk countries in the world meaning they have a predictable regulation base that will provide steady employment. Which countries do you want me to cover next? Let me know below in the comment section and we'll see you next time.